Shell Winning Bids Expand Pre-Salt Growth in Deep-Water BrazilOct 30, 2017Royal Dutch Shell plc and its partners have won three, 35-year production sharing contracts for pre-salt blocks located in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.
Statoil Shapes and Strengthens its Position in the Carcará Oil Discovery in BrazilOct 30, 2017Statoil Brasil Oleo e Gas Ltd., a subsidiary of Statoil ASA, ExxonMobil Exploracao Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, and PETROGAL BRASIL, S.A., a subsidiary of Galp, were the high bidders for a production sharing contract...
Survey of Onshore and Offshore Licenses in Côte d’IvoireOct 27, 2017CGG has been awarded a contract by Côte d’Ivoire’s Direction Générale des Hydrocarbures (DGH) and PETROCI, the national oil company, to acquire with its local partner, Harvex Geosolutions, a multi-client program...
SDX Energy Inc. Gas Discovery at KSR-14 Development Well, MoroccoOct 12, 2017Following its spud announcement on 18 September 2017, SDX Energy Inc., the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced that a gas discovery has been made at its KSR-14 development well on the...
Total Reinforces its Exploration in West AfricaOct 10, 2017Total and the National Office of Petroleum of Guinea (ONAP) signed a Technical Evaluation Agreement to study deep and ultra deep offshore areas located off the coast of Guinea Conakry...
Lundin Petroleum Spuds Exploration Well on the Hufsa Prospect in the Southern Barents SeaOct 10, 2017Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has commenced drilling of exploration well 7219/12-2 on the Hufsa prospect...
Statoil Oil Discovery in Verbier Sidetrack on UK Continental ShelfOct 10, 2017Statoil and partners have made an oil discovery in the Verbier sidetrack well in the outer Moray Firth on the UK Continental Shelf, proving a minimum of 25 million recoverable barrels of oil in the...
ExxonMobil Announces Fifth Discovery Offshore GuyanaOct 6, 2017Exxon Mobil Corporation has announced it made a fifth new oil discovery after drilling the Turbot-1 well offshore Guyana.
DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG Becomes Operator in MexicoOct 6, 2017Deutsche Erdoel AG has acquired a 50% licence share and operatorship of the onshore oil field Ogarrio in the Tabasco State of Mexico.
Oil Discovery at Rabul 2 Well, West Gharib Concession, EgyptOct 6, 2017SDX Energy Inc., the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced that an oil discovery has been made by the Rabul 2 Well in the West Gharib Concession in Egypt (SDX 50% Working Interest & Joint Operator).
First Call of the Third Bidding Round in Shallow Waters of the Gulf of MexicoSep 29, 2017The National Hydrocarbons Commission of Mexico (CNH) has released the Call for Tenders for 35 shared production contracts for exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons.
Børselv Exploration Well CompletedSep 29, 2017Lundin Petroleum AB has announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has completed drilling of exploration well 7220/6-3 on the Børselv prospect in PL609 on the Loppa High...
CGG Successfully Completes First Full-Scale TopSeis survey in Barents SeaSep 29, 2017CGG has successfully completed acquisition of the first-ever full-scale commercial survey using TopSeis™, its latest offshore broadband seismic acquisition and imaging solution.
ExxonMobil Expands its Presence in Brazilian WatersSep 29, 2017A consortium formed by Brazil’s state controlled oil giant, Petrobras and Exxon Mobil Corporation won two blocks in Brazil’s Campos basin at an oil auction on Wednesday 27 September 2017...
By Peter Howard Wertheim & Dayse Abrantes
Total Signs Agreement with Chevron on Exploration in Deepwater GoMSep 22, 2017Total has announced that its subsidiary, Total E&P USA, Inc., has entered into an agreement to capture seven prospects operated by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Hyperdynamics Provides Additional Results from Fatala-1 Exploration WellSep 18, 2017Hyperdynamics Corporation has provided additional results from its analysis of well logs from the Fatala-1 exploration well recently drilled offshore the Republic of Guinea in Northwest Africa.
SDX Energy Inc. Spuds KSR-14 Development Well, MoroccoSep 18, 2017SDX Energy Inc., the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced the spud of its KSR-14 development well on the Sebou permit in Morocco.
Goanna Exploration Well ResultsSep 12, 2017Faroe Petroleum has announced that drilling has reached the target depth on the exploration well 33/9-22 S (Faroe carried interest 30%) in licence PL 881.
Energean Receives Approval to Develop the Katakolo Field in Western GreeceSep 11, 2017Energean Oil & Gas has announced that it has received approval for its Field Development Plan (FDP) for the development of the Kataloko field in Western Greece...
Statoil Adds Exploration Licenses in South AfricaSep 11, 2017Statoil has acquired participating interests in two additional offshore frontier blocks, including one operatorship.
Wellesley Receives Consent for Exploration Drilling in the North SeaSep 1, 2017The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Wellesley Petroleum AS consent for exploration drilling in block 33/9 in the North Sea.
Lundin Petroleum Spuds Exploration Well on the Børselv Prospect in the Southern Barents SeaAug 31, 2017Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has commenced drilling of exploration well 7220/6-3 on the Børselv prospect in PL609 on the Loppa High in the southern Barents Sea.
CGG Starts Espirito Santo IV Survey Offshore BrazilAug 30, 2017CGG has announced the start of work on Espirito Santo IV, a large BroadSeis™ 3D multi-client survey in the deep and ultra-deep waters of the Espirito Santo Basin offshore Brazil.
Lundin Receives Consent for Exploration DrillingAug 29, 2017The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Lundin Norway consent to drill wildcat wells 7219/12-2 S and 7219/12-2 A in the Barents Sea.
