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…
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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…
Major drilling campaign planned for the new mega-gas trend in Indonesia
Gas resources play a crucial role in future energy planning, as a transitional fuel and also a path to energy exports, vital to a burgeoning economy. While core areas such…
A major boost for the Kutei Basin
Eni and partners (Neptune and Agra Energi) have announced a major gas and condensate discovery at the Geng North-1 well in Indonesia. The well, delayed by the pandemic, was drilled…
Groundwater flow – a potential cost-saver for shallow geothermal loops
The energy transition is all about pipes. Where a single gas well was sufficient to deliver energy to power an entire city until recently, closed-loop geothermal boreholes are now increasingly…
Timely success for re-energised gas cluster offshore northwest Turkiye
Canadian firm Trillion Energy International have reported success at their SASB (South Akçakoca Sub-Basin) gas field cluster offshore northwest Turkiye. Alapli 2 reached 3,258 m TD on 16 July 2023.…
A geothermal blowout in Japan
He often tweets about mud volcanoes, but today Mark Tingay retweeted a message from a Japanese user of Twitter who filmed a violent eruption of steam – possibly mixed with…
Bid rounds in the Middle East and South Asia – the shop front is still open
As June is drawing to a close, the Middle East and South Asia region have a number of licensing rounds open, with three more offshore rounds anticipated during the year.…
Geng North-1 – A multi-TCF prospect in deep-water Indonesia will be drilled this year
Neptune Energy recently announced that the Eni-operated Geng North-1, in the North Ganal PSC in Indonesian waters, is planned to start drilling in Q3 2023. The ultra deep-water well (around…
Interest from majors shows that Bangladesh is still on the exploration map
Gas is the dominant energy source for power generation in Bangladesh; it has fuelled the nation’s rapid economic growth during the last several decades. However, dwindling domestic production, mostly from…
Geothermal energy production can be profitable
“It kept me in the job”, said Elliot Yearsley when asked about scale and corrosion in geothermal wells by a participant during the recent Seapex Conference in Singapore. Yearsley had…
“It’s the amplitude anomalies that brought us back”
“When I prepared the slides for this talk”, said Nick Comrie-Smith from Harbour Energy during his presentation at the Seapex Conference in Singapore early March, “I considered the title “Shooting…