Global wildcatting is poised to go from ebb to flood, with exploration hotspots set to include Mexico, Brazil, US Gulf of Mexico, the Middle East, Angola, Gabon, Namibia, Suriname, the UK North Sea and Egypt.

Bangladesh is geologically well positioned to pursue a strategy fuelled by natural gas, but the international Covid situation is causing continued delays; namely to the 2020 licensing round. This Hot Spot is brought to you in association with NVentures.

Patterns are emerging in the Guyana-Suriname hydrocarbon hotspot as further successes are announcement - indicating an even more promising future for oil and gas exploration in the region.

Following the trend and showing that the Canje source kitchen does not stop at borders.

The last three years’ technical exploration success rate in the eastern European Pannonian Basin ranges between 83 and 94%, while the commercial oil and gas success rate is at least 50% and will probably approach the technical success rate.

This 'Hot Spot' feature gives a brief overview of the exploration and production activity of gas in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Proven oil and gas reserves up for grabs in Malaysia’s next world-class acreage offering.

With 14 oil discoveries adding up to an estimated six billion barrels of recoverable oil over the last two years in just one block (Stabroek), offshore Guyana is proving to have quite a promising outlook for hydrocarbon production.

A brief overview of the history and future of oil and gas exploration in Latin America.

A number of interesting, but not very adventurous, drilling campaigns in oil and gas exploration are planned for 2019.

It was a successful 2018 in Middle East oil and gas exploration for the small Gulf states and UAE.

After several low years of oil and gas exploration activity in Australia, it looks as though drilling potential is picking up.

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

Hot Spot: Ten gas discoveries across Egypt, Israel & Cyrprus define the East Mediterranean Hydrocarbon hotspot.

Hot Spot: all eyes are on the prize of world-class oil discoveries, following successful exploration rounds in deepwater Gabon.