Exploration
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June 06, 2023
The company plans to acquire a roughly 7,500 square-kilometer 3D seismic survey and upon completion, TGS will have built a 3D library of 25,000 square-kilometers in the Malvinas basin.
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June 06, 2023
Based on Sercel’s breakthrough QuietSeis MEMS technology, the GPR300 delivers unprecedented broadband signal sensing capability and fidelity, and ultra-quiet performance to enable best-in-class subsurface imaging and outperforms conventional OBN equipment.
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June 01, 2023
Ramform Hyperion is expected to mobilize for the survey late third quarter and the program has a total duration of approximately 70 days.
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May 31, 2023
Agua Marinha is a 1,300 sq.km exploration block located in the pre-salt Campos basin south of the Marlim Sul field and about 140 km from shore. The work program includes drilling one firm exploration well during the exploration period.
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May 25, 2023
The completed seismic acquisition program exceeds the initially planned area by more than 1,500 square kilometers. Initial acquisition results indicate a high-quality dataset can be expected.
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May 25, 2023
Preliminary estimates of the oil discovery indicate a gross recoverable volume of 40-90 MMboe, surpassing the previously communicated pre-drill estimate of 18-45 MMboe.
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May 17, 2023
The well is in progress and the oil-bearing interval was verified through wireline logging and fluid samples, which will be further characterized through laboratory analyses.
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May 09, 2023
QatarEnergy will own a 20% working interest in both blocks, where licensing of the new 3D seismic and associated exploration activities are planned. The remaining working interest is shared equally between TotalEnergies (Operator) and Staatsolie’s affiliate, Paradise Oil Company.
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May 03, 2023
Estimated to hold more than 60% of Norway’s undiscovered hydrocarbon resources, the Barents Sea has long been seen as the future of the country’s oil and gas industry. But exploration successes have been few and far between and the lack of infrastructure has made development difficult.
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April 26, 2023
The area, which includes blocks licensed by TotalEnergies SE and Africa Oil Corp, received the offshore exploration authorization from the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on April 17, according to an email notice by Environmental Impact Management Services.
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April 26, 2023
Norway is now Europe’s biggest supplier of natural gas after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, and its petroleum producers are keen for new acreage in the Barents to offset an expected decline in output in a few years.
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April 25, 2023
Based on preliminary estimates the discovery may contain 200 to 300 MMboe in place.
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April 24, 2023
The West Capella vessel has already started initial drilling at the Raia-1 well that will explore what could be a new oil and gas basin off Mozambique’s coast.
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April 21, 2023
PEL 87 includes the very large Saturn turbidite complex that has been mapped. This complex shares many geologic characteristics and is on-trend with the Venus oil discovery made by TotalEnergies in February 2022.
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April 19, 2023
Investigations and lawsuits relating to the energy giants’ acquisition of the permit 12 years ago should be halted so Africa’s largest crude producer can “take advantage of the fast-disappearing opportunities in the global oil exploration industry,” Attorney General Abubakar Malami wrote in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari,
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April 13, 2023
Thirty-two 3D seismic surveys will be reprocessed in Stage 2, comprising a mix of vintages covering held acreage, MBR License Blocks, and open acreage in the Malay Basin.
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April 11, 2023
India, with a fast-growing appetite for crude, is eager to reduce its fuel import bill and bolster energy security and has encouraged companies like state-controlled ONGC to do more to tap domestic oil and gas reserves.
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April 03, 2023
The C-10 block covers a total area of approximately 11,500 square km and is located approximately 50 km off the coast of Mauritania in water depths of approximately 50 to 2,000 m.
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March 2023
Dinosaurs, CO2 and Quantum
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March 29, 2023
Kistos, a low carbon intensity oil and gas producer pursuing a strategy to acquire assets with a role in energy transition, provided an update on its drilling activities in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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March 29, 2023
QatarEnergy entered into a farm-in agreement with ExxonMobil Canada for two exploration licenses offshore the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.
