Salt Lake City – An Attractive Destination
A beautiful location overlooked by the Rocky Mountains; history, culture, four seasons and the “greatest snow on earth” – Salt Lake City in Utah has plenty to offer the visitor.…
North America
Committed to the Industry
Drawn to challenge, committed to an industry – that’s Ralph W. Baird, 2011 recipient of the Colonel Edwin L. Drake Legendary Oilman Award from the Petroleum History Institute. Ralph W.…
Romania: Black Sea Gas Discovery
While it is far too early to give accurate figures, the first deep water well in the Romanian part of the Black Sea looks to be a major success for…
High Expectations Morocco
With landscape varying from the wonderful, snowy High Atlas mountains to the sand dunes of the Sahara, vibrant Morocco is one of Africa’s largest energy consumers, yet it remains remarkably…
Three World-Class Discoveries
For the first time in 15 years, a giant discovery was made offshore Norway last year. Three world-class discoveries made 2011 an exceptional year for the oil industry in Norway.…
Promising giant new hydrocarbon frontier: The Namibian Continental Margin
Recent discoveries in the Brazilian margin have highlighted the importance of the pre-salt lacustrine petroleum system extending along the margins of the South Atlantic Ocean. The Namibian continental margin is…
Paradigm Shift for US Oil Production
The last time that the oil weapon was used was during the oil crisis in 1973. The US no longer had an oil buffer for the West to lean on…
Argentina: Unconventional Discoveries
Spanish international oil company Repsol has made its biggest ever oil discovery after drilling 15 wells in the Neuquén province of western Argentina. The discovery was made by the Argentinian…
Mozambique: Successful First Well
Recent discoveries by Anadarko in Mozambique have propelled that country to the fore in the hydrocarbon industry in the last year, and the first well drilled in offshore Area 4…
Second Cyprus Licensing Round Opens
Recent nearby giant discoveries will increase interest The recent giant gas discovery in the area of offshore Cyprus (GEO ExPro, Vol. 9, No. 1) has made this a very attractive…
Brief Biography of a Biogenic Gas Play
Recent commercial discoveries and modern 2D seismic in the Tobago Basin suggest that prolific natural gas reserves may extend far beyond the established trend and play concepts. In May 1971,…
South East Asia: Looking to the Future
South East Asia, comprising the countries south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia, was an early starter in oil and gas exploration. South…