Rakhine Basin Gas Discovery, Offshore Myanmar
Korean company Posco International has discovered a new gas field in Myanmar with exploration well Mahar-1, located in offshore Block A3 in the Rakhine Basin. Location of the Posco…
North America
Egypt: A New Regional LNG Hub?
Egypt became a net importer of LNG in 2015. However, the country announced its intention to cease imports and begin exporting LNG through its main LNG terminal at Damietta in…
Underexplored Shallow Offshore Suriname
Suriname is offering eight new offshore blocks in the underexplored Shallow Offshore (SHO) acreage, which are in close proximity to a string of deepwater hydrocarbon discoveries and billion barrel in-place…
Preventing Pitfalls in Petrofacies Prediction
Using reservoir description and regional geology to recognize problematic non-reservoir facies in Equatorial and South Atlantic Margin Basins. Despite the advances in seismic and log lithology interpretation techniques in recent…
Liberia: Undrilled Harper Basin
Liberia progresses with 2020 licensing round, offering nine offshore blocks for oil and gas exploration in the underexplored, yet prospective, Harper Basin. Unlike many countries, Liberia has decided to continue…
New Multi-Client Seismic Surveys Planned in the Permian Basin
CGG and Fairfield Geotechnologies will acquire a series of large-scale, high-density, multi-client seismic surveys in one of the most prolific hydrocarbon regions in North America – the Central Basin Platform…
Suriname: Extending Cretaceous Fairway?
Petronas, with new farminee ExxonMobil, have now spud Sloanea-1 on Suriname Block 52, along trend and 60 km south-east of Kwaskwasi in Block 58. Map showing the location of the…
The First Offshore Lebanon Well
Despite earlier rumours of a gas find, Lebanon’s first offshore well Byblos-1 did not encounter the predicted Tamar sandstone reservoir formation. Location of the failed Byblos-1 well offshore Lebanon. Byblos-1,…
Repsol Oil and Gas Discoveries Offshore Mexico
Spanish IOC Repsol’s foray into Mexican waters has paid good dividends, nailing impressive offshore hydrocarbon discoveries on their first two tries. Location of Repsol’s Polok-1EXP and Chinwol-1EXP wells offshore Mexico.…
Oil and Gas on the North West Shelf of Australia
A number of drilling campaigns continue to expand on the oil and gas plays on the North West Shelf of Australia. Location of Shell’s Bratwurst-1 well in Block AC/ P64.…
Major Gas Discovery in Sharjah
Italian giant Eni recently reported a significant gas condensate discovery, Mahani-1, in Sharjah. Location of the Eni operated Area B and the Mahani-1 well onshore Sharjah. Italian giant Eni reported…
AI: Game-Changer in Hydrocarbon Development or Exploration – or Both?
Many may argue about the best use for Artificial Intelligence: is it in the exploration or the development of oil and gas resources? This article illustrates with case studies that…