Regional Update: The Caspian Sea
A regional update on the resource and political situation in the Caspian Sea. The Caspian Sea is shared between Iran, and the four former Soviet republics of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia…
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Rebound in Africa?
Encouragement that we may see a modest rebound in Africa as we go into the final quarter of 2021 with Egypt and Angola leading the charge in M&A activity. The…
Big Bend Country
Join us for a geological tour of Big Bend National Park, Texas. West Texas! Land of longhorn cattle, mesquite, and fiercely independent ranchers. It’s also the location of an out-of-the-way…
Maximising Economic Recovery: The Race to Find Proven Oil
As North Sea oil and gas fields reach the end of their lives and face decommissioning, can their infrastructure be used to invigorate stranded undeveloped reserves and discoveries? Maximising Economic…
The Outer Rovuma Fan
Hunting for petroleum systems in the Western Indian Ocean. After decades of oil and gas exploration, large swathes of the globe remain unexplored. In frontier regions, such as the Western…
New Life for Old Wells
Geothermal energy currently plays a small role in meeting the world’s energy demand. Recent research focuses on high temperature Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) and Advanced Geothermal Systems (AGS); however, there…
Suriname: Demerara Plateau Oil and Gas Potential
Will Suriname’s Demerara Plateau be an exploration hotspot for the coming years? In this article we dive deeper into the region’s geological setting and hydrocarbon potential. Guyana, close to Western…
Major Gas Success for Eni in the Mahakam Delta
20 years after the discovery well, Eni has drilled a successful appraisal to the Maha gas field in the mature Mahakam Delta within the Kutei Basin, offshore Indonesia. Eni…
Private Equity Firms Drive UK Oil and Gas Activity
Despite a drop in new exploration and appraisal drilling in the UK offshore sector, the industry remains very buoyant compared to other parts of the world. Since the first hydrocarbons…
GEO ExPro Vol. 18, No. 3 Out Now!
Geoscience magazine GEO ExPro Vol. 18, No. 3 is now available for download. This issue of GEO ExPro focuses on Europe; Robotics and Automation; Unconventional Resources and the Energy Transition.…
The Greater Orphan Basin: unraveling Newfoundland’s emerging energy plays
Figure 1: Major tectonic and structural elements of the Grand Banks. The pull-apart geometry of the Orphan Basin is well outlined by the breakup (Cretaceous) unconformity as well as the…
Hydrocarbon Hot Spot: North America
Last year, the North American E&P community saw a symbolic negative oil price blink, rig counts and production rates plummeting, a new US administration slapping moratoriums on federal land and…