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The petroleum landscape in Africa is changing rapidly, yet confidence that the continent can develop into a worldwide petroleum centre remains unchanged. The optimism has been substantiated repeatedly, bringing new acreage offers, substantial onshore/offshore hydrocarbon discoveries, commissioning of numerous fields, and development of much needed infrastructure. A push to divert the United States' oil dependence from the Middle East has led to a new rush in Sub Saharan Africa and to the marginally tapped reserves of Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria, where major discoveries receive fast paced development programmes.

  
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Although Africa's oil reserves are estimated to be only 8% of the world total, great potential remains. Past capital expenditures are paying off handsomely; further flow of capital is expected and analysis suggests that investments in the Gulf of Guinea will soon exceed expenditures in the Gulf of Mexico.

Another aspect of E&P development on the African continent is a major drive toward commercialisation of the Continent's vast gas reserves. Programmes to construct LNG and LPG related infrastructure are being aggressively pursued in Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Libya and Nigeria.

Saharan Africa is a growing region of hydrocarbon exploration and the region is a proven giant in terms of gas and oil production and export.

Activity in Sub Saharan Africa is principally concentrated offshore with the highest success rates in the central and southern Gulf of Guinea.

1.1.1
Africa Tectonics, 1996
The first ever continental scale synthesis of the tectonics of Africa, illustrated by tectonic and tectonosedimentary maps at 1:10 million and 1:20 million scale. The Text discusses Proterozoic history, Gondwana to Pangaea breakup, geodynamics and sedimentary basin evolution, rifting, passive margins and vertical movements.

1.1.2
Lacustrine Basins Global Exploration Models and African Case Histories
This 3 part study covers global concepts and models with reference to recent and ancient lakes, presents case histories of selected African lacustrine basins and reviews Africa from the standpoint of its petroleum geology.

1.2.1
Deepwater Exploration Opportunities: South Atlantic African Basins, 1998
An evaluation of the regional petroleum geology and play concepts of deep offshore areas from Cameroon to Namibia, and with analogy to Brazil. It is based on the interpretation of regional seismic sections and includes maturation modelling.

  • Study based on 29 interpreted seismic lines, maturation and generation simulation.
  • Illustrated with 25 colour figures, 6 colour enclosures, 29 seismic sections.
  • DEO Brazil is also available enabling the full picture of opportunities in the whole deepwater
    Atlantic realm to be reviewed.

1.2.2
Sudan Chad Niger&Mali Oil and Gas Industry, 1998
An extensive review of previous and current upstream activity, geology and opportunities.

1.2.3
FOCUS on the West African Atlantic Margin: Petroleum Systems and Exploration Prospectivity, 2003
I his study integrates seismic and well data in addition to published and unpublished material and expertise in order to review past exploration and assess the future hydrocarbon potential of the region. The study also discusses the fiscal regimes of each country and compares the economics of a variety of field sizes in deep and shallow waters. For anyone interested in this up and coming area, this extensive study is a vital resource.

Multiple excellent data sources, including NOCs (Petrosen, GNPC and Petroci), consultant database, seismic companies TGS Nopec and PGS) and in house data.

Composite logs of 49 critical wells representing the full picture of petroleum prospectivety, and over 140 colour maps, seismic lines and figures from a database of over 300 wells in the region.

Database available for purchasers to view by arrangement, together with the report author. Synthesis of the hydrocarbon geology of the area with detailed analysis of petroleum systems relating all discoveries from the initial heavy oil fields and marginal Cretaceous pools to the recent deepwater finds in Mauritania.

Development economics, including likely shelf and deepwater development scenarios, minimum commercial field size analysis and finding and development costs.

This study is presented in an interactive, digital format on a single CID, in html and pdf format, viewable through a web browser, allowing immediate access to all data, information and illustrations.

1.3.1
African Exploration Opportunities - Ghadames, Murzuk-Djado and Kufra Erdi basins, 1994
A study of the structural framework, basin geological succession, petroleum geology and field economics covering western and eastern Libya, northern Chad and northern Niger.

  • 111, 135 A4 and A3 colour figures.

1.3.2
African Exploration Opportunities Tunisian and Pelagian Basins, 1996
A study of the geology, exploration history, petroleum habitat and future potential of the northeastern Maghreb, covering Tunisia and northeastern Algeria.

1.3.3
African Exploration Opportunities Cyrenaica, Western and Eastern Desert, Nile Delta, 1995
This report examines the petroleum potential of the sedimentary basins in the northeast African region primarily comprised of Egypt and eastern Libya, exclusive of the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, Sirte and Kufra basins. The analysis is based on published information, integrated with well, source rock and other data.

  • 155 A4 and A3 colour figures
  • 4 enclosures

1.3.4
African Exploration Opportunities Anambra Benue Chad Niger&lullemmeden Basins, 1996
A study of the petroleum geology and hydrocarbon potential of the eight main basins lying in a 4 million sq km area covering Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and parts of Mali, Benin and Central African Republic.

  • 79 A4 and A3 colour figures.
  • 8 enclosures.

1.3.5
African Exploration Opportunities Congo Basin, 1994
A stratigraphic and structural examination of the immense (2 million sq km) topographic depression known as the Cuvette Centrale.

  • 70 A4 and A3 colour figures
  • 3 enclosures.

1.3.6
African Exploration Opportunities Gabon and Douala Basins, 1995
A study of the geological setting, structure and geodynamics, petroleum systems, basins and economics in the eastern Gulf of Guinea.

  • 81 A4 and A3 colour figures
  • 2 enclosures.

1.3.7
African Exploration Opportunities Lower Congo and Kwanza Basins, 1995
A study of the general setting, geology and structure, petroleum habitat and offshore plays in south Gabon, the Congo, Angola and Cabinda.

  • 83 A4 and A3 colour figures.
  • 18 enclosures.

1.3.8
African Exploration Opportunities Mauritania Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea&Taaudini Gaa Basins, 1996
A study of the geodynamic setting, petroleum habitat, exploration potential and frontier plays from Mauritania to Republic of Guinea.

1.3.9
African Exploration Opportunities Mozambique, Tanzania Rovuma&Southeast Africa Rift Basins, 1995
A study of the stratigraphy, structure, possible source rocks, oil and gas seepages, shows and petroleum potential of southeast Africa and its delta areas.

1.3.10
African Exploration Opportunities Niger Delta Basin, 1992
A review of petroleum geology, licensing, exploration and production in the Nigeria, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea sectors of the delta, including an analysis of deep water potential.

1.3.11
African Exploration Opportunities Somali and East African Rift Basins, 1992
A study of the geological setting, basin development and tectonic history, petroleum habits and field economics for Somalia, Ethiopia and northern Kenya.

1.3.12
African Exploration Opportunities Sudan Interior and South Chad, 1996
A study of regional geology, petroleum geology and potential for new play types and stratigraphic traps in this vast, land locked area comprising the Sudan Rift, Muglad, Melut, Blue Nile and Khartoum basins.

1.4.1
Interpreted Satellite Images of the Sirte Basin, 2001
A set of colour satellite maps covering the Sirte Basin in Libya, at a scale of 1:100,000. High resolution Landsat 7 images are interpreted and superimposed with data and information on geology, infrastructure, topography, well and block information.

1.4.2
FOCUS on Libya A Review of Open Acreage, 2004
The report looks at all aspects of involvement in the 137 open blocks offered during May 2000, from legal and fiscal requirements to the petroleum geology and prospectivity of each block.

1.4.3
Libya: An Atlas of Onshore and Offshore Oil and Gas Fields, 1998
A comprehensive atlas of the onshore and offshore oil&gas fields. Structural maps, detailed reservoir and field data, and stratigraphic sections complement the atlas.

1.4.4
African Exploration Opportunities Sirte Basin, 1994
A study of the stratigraphy, tectonics, source rocks, reservoir rocks and seals, plus recommended plays in the prolific Sirte basin of Libya, Africa's second largest producing area.

  • 83 A4 and A3 colour figures.
  • 18 enclosures.

1.5.1
The Algerian Oil and Gas Industry, 1998
An extensive review of previous and current upstream activity and opportunities, with many field examples and analogies. Provides basin descriptions and analysis of hydrocarbon potential, and describes the exploration and development history of the area.

  • Contains a full, basin by basin analysis of Algeria's petroleum geology.
  • Two volume study, Volume I text and tables, and Volume 2 figures and enclosures.
  • Illustrated with over 45 figures and 4 enclosures.

1.6.1
History and Perspectives of Hydrocarbon Exploration in Morocco, 1996
The study was prepared in cooperation with ONAREP and reviews the known oil and gas accumulations in terms of production history and reviews the main exploration plays of current and future interest.

1.7.1
FOCUS on Angola: A Block by Block Evaluation of the Exploration Acreage, 2002
This study reviews the exploration potential of all blocks in Angola from the shelf to the deep and ultra deepwater and looks at the regional geology in detail. Economic analysis was undertaken to ascertain the economic threshold for fields under a range of scenarios.

  • Report contains over 20 regional seismic sections.
  • Evaluates and ranks over 48 blocks, including reserves, risk, and petroleum systems.

1.7.2
Hydrocarbon and Economic Potential of the Deep water Kwanza Basin, Angola, 2002
Made in collaboration with WesternGeco using 50,000km of recent seismic data. A large number of prospects have been identified and these are analysed economically.

1.7.3
Angola Oil and Gas Industry, 1996
An extensurrent upstream activity, geology, and exploration opportunities. ive review of previous and cBasin tectonics, stratigraphy and hydrocarbon geology, exploration and development history and infrastructure are all considered.

1.8.1
FOCUS on Nigeria: Deepwater Potential, 2002
The report provides a concise history of activities during the last decade , insights to the regional geology and the contributing factors to the high success rate, leading to an analysis of the potential of the deep and ultra deep Nigerian waters.

1.8.2
Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry, 1996
An extensive review of previous and current upstream activity, geology, and exploration opportunities. Basin tectonics, stratigraphy and hydrocarbon geology, exploration and development history and infrastructure are all considered.

1.9.1
African Exploration Opportunities South Africa Southern&South Eastern Offshore Basins Karoo Basin, 1995
An analysis of the future oil and gas potential of southern African basins, with emphasis on geodynamics and petroleum habitat.

1.9.2
African Exploration Opportunities Southwest African Offshore and Nama Kalahari Basins, 1995
A study of southwest African Offshore&Nama Kalahari Basins which looks at the future potential in South Africa.