Successful Brasse Sidetrack Well Results with Increased Volume RangeJul 27, 2017Faroe Petroleum has announced the results of the 31/7-2S Brasse sidetrack appraisal well in the Norwegian North Sea (Faroe 50% and operator, Point Resources 50%).
ExxonMobil Announces Successful Payara-2 Well Offshore GuyanaJul 26, 2017Exxon Mobil Corporation has announced it has discovered additional oil in the Payara reservoir offshore Guyana, increasing the total Payara discovery to approximately 500 million oil-equivalent barrels.
ExxonMobil Acquires Interest in Acreage Offshore SurinameJul 14, 2017Exxon Mobil Corporation has announced that its subsidiary ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Suriname B.V., along with co-venturers Hess and Statoil, signed a production sharing contract...
Successful Alta Appraisal WellJul 14, 2017Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has successfully completed the drilling and production testing of Alta appraisal well 7220/11-4 (Alta-4)...
Cairn Announces FAN South-1 Well ResultJul 12, 2017Cairn has announced the results of the FAN South-1 well in the South Fan prospect offshore Senegal. The
Stena DrillMAX drill ship performance continues to...
Statoil Completes Two-Well Exploration Drilling Campaign Offshore NewfoundlandJul 11, 2017Statoil, along with its partner, Husky Energy, has finalised a two-well exploration drilling program in the Flemish Pass Basin offshore Newfoundland.
Europa Oil & Gas Commences Offshore Ireland 3D Seismic AcquisitionJul 11, 2017Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc has announced that seismic company TGS has commenced the acquisition of the Crean 3D multi-client project on the Irish Atlantic Margin...
Kayak Success for Statoil and Partners ENI and PetoroJul 4, 2017Totalling between 25 and 50 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalents, the discovery may provide valuable additional volumes for the Johan Castberg development. The Kayak well has...
Statoil Kicks Off UK Exploration CampaignJul 3, 2017Statoil will soon commence a three-well exploration drilling campaign on the UK continental shelf. In early July, the
Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible rig will spud the first well in the campaign.
Faroe Reports Brasse Appraisal Well Drill Stem Test ResultsJul 3, 2017Faroe Petroleum has announced the results of the Drill Stem Test (DST) on the 31/7-2 S Brasse appraisal well in the Norwegian North Sea (Faroe 50% and operator, Point Resources 50%).
ION Expands West African 2D Data Library with New Acquisition Offshore GabonJun 26, 2017ION Geophysical Corporation has announced a new 2D multi-client program offshore Gabon, EquatorSPAN™ II, in cooperation with the Gabon Ministry of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons...
Cairn Secures New Licences in Mexico Bid RoundJun 21, 2017Cairn has announce it has secured interests in two licences in the Mexico offshore bid round.
Schlumberger and Seitel Announce New 2D Multiclient Reimaging Program Onshore MexicoJun 15, 2017Schlumberger and Seitel have announced a strategic multiclient alliance to reimage and acquire new geophysical data in key areas across onshore Mexico.
Brasse Appraisal Well Preliminary Results and Commitment to Drill Stem TestJun 14, 2017Faroe Petroleum has announced the results of the Brasse appraisal well in the Norwegian North Sea (Faroe 50% and operator, Point Resources 50%).
Statoil Announces Revised Exploration Program in the Great Australian BightJun 9, 2017The National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA) has approved the transfers and Statoil is now operator of EPP 39 and EPP40.
Empyrean Energy PLC 3D Survey Commences on Block 29/11, ChinaJun 9, 2017Empyrean Energy plc, the oil and gas development company with interests in China, Indonesia and the United States, has announced that a 3D seismic survey has commenced on its 100% owned Block 29/11, offshore China.
Joint Venture Announced Between Petroguin and Bissau Exploration CompanyJun 9, 2017Bissau Exploration Company (BEC) has announced the signing a joint venture participation agreement between BEC and A Empresa Nacional de Pesquisa e Exploracao Petroliferas (Petroguin) for...
CGG Delivers Final Data from Encontrado Project over Perdido Fold BeltJun 9, 2017CGG has announced that the final products from its Encontrado multi-client reprocessing project across the Gulf of Mexico’s prolific Perdido fold belt have been delivered on schedule...
ExxonMobil Acquires Exploration Acreage in Equatorial GuineaJun 6, 2017Exxon Mobil Corporation has announced that its wholly owned affiliate, Exploration and Production Equatorial Guinea (Deepwater) Ltd., has signed a production sharing contract with...
Energean Signs Lease Agreement for Aitoloakarnania Block, Onshore Western GreeceMay 26, 2017Energean Oil & Gas has announced it has signed a Lease Agreement with the Greek government for the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons at the Aitoloakarnania block...
Brasse Appraisal Well Commences Drilling in the Norwegian North SeaMay 25, 2017Faroe Petroleum has announced the commencement of the Faroe-operated Brasse appraisal well 31/7-2S in the Norwegian North Sea...
Senegal SNE-6 Appraisal Well ResultMay 19, 2017Cairn has announced the results of another successful appraisal well offshore Senegal. Rig performance continues to be excellent and operations have been safely and successfully complete...
FairfieldNodal and Schlumberger Team Up for 3D SurveyMay 18, 2017FairfieldNodal and Schlumberger have announced a strategic multiclient joint venture in the southern Delaware Basin of West Texas.
Total Expands Exploration Activities in Mauritania with a New Deep Offshore LicenseMay 15, 2017Total and Mauritania have signed an exploration and production contract to perform exploration works on Block C7, which covers an area of 7,300 square kilometres.