Angola’s ANPG Promotes Onshore Exploration
In mid-April this year, Angola’s National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) started a virtual and physical roadshow for its 2020/21 bid round. The acreage on offer comprises a total…
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Extending the Highly Productive Gas Play in Sarawak, Offshore Malaysia
PTTEP announced in May its offshore Sirung-1 exploration well as an oil and gas discovery, intersecting a column of more than 100m in Miocene clastic reservoirs, in the shallow waters…
Establishing a Working Petroleum System in the Kavango Frontier, Onshore Namibia
With drilling, coring and logging operations now complete on ReconAfrica’s PEL 73 6-2 well, clear evidence of a working conventional petroleum system has been shown in the Kavango Basin, onshore…
Critical Minerals From Sedimentary Basins
Exploration for critical minerals in sedimentary rocks and basins is rapidly growing in the US as the country seeks to decrease its dependency on China, which has been the dominant…
Vietnam: Drilling Campaign in the Song Hong Basin
Eni appraise gas and condensate at Ken Bau in their 2021 drilling campaign in Block 114 of the offshore Song Hong Basin, Vietnam. Map showing location of Eni’s Block 114…
Alaska: Lease Sale Struggles
After decades of dispute, the rights to drill for oil on about 5% of the 78,000 sqkm Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) went ahead in the last months of the…
Dry Well at Jaws, UK Quad 22
Shell and Capricorn (50/50 co-venturers) have reported a dry well at 22/12d-13, called the Jaws prospect. Map showing location of the dry well at 22/12d-13 (Jaws). Image credit: NVentures.Shell and…
Natural Gas – Underexplored in Bangladesh?
Increasing demand, decreasing supply, untested high-potential plays, and much-needed exploration. Natural gas (NG) is the principal fuel for electrical generation in Bangladesh and the foundation for the nation’s rapid economic…
ExxonMobil Kick-Off Major Pre-salt Wildcat Campaign in Campos-Santos
ExxonMobil lead the way in pre-salt exploration offshore Brazil on the boundary of the Campos and Santos Basins, with recent reports suggesting an oil discovery in the Opal prospect. Map…
A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Lebanon’s Offshore Hydrocarbon Potential
Following the drilling of the first ever exploration well in the Lebanese offshore, in 2020, Lebanon’s hydrocarbon marathon begins. This article takes a closer look at the hydrocarbon system and…
Unconventional Oil and Gas in Mexico
Mexico’s Tampico-Misantla Basin is potentially one of the richest unconventional oil and gas resources in the world. The development of these resources could significantly increase Mexico’s daily production of oil…
Alaska Anxiously Awaits its Verdict on its Oil and Gas Future
Largely dependent on the oil and gas industry, the state awaits a new administration’s decision on drilling on federal land. On the North Slope’s National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska, or…