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,…
North America
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…
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…
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,…