Petroleum: A New Economic Boost for Suriname
Good proven source rocks and reservoirs, and analogs with the conjugate margin across the Atlantic – could the waters offshore Suriname be harboring great riches? The Republic of Suriname, with…
North America
A UK Shale Gale Coming?
A new report estimates that the UK Bowland Shale resources could amount to over a quadrillion cubic feet of gas in place. Exploitation of onshore shale gas resources in North…
Africa Spearheads New Acreage Drive
Guinea Guinea is working to put in place a new oil code by the middle of 2013 and will then invite companies to explore 21 offshore blocks, according to Guillaume…
Geochemical surface expression of oil and gas in arctic terrains
Located in Canada’s farthest northern region, the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk lies on the Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula at the tip of the Northwest Territories on the coast of the Beaufort Sea. Anglicised…
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.…
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…