Exploration

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September 11, 2018
Malaysian state energy company Petroliam Nasional Bhd. is interested in developing oil blocks in South Sudan, President Salva Kiir’s office said.
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September 03, 2018
CGG and Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (Petronas Carigali), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), have agreed on a collaboration to provide access to CGG’s latest technology and expertise in high-end seismic and multi-physics imaging, and reservoir characterization.
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August 31, 2018
Reabold, the oil and gas investing company, has announced that Integrity Management Solutions, contract operator of the company's California investments, has informed the company of a commercial hydrocarbon discovery at the Venturini-Ginochio #3 (VG-3) well within the West Brentwood license area.
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August 30, 2018
Eni announces a gas discovery in the Egyptian Western Desert. The discovery well has been drilled on the Faramid South exploration prospect located in East Obayed concession, 30 km North-West of the Melehia Concession.
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August 28, 2018
The hunt for new barrels of oil is often focused on exploration activity. But what if additional hydrocarbons could be found right where there is already existing infrastructure?
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August 28, 2018
Schlumberger has introduced the GyroSphere MEMS gyro-while-drilling service at Offshore Northern Seas (ONS). The GyroSphere service responds to the needs of E&P companies for a faster and more rugged, gyro-surveying while-drilling tool that increases drilling efficiency and reliability while reducing drilling risks.
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August 27, 2018
Wood has secured a new four-year contract with Total Denmark E&P to provide the development and delivery of a significant operations readiness assurance scope for the Tyra redevelopment project, located 225 km west of Esbjerg, on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark.
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August 24, 2018
Fairfield Geotechnologies announces its newest multi-client project in Lea County, New Mexico. Quail Ridge East is one of three ongoing surveys that extends Fairfield Geotechnologies’ data portfolio in the northern Delaware basin.
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August 23, 2018
Block Energy Plc, the exploration and production company focused on the Republic of Georgia, has provided an operations update from its Norio license, Satskhenisi license and the West Rustavi permit, which collectively have net proven oil reserves of 1.5 MMbbl plus 60 MMbbl of oil and ~600 Bcf of gas classified as 2C contingent resources.
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August 21, 2018
GeoPark Limited has announced the successful drilling and testing of the Jauke-1 exploration well, in the Fell Block (GeoPark operated, 100% working interest) in Chile.
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August 21, 2018
Sound Energy, the Moroccan focused upstream gas company, has announced completion of the entire 2,850-line km 2D seismic acquisition program in Eastern Morocco. This program adhered to 'best in class' international safety standards throughout and has been completed on budget and with zero lost time incidents.
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August 15, 2018
Savannah Petroleum PLC, the British independent oil and gas company focused around oil and gas activities in Niger and Nigeria, has announced that the Eridal-1 exploration well is an oil discovery.
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August 14, 2018
Eni announces that Egyptian Authorities have authorized a new Nile Delta Concession Agreement, allowing a 10-year extension of the Abu Madi West Development Lease (203 km2), where Nooros field is located, and the execution of further exploration activities within El Qar’a Exploration Lease (64 km2).
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August 10, 2018
TGS has announced that the purchase of the Capreolus 3D seismic survey from Polarcus has been completed.
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August 08, 2018
Santos today announced the Barikewa-3 well, located in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) onshore Forelands region, intersected 25 m of net gas pay within the Toro and Hedinia reservoir objectives.
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August 06, 2018
After partnering for three decades at Australia’s oldest LNG export plant, Woodside and Chevron are competing to shape the next phase of the country’s gas development.
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July 27, 2018
President Energy, the upstream oil and gas company with a diverse portfolio of production and exploration assets focused primarily in Argentina, provides an update in relation to its workover programme at the Puesto Flores/Estancia Vieja Concession (the Concession) in Rio Negro Province, Argentina.
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July 24, 2018
SDX Energy Inc., the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced that a gas discovery has been made at its SD-3X well in the South Disouq Concession, Egypt (SDX 55% working interest and operator).
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July 24, 2018
Petro River Oil Corp., an independent oil and gas exploration company that utilizes 3D seismic technology to discover and develop oil and gas reserves in proven oil and gas basins, announced today the discovery of its largest oil field with the successful drilling of the Arsaga 25-2 exploration well in Osage County, Okla.
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July 20, 2018
TGS announces expansion of its 2018 onshore seismic survey Dawson Phase II in Canada.
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July 20, 2018
Schlumberger Ltd., the world’s biggest oilfield services company, and No. 3 Baker Hughes have their sights set in different directions as they move into the second-half of 2018.
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