Abstract

This talk will review what are considered some of the more significant structures which have been drilled in recent months, and also look forward to the forthcoming three years.

The discussion will focus on prospects which are considered to be over 250 MMboe in size that have a likely chance to be drilled during this period. We have identified over 300 in this range globally. To date, IHS Energy records suggest that some 26 wells may have been successful in finding fields of this size in the past 18 months with the Asia-Pacific region featuring very highly including confirmation of a couple of significant new plays.

The aim of this talk will be the give an understanding of who are the main players, strategy, where the prospects are located, opportunities to participate, play and hydrocarbon types, plus implications of the outcome of some of the key wells. The discussion will start with a historic look at trends which will help build a picture for the future with a strong focus on Asia-Pacific.

Presented at: 2007 South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX) Conference, Singapore, 2007