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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

North America

Unconventional Oil and Gas in Mexico

Alfredo E. Guzmán
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…

Ultra-long offsets signal a bright future for OBN

Duncan Bate and Mike Perz; TGS
The OBN survey, named Amendment, was acquired in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico, a proving ground for OBN technology Survey sesign and capture…

Hybrid Sedimentary Systems in Hydrocarbon Exploration

Karyna Rodriguez and Neil Hodgson; Searcher
The rise of mixed turbidite–contourite hybrid sedimentary systems in hydrocarbon exploration. Hybrid sedimentary systems develop where drift or coast parallel bottom currents interact with turbiditic or gravity-driven flow. There will…

Suriname: Offshore Cretaceous Trend Falters

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Tullow’s Block 47 GVN-1 has reached TD at 5,060m, encountering good quality reservoir but only minor oil shows. Map showing location of the GVN-1 well in Tullow’s Block 47, offshore…

New Technologies Unlock Value

Goh Lin Lin, Rystad Energy
In the wake of Covid-19, oilfield service providers are turning to new technologies based on digitalisation and automation. With an increased focus on remote operations, productivity, and cost efficiency by…

PETRONAS Launches Malaysia Bid Round, 2021

GEO ExPro
At, a virtual event held on 26 February 2021, with over 250 potential and existing investors, PETRONAS successfully launched the annual Malaysia Bid Round (MBR) 2021, with a total of…

Ondjaba-1: Total Energies Explore New Depths

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Total Energies, with operating partners Qatar Energies and Sonangol, have drilled the Ondjaba-1 wildcat offshore Block 48, Angola. Map showing location of the Ondjaba-1 well, offshore Angola.Total Energies have drilled the Ondjaba-1 wildcat…

The Third Growth Phase of the Haynesville Shale Play

Matthew Bernstein, Rystad Energy
Structural cost efficiencies help extend the Haynesville’s core. The Third Growth Phase of the Haynesville Shale Play The Haynesville Shale’s small ‘consortium’ of dedicated operators has credited the optimization of…

Suriname: Further Success in the Upper Cretaceous

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Apache and Total have encountered considerable net hydrocarbon pay in good quality Upper-Cretaceous reservoirs in the Block 58 Keskesi East-1 well. Apache and Total Block 58 Keskesi East-1 has encountered 63m net hydrocarbon pay, with…

India: Returning to the Mumbai High

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In late 2020, ONGC completed BS-17-1 on the Mumbai High as an oil, gas and condensate discovery in the West of Bassein Mining Lease. This discovery is a satellite to…

Trinidad: Elusive Deepwater Oil

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In southern offshore Trinidad, BHP have made two deepwater gas condensate discoveries in recent years, but the latest Broadside-1 well was met with disappointing results. In southern offshore Trinidad, BHP…