Zarara’s Planned Exploration Wells
Kenya – Pate 2 – L4 – Operator Zarara plans to start drilling in January 2018 Zarara Oil & Gas is expected to spud the Pate 2 appraisal well in January 2018. The environmental licences for the...
View ArticleWhy Oil and Gas Software Providers Need To Raise Their Game!
Whether mapping potential reservoirs, reviewing completions or nearby well production performance, or sourcing the latest rig and permit information, oil & gas software – for all its recent...
View ArticleThe Philippines – Paving the way forward in the South China Sea
China and the Philippines are reportedly on the cusp of reaching an historic agreement that is expected to re-open the hotly disputed and prospective South China Sea region for oil and gas exploration....
View ArticleEquatorial Guinea thinks big on LNG
On 8 May 2018, Noble Energy signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with the Equatoguinean Government, to supply gas to the Punta Europa LNG plant and the Alba Plant LPG facility, both located on Bioko...
View ArticleMay 2018 Bid Rounds & Fiscal Terms
During Q2 2018, 28 bid rounds were identified as ongoing offering over 725,000 square kilometres of E&P acreage worldwide. To date, during the quarter 17 bid rounds in 6 countries have opened and 7...
View ArticleBasins 2 Watch: Campos Basin Offshore Brazil – A Maturing Basin With A Lot of...
The Campos Basin in offshore Brazil has been explored and produced since the 1980s, making it a relatively mature basin with a known working hydrocarbon system. Primarily Petrobras has been the...
View ArticleIndia Aims for Major Natural Gas Expansion to Meet Domestic Energy Requirements
The Indian government intends that natural gas will become a far bigger proportion of the mix of domestic energy consumption in the future. Currently, gas (both imported and produced) forms just over...
View ArticleFinal Fiscal Terms for Brazil’s 5th Production Sharing Round 2018
div.et_post_meta_wrapper > img {display: none;} On 10 August 2018, the final Tender Protocol and model production sharing contracts for the 5th Production Sharing Round 2018 (5th Pre-Salt Round) were...
View ArticleSouthern Africa: a new exploration hotspot?
Time for Take-Off Following decades of frustration in offshore exploration along the southern African coast, Namibia and South Africa are now poised to enter a crucial phase in the hunt for...
View ArticleEquinor Drilling Ahead in Brazilian Deepwater
Norwegian operator Equinor’s focus on Brazilian deepwater exploration continued through September 2018 with the spud of a new appraisal well in the Carcara Field in the pre-salt Santos Basin. The...
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