Peru: Repsol Gas Strike
Repsol has made an important gas discovery with its Sagari-1 wildcat in its sub-Andean Block 57 in Peru, establishing gas pay in both the Nia Superior and Nia Inferior formations.…
North America
Emma Summers: Oil Queen of California
“A woman with a genius for affairs – it may sound paradoxical, but the fact exists. If Mrs. Emma A. Summers were less than a genius she could not, as…
Central American Opportunity
According to Energy and Mining Minister Erick Archila, Guatemala will be opening seven blocks covering nearly 8,000 km2 in the onshore Petén Basin to international bidders and has already made several…
Conference on Prolific Zagros Area
London to host conference on hydrocarbon exploration in the Zagros Mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran The Zagros Mountains stretch for 1,500 km from south-east Iran through Iraq and into…
Coal Takes Charge
Fossil fuels continue to dominate the energy mix. Their market share is 87%; fossil fuels therefore still dominate energy consumption. Renewable energy continues to gain markets, but still only accounts,…
Heavy Oil from an Ancient Reef
New data from the northern terminus of the Leduc reef trend in western Canada shows a karsted carbonate reservoir with exceptionally high porosities and permeabilities and, in places, bitumen-filled caves.…
Record Response to UK License Round
Towards the end of October 2012 the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced the winners of what was a record-breaking 27th Licensing Round and declared that UK…
Exploration Update
Saudi Arabia: Red Sea Gas, Norway: More Barents Sea Gas, USA: Nevada ‘Game Changer’ Saudi Arabia: Red Sea Gas An offshore platform in the Karan gas field, a key discovery…
Exploration Update
The world’s most significant discoveries brought to you by IHS and GEO ExPro. Algeria: Sonatrach taps high potential oil play Source: IHSDescribed as one of the company’s most important finds…
A Workflow for Success in Shales
Following a rock properties-based workflow for shale plays makes it possible to gather intelligence which not only defines where to drill and how to frac, but also better predicts the…
The Power of the Portfolio
Successful exploration begins, of course, with the talented geologists, geophysicists, and engineers who develop leads and prospects, secure funding, and then see their ideas tested. However, another important ingredient of…
The Permian Basin – A Brief Overview
The Permian Basin region is 400 km wide and 480 km long and has produced over 35 billion barrels of oil since 1921, currently accounting for 17% of total US…