International Joint Venture Reports Successful Oil Well Onshore Cuba
Melbana Energy of Australia and Sonangol, the state oil company of Angola, have made an oil discovery in their joint venture in Block 9 northern onshore Cuba. Map showing location…
North America
Egyptian Activity Buoyant With a 2022 Exploration Bid Round
The Egyptian Oil Ministry began 2022 by concluding its 2021 licensing round which offered three blocks in the Gulf of Suez, twelve in the Western Desert and nine in the…
Kanchan-1: Exploration Returns to Bangladesh
Hydrocarbon exploration returns to Bangladesh after a hiatus of several years. Exploration has returned to Bangladesh after a hiatus of several years, with ONGC Videsh (OVL) partnering Bapex and Oil India on the SS-04 Block (formerly Block…
Regional Update: South America and Caribbean
The region of South America and the Caribbean has had a mixed bag of results in oil and gas in the last 12 months or so. We have seen more…
Reversal in Alaska
The Bureau of Land Management announced on April 25 that the US administration under President Biden is removing almost 50% of the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) from…
California Dreaming: Revisiting the Oil-Rich San Joaquin Basin, California
New potential unveiled in the San Joaquin Basin, California (CA) where reprocessed 3D seismic surveys and structural geology provide new oil opportunities in an exploration-mature and prolific oil basin. West-Side…
Pavo Tentatively Extends the Dorado Play in Western Australia
Santos (with partner Carnarvon Energy) recently announced the Western Australia offshore Pavo-1 well as a significant oil discovery. Map showing location of the offshore Pavo-1 well, 46 km east of…
Responsible Upstream Investment in the UKCS
In the UK’s ambitious net zero regulatory context, exploration can make a positive contribution to energy security, emissions reduction, local employment and revenue and tax generation to facilitate and subsidise…
South Erregulla-1: Striking South to Extend the Perth Basin Permian Gas Play
In February 2022, Strike Energy reported a discovery at South Erregulla – encountering two gas intervals in the Wagina and Kingia sands onshore Australia. Map showing location of the South…
Lockyer Deep-1: Australian Firms Prove-Up Further Upside in the Perth Basin
Energy Resources and Norwest Energy have announced a gas discovery at Lockyer Deep-1 in the EP 368 Block in the Perth Basin. Energy Resources and Norwest Energy have announced a gas discovery at Lockyer…
A sleeping giant
As the United States pours funding into the development of clean, reliable energy, the competition among candidates – including geothermal, nuclear and batteries – seems like a horse race as…
OBN Seismic Unlocks New Play Potential in the Gulf of Suez
Rejuvenating exploration in the Gulf of Suez through the application of modern wide azimuth OBN seismic technology. The Gulf of Suez is a prolific rifted hydrocarbon province that has been…