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Uganda: Key to Future Hotspots in Landlocked Africa?

The East African Rift System is now one of the world’s ‘exploration hotspots’, potentially just as significant for landlocked Africa and its underexplored rift systems as the Barnett Shale in Texas was to the birth of unconventional shale gas in North America.

Pre-Salt Exploration Trends in the Kwanza Basin

The continued application of new technologies is opening up a new exploration frontier in the deepwater Kwanza Basin.

Hot Spot: Greenland

A recent well drilled by the Scottish company Cairn Energy has, for the first time, proven oil offshore West Greenland.

Eagle Ford Shale

What started as a major shale gas play, the Eagle Ford Shale could be the sixth largest U.S. oilfield ever discovered and the largest in forty years.

Prolific Miocene Trend Hurt by Blowout

Miocene deep water sands were the target for the Macondo well in Mississippi Canyon Block 252, and it is probably from one of these sands that the blowout originates.

More Giant Oil Discoveries

Last year, the Keathley Canyon area yielded three of the world’s top oil finds, bringing in high leasing bids and continued drilling activity.

Paleozoic Tight Gas Plays in Jordan

Compared to the other Middle Eastern countries, Jordan does not have a significant position in terms of conventional oil and gas resources. According toOil & Gas Journal (21 December 2009), the kingdom’s known oil reserves are only one million barrels and that of natural gas is 213 billion cubic feet.

Billions of Barrels

Discovered in 2000 at the Elm Coulee Field in Montana, Williston Basin’s Bakken Formation is currently the hottest onshore oil play in the U. S. and Canada.

Brazil’s Reserves will Last 50 Years!

Giant discoveries in the pre-salt play are expected to boost Brazil's production to almost 6MMbopd within 10 years.

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