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The Hydrocarbon Potential of the Dominican Republic

Ministry of Energy and Mines, Dominican Republic with support of Wood Mackenzie

December 2, 2019

The Dominican Republic has just announced its first licensing round, which concludes in December 2019. With fourteen blocks available on and offshore, a flexible contract and an attractive investment environment,…

A Quantum Leap in Water Recycling

Nancy Slatter, Cabral Technology

December 2, 2019

At the heart of the ‘Shale Boom’ in the US is the increased use of water for hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells – but how do we safely…

Huge Volumes of Oil and Gas Resources in Russia

Jane Whaley

December 2, 2019

The use of innovative technologies opens up huge volumes of remote oil and gas resources in the Yamal Peninsula in Russia. The ‘Arctic Gateway’ terminal at Novoportovskoye is designed for…

Advanced Seismic Imaging in the Barents Sea

GEO ExPro

December 2, 2019

A Minute to Read: CGG, in partnership with TGS, will acquire a 5,000 km² multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Barents Sea this summer. Location of TopSeis survey to be…

Will Lebanon be the Next Hydrocarbon Exploration Hotspot?

Wissam Chbat (Board Member, Head of Geology and Geophysics Department at the LPA), Wael Khatib (Geologist) and Jad Abi Khalil (Geologist).

December 1, 2019

Despite prolific hydrocarbon indicators, offshore Lebanon is the last place to be explored in the Eastern Mediterranean. With a new round opening, will Lebanon be the next exploration hotspot? Ready?…

Carbonate Geology of The Florida Keys

Jane Whaley

December 1, 2019

The picturesque Florida Keys are not just a favourite holiday destination, they also offer geoscientists a masterclass on carbonate geology and the sedimentary processes associated with creating carbonate reservoirs. Satellite…

Geologist Bill Armstrong

Thomas Smith

December 1, 2019

“I was informed early on in our pursuit that most, if not all, of the large, onshore, conventional fields have been found,” says Bill Armstrong, founder and owner of the…

Wildcat Exploration: Unlocking the Frontier

Palzor Shenga, Senior Analyst, Rystad Energy

July 16, 2019

The upstream industry has been reluctant to invest in exploration recently, especially in wildcat wells, yet from 2013-2019, north-west Europe has seen some success through wildcat exploration. Recently, the upstream…

First Offshore Licensing Round for Senegal

GEO ExPro

July 12, 2019

Senegal has been propelled to the forefront of industry news in recent years after several major oil and gas discoveries in its offshore waters. Senegal has been propelled to the…

New Thermal Area Discovered in Yellowstone National Park

Jane Whaley

May 15, 2019

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…

Traversing the Southern Sierra Nevada

Thomas Smith

March 16, 2019

While wandering 240 km across California from Bakersfield to Death Valley, the geotourist can marvel at a range of superlative wonders, from the densest developed oil field to the deepest…

Hydrocarbon potential of the Jameson Land Basin

Dr John M Jacques, Greenland Gas & Oil and JMJ Petroleum; Dr Mark Bilsland, Greenland Gas & Oil; and Ruth Hoult, JMJ Petroleum

December 14, 2018

A series of Late Palaeozoic-Mesozoic basins, which formed as the result of rifting between Greenland and Norway following the Caledonian Orogeny, are exposed in East Greenland between 70° and 76°N…

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North America

The Hydrocarbon Potential of the Dominican Republic

A Quantum Leap in Water Recycling

Huge Volumes of Oil and Gas Resources in Russia

Advanced Seismic Imaging in the Barents Sea

Will Lebanon be the Next Hydrocarbon Exploration Hotspot?

Carbonate Geology of The Florida Keys

Geologist Bill Armstrong

Wildcat Exploration: Unlocking the Frontier

First Offshore Licensing Round for Senegal

New Thermal Area Discovered in Yellowstone National Park

Traversing the Southern Sierra Nevada

Hydrocarbon potential of the Jameson Land Basin

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