What does 30,000km2 of seismic data from offshore western Ireland tell us about the hydrocarbon prospectivity and drilling potential of the Porcupine Basin?

Revealing your drilling target’s sweet spots using seismic reservoir characterization techniques.

The next phase for Santos Basin appraisal and development will require new seismic data that captures the pre-salt accurately.

The geological exploration success of two deepwater underexplored basins; the Ceará and Potiguar Basins of Brazil, indicate working petroleum systems and potential deepwater reservoirs.

Since the discovery of Tupi in Brazil and Jubilee in Ghana, the search has been on to prove that discoveries on one side of the Atlantic can be mirrored across the ocean. But is a conjugate margin an analog?

The 2006 discovery at Tupi, offshore Brazil, opened up a new chapter for petroleum reservoirs: lacustrine carbonates capable of producing hydrocarbons at extremely high rates.

Cost-effective screening of frontier acreage is an essential early part of any deepwater exploration strategy at continental margins.

David Sturt, Chief Operating Officer of Azinam Limited, a Namibia-focused exploration company, tells us about the hydrocarbon potential off Namibia.

Primary energy consumption grew by 2.2% in 2017, which sets oil to be the largest provider of future energy consumption.

Worldwide exploration performance: how successful has 2018 been so far?

Breakeven prices are similar, but tight oil has the largest growth potential.

In 2018, Sharjah's first onshore licencing round opened, offering companies 30-year contracts in an area with a production history demonstrating a 90% recovery factor.

Shell encountered more than 244m of net hydrocarbon pay in the Mississippi Canyon Block; exploration update Gulf of Mexico Basin, offshore USA.

Eni has made a new offshore oil discovery in Angola; exploration update offshore Angola.

The Dorado-1 well discovers more oil in the Triassic Caley Sandstone Reservoir and gas condensate in the Baxter Member; exploration update for offshore Australia.