Andaman sea potential analogs
As the global energy landscape evolves, the search for new exploration frontiers has never been more critical. The Andaman Sea is emerging as one of Asia’s most exciting opportunities, offering untapped potential for those ready to innovate. In this edition of Subsurface Insights, we use the Neftex® solution from Halliburton to bring you a series of geological insights that explore surrounding basins that could act as analogs to the Andaman Sea. These comparisons provide valuable geological context for assessing prospectivity, reducing uncertainty, and unlocking new possibilities in this dynamic region. Whether you are evaluating plays, planning strategies, or simply seeking fresh perspectives, our goal is to equip you with the knowledge that drives confident exploration.
Our first article looks at the recent deep-water gas discoveries in the North Sumatra Basin of Indonesia and their significance as a milestone in the region’s long history of hydrocarbon exploration. Next, we review offshore Bangladesh, which, similarly, is an under-evaluated hydrocarbon province, with limited drilling and scarce regional data, leaving significant potential untapped. Finally, we examine the Rakhine Basin, where our modeling work suggests widespread conditions for biogenic gas generation, with potential, though limited, for thermogenic sources in deeper settings influenced by the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta and Bengal Fan.
In all these regional frontier examples, we use the Neftex® solution to help gain an understanding of depositional history, heat flow, and timing of generation relative to trap formation that is critical for reducing geological risk and unlocking opportunities. These insights also resonate with the emerging potential of the Andaman Sea, where similar geological themes are shaping new exploration strategies.
