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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

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Calculating Fluid Saturation in Unconventional Reservoirs

Thomas Smith
A new way to accurately model and calculate true moveable fluid phase saturation in unconventional, organic-rich shale reservoirs. New and greatly improved technologies in drilling, hydraulic fracturing and imaging have…

Locating Sweet Spots: Shale Petroleum Systems

Rasoul Sorkhabi, Ph.D.
Petroleum system analysis has been a major tool in petroleum geoscience and exploration – but can it help locate shale ‘sweet spots’ and thus increase production, reduce risk and minimize…

Rakhine Basin Gas Discovery, Offshore Myanmar

Brought to you in association with NVentures
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…

Egypt: A New Regional LNG Hub?

Aditya Saraswat, Senior Analyst, Rystad Energy
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

GEO ExPro
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

Anne McAffee, Simon Greenfield and Joseph Whiting; Core Laboratories UK
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

GEO ExPro
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…

Suriname: Extending Cretaceous Fairway?

Brought to you in association with NVentures.
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

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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

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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

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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.…