A panel of industry experts, led by IHS Inc. researchers, discussed upcoming global hotspots for conventional and unconventional exploration and production: Australia, Africa, South America, and the Middle East.

Following IHS Inc.’s introduction for future potentials across the globe, Anadarko’s International Vice President of Exploration, Frank Patterson, discussed the company’s plans on Africa. The next interest areas include conventional and unconventional exploration in deepwater Niger Delta, Angola, the Ivory Basin, and Mozambique. Anadarko has participated in the giant offshore Ghana Jubilee Field discovery.

In South America, Francisco Pulit of Peru-based ...