Exploration
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April 29, 2024
The Bunga Aster-1 well encountered approximately 17.5 m of oil-bearing sandstone with up to 46 m of potential oil column. Initial assessments indicate good reservoir characteristics.
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April 26, 2024
In the past two years, TotalEnergies, Shell Plc and Galp Energia SGPS SA have made finds off the southwest coast of Africa that turned sparsely populated Namibia into a hotspot for exploration. While no field has yet been given the green light for development, hopes are high in the country that an economic boom similar to that seen in Guyana could be on the cards.
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April 25, 2024
Hess’ E&P net income was $997 million in Q1 2024, compared with $405 million in Q1 2023. Net production was 476,000 boed in Q1 2024, compared with 374,000 boed in the Q1 2023, primarily due to higher production in Guyana and the Bakken.
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Sintana Energy expands exploration efforts offshore Namibia following recent oil and gas discoveries
April 25, 2024
PEL 79 presents a unique opportunity to expand Sintana’s exposure to Namibia’s Orange basin, as it’s one of the last remaining licenses not operated by a private operator.
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April 24, 2024
Rhino Resources holds operatorship of Block 2914A (PEL 85). This block in the Orange basin boasts significant potential. It is strategically located less than 20km from the nearest discovery and amidst multiple Namibian discoveries made over the last two years. The block’s proximity to other international operators further underscores its strategic relevance.
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April 24, 2024
TotalEnergies SE, Shell Plc and Galp Energia SGPS SA have made multiple finds offshore Namibia in the past two years. The government has said it would consider joining the group if the discoveries turn out to be significant.
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April 22, 2024
Projects include oil platforms, maritime support vessels, cabotage vessels, and the sustainable disposal of units. Petrobras expects to create up to 100,000 jobs with this demand within the estimated project timeframe.
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April 22, 2024
“The flows achieved during the well test have reached the maximum allowed limits of 14,000 boed, potentially positioning Mopane as an important commercial discovery,” Galp said in a regulatory filing on Sunday.
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April 17, 2024
The latest Ringhorne North exploration well in PL 956 was successful with estimated recoverable resources of between 13 and 23 MMbbl of oil.
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April 15, 2024
The Nong Yao-13 well was drilled to 5,399 ft measured depth and discovered just over 30 ft of new oil pay across several intervals. Additionally, two wells were drilled north of the Wassana oil field to identify sufficient oil volumes in this northern area of the block to justify a future development project.
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April 10, 2024
At the end of Q1 2024, Electromagnetic Geoservices had one vessel on charter, the Atlantic Guardian. The Atlantic Guardian was taken out of warm stack on Feb. 29, 2024, and began mobilization for a fully prefunded multi-client survey in the North Sea.
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April 10, 2024
Energean plc has completed the farm-in to Chariot Limited's acreage offshore Morocco and signed a rig contract with Stena Drilling Limited. Energean has paid $10 million cash consideration upon farm-in closing.
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April 10, 2024
Petrobras has discovered an accumulation of oil in ultra-deep waters of the Potiguar Basin, in the Anhangá exploration well on concession POT-M-762_R15.
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April 08, 2024
While PGS didn’t reveal the exact location of the contract, recent finds in Namibia and Uruguay suggest the work will take place in these emerging exploration hot spots.
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April 03, 2024
Who Dat East is estimated to contain 17 MMboe of gross unrisked 2C Contingent Resources. The Who Dat South prospect is estimated to contain 31 MMboe of gross unrisked 2U Prospective Resources, with the geological probability of success estimated to be 52%.
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April 03, 2024
In partnership with Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), PETRONAS, the custodian of oil and gas resources in Malaysia, this project aims to provide insights on the exploration opportunities in a broader play fairway and to assess the carbon storage potential across Penyu basin area.
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March 31, 2024
Activities include acquiring over 26,000 km2 of 3D seismic data, drilling at least four deepwater research wells, and geoscientific studies in the Save and Angoche offshore regions.
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March 25, 2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate announced that it has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for exploration well 24/6-5 in production license 203 in Norwegian North Sea.
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March 21, 2024
Heisenberg, a new shallow play in the northern part of the Norwegian North Sea, is now estimated to hold recoverable volumes in the range of 24 to 56 MMboe.
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March 20, 2024
Petrobras expects to invest roughly $7.5 billion in five years to explore for oil and gas in prospective regions like the Santos basin, Pelotas basin and Equatorial Margin. Mendes also revealed that the company plans to drill two Colombian exploration wells and discussed developing the deepwaters of northeast Brazil.
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March 20, 2024
The blocks, situated offshore to the east of the Unguja and Pemba Islands within water depths between 500 m and 3,000 m, represent a large frontier area and form part of a five-year exploration road map.
