Using Landsat-8 thermal infrared images, geoscientists at the Yellowstone Volcanic Observatory recently identified the emergence of an entirely new thermal area in the National Park. Image by David Mark from…

The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) petroleum system is one of the most productive and studied ‘super basins’ in the world, yet uncertainties remained with regard to its fundamental crustal structure.…

Even modest amounts of total organic content can significantly change the physical properties of shales, providing clues for source detection on seismic data. This article discusses how seismic analysis can…

Recent petroleum discoveries, including the Dorado-1 well, in the Bedout Sub-Basin indicate a promising future for the hydrocarbon prospectivity of offshore Western Australia.   Figure 1: Bilby survey data (white…

BHP announce two gas discoveries offshore Trinidad and Tobago.   Map showing the location of the two gas discoveries offshore Trinidad & Tobago. Drillinginfo. On 18 July 2018, BHP reported…

Q&A with Neil Hodgson, Exploration Director at Spectrum. What does the future hold for hydrocarbon exploration and production in the UK North Sea? What Does the Future Hold for Hydrocarbon…

With over 1.4 Bbo of resources discovered in Uganda in recent years, including several giant fields, we look at the history of recent hydrocarbon exploration and its progress to first…

Brazil is emerging as a top player out of the biggest hydrocarbon producing countries of 2018 following confirmation that the pre-salt Campos & Santos basins may contain as much as…

The licensing round, which opened in July, focuses on frontier and underexplored hydrocarbon regions in the UK Continental Shelf. UK Continental Shelf 31st Licensing Round. The UK’s 31st Offshore Licensing…

ConocoPhillips successfully drilled and tested discoveries on the Narwhal Trend, onshore Alaska.   ConocoPhillips indicated in July that earlier in 2018 it had successfully drilled, cored and flow-tested both the…