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…
North America
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…
Back-Reef to Basin Depths
Situated adjacent to the very prolific Permian Basin is one of the earth’s greatest and most studied carbonate depositional systems, the Permian Reef Complex of New Mexico and west Texas.…
Applying Analogues for Success
Amongst the great challenges facing E&P professionals today is how to pool their collective experiences and talents in order to filter the feast of opportunities, from exploration acreage to prospect,…
Polar Pioneers
Another day in Arctic paradise for the crew of Polarcus Asima, as she ventures into uncharted territory to uncover the secrets of the Arctic – the final frontier for oil…