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Europe Blog By Alice Beaden

APPEX Global 2016: Application of shale play fracking techniques to conventional reservoirs in mature basins – what's the prize?

Meet Nick Holloway of IHS who is a featured speaker at the APPEX Global 2016 Conference and Exhibition in March in London, England. This paper sets out to examine the potential of horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing being used outside of North America and present some preliminary ideas about the scale of the opportunities.

Added on 08 January, 2016

Europe Blog By Alice Beaden

APPEX Global 2016: Unlocking the MSGBC's play potential - New data are the keys to the lock

Meet Ben Sayers of TGS who is a featured speaker at the APPEX Global 2016 Conference and Exhibition in March in London, England. This talk will focus on the success and geology of the MSGBC basin.

Added on 08 January, 2016

Explorer Historical Highlights By Gustavo Coronel

40 Years of Petróleos de Venezuela

The idea of nationalizing Venezuela’s oil industry had been in the wind for a few years leading up to 1976, and conditions in the global oil market lent considerable momentum to the popularity of the proposal. Weighed in the balance of 40 years of hindsight, though, nationalization has proven to be nothing short of tragic for the nation’s oil and gas sector.

Added on 01 January, 2016

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Argentina's Potential Shale Boom

Since shale plays began revolutionizing the oil and gas industry, North America has been the dominant continent in making them successful. But a strong contender some 5,000 miles south of the U.S. border is beginning to turn heads.

Added on 01 January, 2016

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Who Will Rule the World Oil Market Over the Next Decade?

While many are working to forecast when the price of oil might reach $80 a barrel again, renowned international strategist and geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan, the author of “The Accidental Superpower,” predicts in stunning detail the rising and declining energy plays of 2025 and the countries that will ultimately triumph as the world’s leading producers.

Added on 01 January, 2016

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Discovery Highlights Around the World

Selected highlights from international exploration activity in 2015.

Added on 01 January, 2016

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Egypt Stands Out in 'Interesting Year' of Discovery

A number of interesting stories came out of international exploration in 2015. Let’s get to the big one right away: Everybody – everybody – was talking about the Eni SpA discovery of a supergiant gas accumulation offshore Egypt. It became the year’s mind-blower.

Added on 01 January, 2016

EMD Blog By Fran Hein

Volunteers Needed for EMD Committee

Are you interested in becoming an active member on the EMD Executive Committee? We are looking for three volunteer positions for the upcoming 2016 - 17 year (beginning in July): secretary (two - year term), vice president (one - year term); and president-elect (three - year term). The president-elect is a one - year term, followed by one year as President; and a third year as past president after the election.

Added on 09 December, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

New Tech Predicts Fracturing Performance

A team of structural geologists and seismic processing geophysicists has developed what they believe is a potentially revolutionary technology that can help predict fracture performance before a well is ever drilled.

Added on 01 December, 2015

Explorer Historical Highlights By Luis Grisanti

Venezuela's Oil: Crucial in World War II

As the world commemorates the 70th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, it is worth recognizing the role Venezuela played in securing the oil needs of the Allied Nations.

Added on 01 November, 2015

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Added on 01 December, 2017

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