Asia

Orpheus in the Mialara Sub-Basin

Searcher’s Philippines 2D seismic. East of Eden: The Mialara basin, the Philippines’ last low-risk frontier for exploration greatness Arguably the first subterranean explorer to return from the untrodden lands below…

Basement plays rock in China

Over recent years,  a number of significant oil and gas offshore discoveries and successful appraisal programmes have been reported in China, even though it is often unclear if the “discoveries”…

Chasing giant oil prospects on the Arabian Platform in southeastern Türkiye

As part of the Arabian Platform, known as the most prolific oil province in the world without a doubt, southeastern Türkiye continued to be underexplored until recently. The USGS published…

BP shores up gas reserves West Papua, Indonesia

BP reportedly made a significant new offshore gas discovery in the large West Papua Berau PSC, Indonesia, with the Kepe-Kepe-1 sidetrack, according to oil and gas regulator SKK Migas. The…

Japan eyes production from REE-rich muds

The unusual deposit was first discovered by Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) in 2013 and is located in an area off the Minami-Torishima Island (Marcus Island) in…

Middle East as an analogue

The Seram fold and thrust belt in Eastern Indonesia is an underexplored area. Yet, it shares many characteristics with fold and thrust belts with proven hydrocarbon potential in the Middle…