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.…
North America
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…
A Minute to Read
Africa: Continent of Discoveries, Application Ranks Top Performers, Chemostrat Open Perth Office, New IOR Centre, Lebanon Multi-Client 3D Survey Africa: Continent of Discoveries The 11th annual Conference on African E&P,…
Understanding the Zagros
The Zagros fold-thrustbelt is one of the oldest studied and exploited petroleum provinces of the world, yet for mostly political reasons it has not been fully developed and its exploration…
Mexico: Major Gulf Oil Find
In the final months of his presidential term, Mexican President Felipe Calderon proudly announced that state-owned PEMEX has made its first big crude oil discovery in the deep waters of…
Jurassic Hydrocarbon Reservoir Systems of the Central Caspian
The Caspian Sea accommodates three major petroleum systems. Here, we take a look at the Jurassic hydrocarbon reservoir systems of the Central Caspian. Location map of study area. Blue boxes…
Elephants are Extinct
The future of the Norwegian Continental Shelf to a large degree depends on the discovery of small fields. The Geological Society of Norway has taken the initiative by organizing a…