The Barnett Shale gas discovery, like ‘Spindletop’ nearly 100 years prior, changed an industry by unlocking huge new volumes of oil and gas, this time from shales.

Since the oil price collapse, upstream development spending has been cut worldwide at surprising rates. How is that changing the world of drilling unconventional plays in the US?

New seismic data has revealed a wealth of untested opportunities in the Mexican offshore

While the story behind the Great Sand Dunes is still being unraveled, visitors to this part of Colorado will be enveloped by a geologic wonder and a truly spectacular sight

First Foreign Discovery

Largest US onshore oil discovery in 30 years

On 9 February 1917, geologists gathered in Tulsa, Oklahoma to start something special and enduring, which is still relevant today as the premier organisation for petroleum geologists

Large areas to be made available in Gulf of Mexico

Alluring Caribbean paradise, active accretionary wedge and uplifted reefs. Why are you still sitting there?

A geological detective story that could turn our understanding of the Gulf of Mexixo upside down and reveal the causes of one of the greatest climate changes in geological history.

Evaluation of Offshore Campeche Salt Basin with Progressive Data Resolution

The Mature Gulf of Mexico Continues to Thrive

With recent oil discoveries potentially exceeding 10 Bbo, independents and their partners are opening up plays that could reshape exploration in a large portion of the Arctic.

Thick Oil Column in Perdido Fold Belt

Significant Light Oil Discovery in Alaska