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The fourteenth edition of this report reviews conventional exploration performance between 2018-2022. Significant discoveries in 2022 are reviewed, and performance trends by basin, play and company are analysed. The report benchmarks company activity, strategy and performance, and considers the outlook for global exploration activity in the face of the energy transition.

Potentially Commercial High-impact discoveries in 2023 v2
Potentially Commercial High Impact Discoveries in 2022
Source: Westwood Wildcat

Inform exploration strategy with the latest insights on the key drivers behind exploration activity and performance

  • Review the key basins and plays of the last five years
  • Benchmark competitor performance and learn from their successes and failures
  • Identify discovered resource opportunities
  • Gain insights into the game changing wells of 2022

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Executive Summary
Section 1 – Introduction and Methodology
Section 2 – Global High Impact Exploration Review
2.1 2022 overview & significant discoveries
2.2 Drilling activity & performance 2018-2022
2.3 Key oil and gas basins 2018-2022
2.4 Frontier play exploration
2.5 Emerging play exploration
Section 3 – Global High Impact Exploration by Company
3.1 High impact exploration by peer group
3.2 The 22 most active high impact explorers
Section 4 – W30 Benchmark Group Exploration Performance 2018-22
Section 5 – Resource Progression
5.1 Cycle times
5.2 Stalled resources
Section 6 – The Outlook for Exploration
Glossary and Definitions

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