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From Trickle to Gusher: The Bakken Oil Story

Discovered in the 1950s, North Dakota’s Bakken Formation oil production was just 1,500 bpd in 2004. Today, it exceeds 440,000 bpd and is expected to be 700,000 bpd within the next few years.

Force Majeure in Syria

The much-vaunted Arab Spring, which has brought new life to the Libyan oil industry, where production is reportedly already nearly back to pre-revolution volumes, is having a less satisfactory impression on the business elsewhere in the Middle East.

South East Asia – Where Are the Giant Fields Hiding?

Exploration in South East Asia has a long history – almost 150 years. Is its heyday gone or do giant fields still lie in wait?

Persia Land of Black Gold

Iran holds about a tenth of the world’s proven reserves of oil and 16% of the gas, and is the fifth largest oil exporter. Here we review the country’s oil and gas fields and reservoirs, particularly in the prolific south-west.

Promising Giant New Hydrocarbon Frontier: The Namibian Continental Margin

New geochemical data reveal similar petroleum systems to those found in the prolific sub-salt off Africa and Brazil and significant potential for Namibia’s offshore basins.

Brief Biography of a Biogenic Gas Play

Recent commercial discoveries and modern 2D seismic in the Tobago Basin suggest that prolific natural gas reserves may extend far beyond the established trend and play concepts.