Reprocessing of seismic data across the Malvinas Basin has increased the hydrocarbon potential offshore Argentina by defining virtually unexplored Tertiary plays.

As Olivier and Caroline continued their epic cycle through South America, they found crossing the high plateau of the Bolivian Altiplano to be a direct encounter with pristine and pure geology.

Alfredo Guzmán is an untiring advocate for Mexico’s oil and gas industry and its people. He tells GEO ExPro about his years exploring new geographic and technical frontiers in the country and his hopes for the Mexico's future in petroleum.

South America’s upcoming floater projects could help sustain fabrication yards that are struggling to keep their doors open, with FPSO developments driven by Brazil and Guyana.

Perseverance pays off; following two high-profile, high-cost dry holes drilled in Suriname, Apache hit their third consecutive major condensate-light oil discovery on Block 58.

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

Spanish IOC Repsol’s foray into Mexican waters has paid good dividends, nailing impressive offshore hydrocarbon discoveries on their first two tries.

Improvements in seismic processing are revealing huge offshore oil and gas potential in the southern Gulf of Mexico.

Five years on, what has Mexico’s energy reform delivered for the country’s oil and gas exploration and production ambitions?

In January 2020, Apache Corporation announced several oil and gas shows in the Maka Central-1 well, offshore Suriname, in the Campanian sands and the Upper Cretaceous Santonian clastics.

Two discoveries in Guyana were announced on 16 September 2019, further progressing the exciting story of oil in South America.

Although underexplored, two oil-bearing provinces have been identified in Cuba and there is plenty of open acreage available in the ongoing oil and gas licensing round.

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.

The hydrocarbon prospectivity of the deepwater outboard Santos Basin is revealed by new 3D seismic.

The AAPG International Conference and Exhibition 2019 took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a key focus on expanding frontiers and unlocking oil and gas resources for future generations. This conference round-up is brought to you in association with Indalo International Ltd.