“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…
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Indonesia – now is the right time to look into underground gas storage potential
Indonesia is heavily reliant on gas for a variety of purposes. This is particularly true for Java, which is the most densely populated island of the Indonesian archipelago, and which…
“All the Beautiful Domes”
Royal Dutch Shell owed its origins to Indonesia, formerly known as the Dutch East Indies. Comprising over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Sulawesi, Java, and parts of Borneo (Kalimantan) and New…
The gateway to India: OALP-IX offers industry access to East India’s extraordinary hydrocarbon basins
Accessing a seat at the L0w-carbon energy table on India’s Eastern Margin In June 2022, the DGH India announced the OALP Bid Round IX (2022/3) Licence Round which includes 9…
Myanmar oil and gas exploration, delayed but not forgotten
In 2015, Duncan Witts described Myanmar as “one of the World’s current hotspots for oil and gas exploration…”. Forward to 2022, exploration and foreign investment have significantly declined due to…
Attention for Andaman
In Southeast Asia, industry attention in recent months has been very much focused on the deep-water Indonesian portion of the Andaman Sea. This is a consequence of the Harbour Energy…
NE Mongolia (Tamtsag Basin) Block XX exploitation licence
Upstream projects for the global transition A Mongolian opportunity with local markets, appraisal/development and exploration upside, and generating fewer emissions than coal. Whether the world likes it or not,…
Offshore Oman: stunning hydrocarbon geology from a closing ocean
Location map showingposition of composite line. Searcher. Offshore Oman Unexplored and tantalisingly prospective. The Eastern Oman Mountains are widely known as an ophiolite range of rugged and dramatic beauty,…
India – an Unprecedented Opportunity
Recent exploration successes have fueled interest in the Indian hydrocarbon industry. With the economy booming and a vibrant, young, well-educated workforce, this may be a good time to investigate the…
Timor-Leste: Exploration Renaissance
Insight into the current hydrocarbon exploration potential and activity in Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste: Exploration Renaissance The island of Timor-Leste between Indonesia and Australia is the subject of some intense scrutiny these…
South East Asia: Renewables Moving Centre Stage
Although still heavily dependent on hydrocarbons, renewables are beginning to provide an increasing share of South East Asia’s energy. The last couple of decades has seen tremendous economic growth in…
Geotourism: Thailand – Cliffs, Kayaks and Krabi
A popular tourist destination, the Thai Peninsular has plenty to tempt the geotourist. Geological map of the Gulf of Phang-Nga, modified after Ridd, Barber and Crow (2011). The heavy black…