Khuff: A Major Reservoir
The Permo-Triassic Khuff reservoir is one of the most productive gas fields in the world. What are the factors which have helped it to become so prolific? Available online for…
Middle East
Iran After Sanctions: Opportunities and Risks
Iran provides a significant opportunity to access low cost production for the right companies. In response to the removal of sanctions, we take a look at the opportunities and challenges,…
Lebanon. The New Levantine Exploration Opportunity.
Lebanon lies at the centre of known regional hydrocarbon systems, but it is poorly explored and understood, possibly due to topographic challenges to terrestrial geophysical acquisition. A recently acquired suite…
The Petroleum Gulf
Oil Discoveries off the Arabian Shore In that gulf, there was no continental shelf; its waters were not very deep and nowhere exceeded 75 fathoms. The geologists had ascertained that…
Markets Behaving Differently
The Middle East – one of the most stable E&P markets The Middle East is the largest producing area within the E&P industry, with a total production of around 41 MMboepd…
The Triassic Margin Play
The Triassic margin is a significant but underexplored frontier play in the Levant region, particularly in Jordan. The Levant covers a large onshore area in the East Mediterranean region including…
Avoiding Reservoir Souring
Determining the source of hydrogen sulphide on an offshore oil production platform is an important part of preventing or controlling this unwanted gas. Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is a corrosive and…
Iraqi Kurdistan: It’s All in the Timing
The Zagros fold and thrust belt of Iraqi Kurdistan is a prolific petroleum province with several large-scale producing oil and gas fields. The region is under active exploration and hence…
The Buraimi Affair
Buraimi: The Struggle for Power, Influence and Oil in Arabia, Michael Quentin Morton. I.B. Taurus (2013) Buraimi and Al Ain are twin towns that today sit astride the fenced border between…
A Beautiful Country – The Geology of Lebanon
This book is in large format, making it suitable for presenting text along with photos and maps. The list of contents includes eight chapters, references, index and author’s biography, but lacks a list of figures.…
Iran Returns to the Market
With Iranian export sanctions about to be lifted, what effect will this potential influx of hydrocarbons have on the already pressurised price of oil? In July, Iran signed an historic…
Rio: The “Marvellous City”
The endless beauty of its people and its setting put Rio de Janeiro as one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere. Rio Summer Olympics 2016 Rio de…