Guinea: Two-year offshore block study planned

Hyperdynamics Corp., Houston, let a contract to the University of Arizona Department of Geosciences for a 2-year study of the geology and tectonic history of its 9,650 sq mile exploratory block off Guinea.

Alan Petzet

Aug. 10, 2011

The study is to include identification and characterization of igneous rocks and associated sedimentary features from 2D and 3D seismic in order to better evaluate drilling sites.

Hyperdynamics has 77% interest in the block and farmed out 23% to Dana Petroleum PLC in January 2010.

About the Author

Alan Petzet

Chief Editor Exploration

Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.

Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.