Exploration
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April 01, 2019
Navigation Powder River, sponsored by certain investment funds managed by Juniper Capital Advisors, L.P., has announced record initial production from the Jacob Federal 1-42-73-3H well in the Powder River basin (PRB).
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March 25, 2019
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed agreements, awarding the exploration rights for Abu Dhabi Onshore Block 1 to a consortium of two Indian oil companies, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
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March 20, 2019
Greenland Gas & Oil Limited (‘GGO’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to confirm the award of a new license and extension of existing licenses, as well as provide details of upcoming operational activities on its Jameson Land acreage located onshore south-east Greenland.
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March 20, 2019
Block Energy Plc, the exploration and production company focused on the Republic of Georgia, is pleased to report that Total Drilled Depth ('TDD') has been reached at well 16a ('16a' or 'the well') at its West Rustavi field after the successful completion of horizontal sidetracking operations.
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March 20, 2019
Sercel has announced the launch of its first distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) seismic solution, SigmaWave.
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March 18, 2019
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. is weighing a tie-up with U.S. energy explorer SM Energy Co., according to people familiar with the matter.
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March 18, 2019
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed an agreement, awarding the exploration rights for Abu Dhabi Onshore Block 4 to Japan’s INPEX Corporation.
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March 11, 2019
Oil Gas Systems, LLC - a subsidiary of DTEK Oil & Gas - has purchased the special permit for subsurface exploration of the Svitankovo-Lohivskyi license site in eastern Ukraine for UAH 85 million ($3.17 million) at open auction.
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March 08, 2019
During the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Conference (EMGC 2019), Carlo Vito Russo, Executive Vice President, Europe and Russia for Eni SpA, delivered a keynote speech following a talk by the Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry for the Republic of Cyprus, H. E. Yiorgos Lakkotrypis.
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March 06, 2019
Strike Energy Limited has advised that the drill site preparation and other civil works have now commenced.
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February 19, 2019
An oil discovery in a remote corner of northwestern China could trigger a surge in shale drilling, benefiting service companies and providing a needed output boost for the world’s biggest importer.
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February 19, 2019
SKK Migas has confirmed a gas discovery at the Repsol-operated Sakakemang PSC, onshore Central Sumatra, Indonesia, according to Wood Mackenzie's research director Andrew Harwood.
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February 12, 2019
TGS announces a new multi-client onshore 3D seismic survey, Railgun 3D, located within the Powder River Basin.
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February 12, 2019
The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has awarded one new license to DEA in its 2018 Bid Round. The East Damanhour exploration block (originally offered as Block 10) is covering 1,418 km2 and is located west of the Disouq development leases, where DEA is the operator with a licence share of 100%.
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February 12, 2019
SDX Energy Inc., the North Africa focused oil and gas company, is pleased to announce that it has increased its presence in Morocco with the awards of the Moulay Bouchta Ouest and Lalla Mimouna Sud licenses.
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February 10, 2019
India announced a third round of auctions in a year for oil and gas blocks under a more liberal policy, targeting to raise as much as $700 million in exploration investments as the country seeks to cut its reliance on imports.
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February 05, 2019
After a difficult few years, the exploration sector is back in the black – and keen to stay there.
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February 03, 2019
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced the signing of an agreement, awarding an onshore block – known as Onshore Block 3 – to U.S.
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January 25, 2019
Oil explorers expanded drilling in U.S. fields for the first time this year as rising crude prices buoyed optimism.
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January 17, 2019
Forces loyal to Libya’s eastern leader Khalifa Haftar have swept into the country’s lawless and oil-rich southern region to expel militants and secure energy facilities.
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January 14, 2019
Following recent announcements of Eni S.p.A.’s acquisition of new exploration acreage in Bahrain, the UAE and Oman, Will Scargill, senior oil & gas analyst at GlobalData offers his view on their place within the company’s wider strategy.
