In the barren landscape of the Syrian desert you may find an occasional drilling rig exploring for hydrocarbons. In the years to come several more rigs are expected to enter,…
Oil is flowing to the surface in several seeps within the license area, and nearby giant fields have been producing for decades. The well Tawke # 1 is certainly being…
Canada’s hydrocarbon resources are both plentiful and varied. In addition to conventional resources of light to medium crude oil and gas that have been tapped for more than 150 years,…
Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) is the northernmost Emirate of the UAE and borders the Musandam Peninsula, the Omani exclave that protrudes into the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The Emirate is…
John Mark Bautista, Philippines Department of Energy
Although the Philippines remains very much underexplored, working petroleum systems, proven hydrocarbon accumulations and an energy hungry economy suggest a promising future for oil and gas exploration and production in…
Curtis Cohen and Steven Marshall, Western Energy East Africa Ltd.
Hopes are high for an exciting new frontier, with multi-billion barrel oil prospects in the same plays that have found giant gas fields in Mozambique. The ylang ylang tree in…
James Keggin, Crogga Ltd and Darren Jones, British Geological Survey
The role of gas in the transition to renewables is the driver behind a local energy company on the Isle of Man, with the backing of local business, government and…
Plenty of hydrocarbons have been found in the East African Rift system, but Malawi, lying at its southern end, is virtually unexplored. The hydrocarbon potential of the East African Rift…
Paraguay is dependent on imported oil and gas but with direct evidence of hydrocarbons and resources estimated in the billions of barrels, could this be about to change? Foreward Landlocked…
Good sediment thickness; multiple trapping mechanisms; excellent energy-hungry markets nearby; and large areas available for leasing: time to take a look at underexplored Portugal. Lying at the far south-western end…
The Zagros fold and thrust belt of Iraqi Kurdistan is a prolific petroleum province with several large-scale producing oil and gas fields. The region is under active exploration and hence…
Ferro Santiago, Pablo Gristo, Bruno Conti, Cecilia Romeu and Héctor de Santa Ana, ANCAP
Uruguay welcomes you with new opportunities offshore. Uruguay is located in South America between Brazil and Argentina and on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the second-smallest nation…