Exploration

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November 02, 2023
The seismic campaign was a result of the discovery of hydrocarbon reservoirs on neighboring permits and highlights Perenco Congo and Congorep's determination to continue exploring new oil fields in Congo.
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October 31, 2023
The improved Production Sharing Contract aims to generate further interest and, fundamentally, attract more international oil and gas companies to explore offshore Bangladesh.
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October 27, 2023
This discovery from the Lancetfish-2 well is the fourth made in 2023 in the country, bringing the total amount of recoverable oil and natural gas resources to 11 billion barrels.
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October 26, 2023
With the ability to access critical data through OBN technology, clients can optimize their reservoir management, streamline decision-making and enhance their overall operational efficiency.
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October 25, 2023
PGS has 2D multiclient data to aid understanding of the areas and evolving plays in the Trinidad and Tobago Shallow Water Competitive Bidding Round 2023.
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October 11, 2023
The Tiberius exploration well tested a four-way structural trap in the outboard Wilcox trend, located in Keathley Canyon Block 964. The well encountered approximately 250 ft (~75 m) of net oil pay in the primary Wilcox target.
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October 04, 2023
Located offshore Egypt’s northeastern Mediterranean coast, the East Port Said block lies in water depths up to 800 m and covers an area of approximately 2,600 km2.
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October 02, 2023
Preliminary estimates indicate a total structure discovered volume of 5 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas in place with a content of condensate estimated up to 400 Mbbl.
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October 02, 2023
Brazil’s top environmental agency, Ibama, granted Petrobras the environmental license to research the Potiguar basin, one of five regions in the Equatorial Margin, according to Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira, following months of stalemate between the state-controlled oil company and the regulator.
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September 29, 2023
Baker Hughes announced two awards from Vår Energi that expand its regional presence in the North Sea for exploration logging, well intervention technology and subsea production systems.
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September 27, 2023
The 6,400 km2 reimaged seismic data set near the recent world-class Baleine field will give interested industry operators unique insight into this high-potential new play.
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September 25, 2023
The plan marks a departure from the UK North Sea. The retreat comes as production from the aging basin dwindles and operators there see profits eroded by the government’s 2022 windfall tax.
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September 19, 2023
Preliminary evaluation of the discovery indicates gross recoverable resources in the range of 25-130 MMboe on a P90-P10 basis, with a mean of 70 MMboe, in a Jurassic reservoir zone with high quality sandstones.
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September 15, 2023
The Technical Services Agreement covers the development of Block 2/5, and will involve the development of engineering wells and end-to-end technological complimentary services.
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September 14, 2023
TGS well packages are interpretation-ready and include products such as standardized digital logs (LAS, LAS+, Mud LAS, Lith LAS), validated well headers, quality-controlled directional surveys and other available derivatives.
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September 05, 2023
Solid oil and gas production from the region is also providing indispensable resources to Europe and the rest of the world, navigating through the energy transition.
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September 01, 2023
The block is located just 170 km from the coastline and boasts a total of 12 discoveries and remaining exploration potential in an area with existing infrastructure from Block 31 PSVM.
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August 30, 2023
An advantage unique to MetaBlue is its ability to bring together all the information relating to an offshore seismic survey within a single ecosystem.
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August 30, 2023
The survey is the third phase of a multi-year contract awarded initially by PETRONAS in August 2020 to acquire and process up to 105,000 km2 of multiclient 3D seismic data over a 5-year period in the Sarawak basin.
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August 24, 2023
PGS was awarded a 3D exploration acquisition contract offshore Africa. A Ramform Titan Class vessel is expected to mobilize for the survey in the fourth quarter, and the program has a total duration of 4-5 months.
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August 23, 2023
The operation is being carried out with the ADM-8 rig, operated by ADES, and has a final target depth of around 3,600 m.
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