North America

Drum Roll to Success at Kveikje

Equinor has reported a significant oil discovery at the Kveikje prospect in the Norwegian North Sea. Map showing location of Licence PL293B, where the oil discovery at the Kveikje prospect…

Oiling the Culture Wars

Did you know that there are 5,200 oil and gas wells strung out below the busy streets of Los Angeles? Forget for a moment the glitzy Hollywood Hills or the…

GEO ExPro Vol. 17, No. 4 Out Now!

Geoscience magazine GEO ExPro Vol. 17, No. 4 is available for download. This edition of GEO ExPro focuses on Europe and Latin America; Developments in Geophysics; and Using the Cloud.…

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…

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…