Geological Tours of North America’s Wonders
These geologically oriented tours of some of North America’s most iconic landscapes will certainly satisfy the most ardent geoscientist as well as the curious layman in Gary L. Prost’s Geological…
North America
Mexico: Maximus survey – opportunities in deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Figure 3: Location map of the Maximus survey. The importance of depth imaging Depth modelling using several algorithms has significantly improved salt imaging in the deepwater Bay of Campeche. The…
Salt Biostratigraphy in Oil and Gas Exploration: An Untapped Source of Data?
Salt and evaporites in general are often regarded as both an excellent seal for hydrocarbons and an operational challenge to drill through – but salt biostratigraphy can also provide a…
Timor-Leste: 2nd Oil and Gas Licensing Round
In October 2019 the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor) launched the county’s second licensing round, releasing a total of 18 new blocks for public tender, covering a large percentage…
Petroleum Geology: Using Super Basins as Analogues
What can we learn from the world’s best petroleum basins – and what can we bring from them to the areas we explore? The foundations underlying the business of finding…
New Nodal Technologies for Oil and Gas Exploration
New nodal systems for both land and marine deployment demonstrate that it is important that companies keep innovating and collaborating to improve oil and gas technologies. When discussing new technologies…
Exploration Update: Two Oil Discoveries in Guyana
Two discoveries in Guyana were announced on 16 September 2019, further progressing the exciting story of oil in South America. Two discoveries in Guyana were announced on 16 September 2019,…
Exploration Update: Light Oil Discovery in Barents Sea, Norway
Although the quantities discovered are relatively small, with estimates of between 20-60 MMbo recoverable, the well proves the presence of oil in the blocks north of the Wisting field, Barents…
Exploration Update: Gas Discovery in Otway Basin, Australia
Cooper Energy have made a gas discovery in the large Late Jurassic–Cenozoic Otway Basin, Australia. Cooper Energy have made a discovery in the large Late Jurassic–Cenozoic Otway Basin, on the…
Ongoing Oil and Gas Licensing Round in Cuba
Although underexplored, two oil-bearing provinces have been identified in Cuba and there is plenty of open acreage available in the ongoing oil and gas licensing round. In June Cuba announced…
The Vaca Muerta Formation: How a Source Became a Reservoir
This black shale has been known and exploited as a source rock for over 100 years, but in a potentially game-changing event, the first exports from the Vaca Muerta itself…
Believe in Future Hydrocarbon Discoveries on the Faroese Continental Shelf
The Faroe Islands are inviting oil companies to explore for hydrocarbons on the Faroese Continental Shelf. Fifth Licensing Round Area on the Faroese Continental Shelf. © Jarðfeingi. With the opening…