Back in the Gulf
Two years after the Deepwater Horizon blow-out, companies are back in the central Gulf. On June 20, 2012, Sale 222 became the fourth largest sale in the prolific central Gulf…
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Myanmar Opens Up to the West
With Western sanctions suspended or removed, Myanmar’s lucrative oil and gas sector could soon see a rush of bids from Western companies. According to senior government officials, Myanmar will offer…
Brazil: Further Pre-Salt Discoveries
Offshore Brazil continues to prove that it is one of the most exciting and prolific exploration areas in the world, with four of the top discoveries so far this year…
Is Shale Gas Bringing Independence?
Shale gas has helped the US to become the world’s largest gas producer. Will shale gas and shale oil production lead America to energy independence? The headline from the Forbes-INSIGHTS…
Goodbye to the Gas Guzzler!
The price of petrol at the pump in the US is – in fact, in some places has already exceeded – the psychologically important $4/gallon (EIA). Petrol prices have risen…
Florida – the next US frontier
Map of the Gulf of Mexico showing the lines used to make the composite seismic lines shown on this page in purple. Offshore Florida A west-east seismic line on the…
Africa: Continent of Discoveries
Africa conference will examine exciting new plays and developments. Africa continues to deliver exciting new oil and gas discoveries in emerging plays. There is great excitement offshore East Africa, from…
Afghanistan Taking Off?
CNPC becomes first international player to secure Afghanistan acreage. Ravaged by years of war, geo graphic ally disadvantaged, land locked and mountainous and carrying genuine fears of political instability; hardly…
Shell to Drill Arctic This Summer
In the first exploratory drilling program in US Arctic waters in two decades, Shell is to start drilling prospects in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas off northern Alaska this August.…
Liberia: Significant Oil Discovery
Liberia’s race to join its West African neighbours Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire and especially Ghana has moved an important step forward. Source: African Petroleum In late February African Petroleum, which…
What is Tight Gas?
Since its production is tied to technological developments, well cost, and fraccing gas prices, tight gas is an economic issue A practical definition of a tight gas field at present…
Kenya Hits the Jackpot
After discoveries in Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda, Kenya hopes to join the club. For too long a backwater in hydrocarbon terms, dependent on imported oil and gas, East Africa is…