Magseis Fairfield to carry out OBN survey in US Gulf of Mexico
The survey is anticipated to start in December 2020 with a project duration of approximately 80 days.
Exploration
Shearwater GeoServices awarded 3D seismic survey by Petronas
The 3D seismic survey covers surface area of 6200 km2 in Suriname’s Block 52 and will be carried out by the Geo Caribbean vessel.
Wellesley drills dry well in North Sea
The well was drilled about 75 km north of the Gjøa field in the North Sea and 60 km northwest of Florø.
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NPD issues drilling permit to Equinor
The drilling programme for well 34/7-37 S concerns the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 089.
Eni and BP make gas discovery offshore Egypt
The preliminary evaluation of the well results indicates that the Great Nooros Area gas in place can be estimated in excess of 4 trillion ft3.
Fugro to provide survey services for ONGC
Geo-data results from the engineering surveys will provide ONGC with the seabed and sub-seabed insights they need to develop key offshore infrastructure.
OGA to make historic seismic data available
The OGA has concluded that seismic data acquired under an exploration licence and which are more than 10 or 15 years old, depending on the type of data, can be made available through application to the OGA.
Exploration operations begin at Keskesi East-1 well offshore Suriname
The Noble Sam Croft has commenced operations at the Keskesi East-1 exploration well approximately 14 km (9 miles) southeast of Sapakara West-1.
Neptune Energy receives drilling permit from NPD
Well 6406/12-G-1 H will be drilled about 36 km southwest of the Njord field.
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Kosmos Energy sells exploration assets to Shell
Under the terms of the agreement, Shell will acquire Kosmos’ participating interest in blocks offshore São Tomé & Príncipe, Suriname, Namibia, and South Africa.
Hess makes discovery offshore Guyana
Redtail-1 encountered approximately 232 ft (70 m) of high quality oil bearing sandstone and was drilled in 6164 ft (1878 m) of water.
Schlumberger, IBM and Red Hat announce hybrid cloud collaboration
The joint initiative will provide global access to Schlumberger’s exploration and production (E&P) cloud-based environment and cognitive applications by leveraging IBM’s hybrid cloud technology, built on the Red Hat OpenShift container platform.
Neptune Energy commences drilling of Bue well
The well is located in the Fenja field in the Norwegian North Sea.
Geoteric launches seismic interpretation products
The two new seismic interpretation products are both powered by artificial intelligence.
Total resigns from operator role in Foz Do Amazonas Basin
The company has resigned from its role of operator for five exploration blocks in the basin.