Asia

Progress in Pakistan

Hydrocarbon success in the hinterland of Pakistan’s major fold and thrust belts. Pakistan is an important gas-producing country with growing demand for energy. Like other mature petroleum provinces with strong…

Vedanta Step-Out to Success in the Cambay Basin with Jaya

Vedanta (aka Cairn Oil & Gas) has reported a gas and condensate discovery at Jaya-1, onshore north-west India. Map showing the location of the Jaya-1 well, onshore India.Vedanta (aka Cairn Oil &…

Will China Shale Gas Attract?

A 2013 US EIA study estimated China held the world’s largest shale gas resources at over 1,160 Tcf. Since then, the Chinese shale gas sector has failed to meet growth…

Sailing Through a Subduction Zone

Floating down the Irrawaddy River is a wonderful way to appreciate both the geological and manmade wonders of Myanmar. Highly oblique convergence where the Indian and Eurasian plates meet has…

Bangladesh Upstream: Delayed but Not Out

Bangladesh is geologically well positioned to pursue a strategy fuelled by natural gas, but the international Covid situation is causing continued delays; namely to the 2020 licensing round. This Hot…

India’s CO2 Emissions Fall

According to the environmental website CarbonBrief, India’s CO2 emissions have fallen year-on-year for the first time in 40 years, showing a drop of about 1% in the fiscal year ending…

Oil and gas exploration in The Philippines

Although the Philippines remains very much underexplored, working petroleum systems, proven hydrocarbon accumulations and an energy hungry economy suggest a promising future for oil and gas exploration and production in…

Banda Arc: broadband 2D seismic unlocks frontier area

BandaSeis 2D seismic line locations by phase, and corresponding offshore areas.   New broadband imaging reveals prospectivity insights New high quality seismic datasets and a regional prospectivity study bring greater…

Bringing the geological outcrop to your desk

Staff who may not normally have the opportunity to visit the field will be introduced to field trips through interactive Virtual Reality training. The outcrops selected for this pilot project…