FairfieldNodal nearly triples US land multi-client library
FairfieldNodal announced its acquisition of the Geokinetics, Inc. US multi-client data library.
Exploration
ConocoPhillips announces successful results of 2018 winter exploration and appraisal programme in Alaska
ConocoPhillips has announced it has concluded its 2018 winter exploration and appraisal programme in Alaska.
Oil majors starting to re-focus on deepwater exploration
Paul Dailly, Founding Partner and Head of New Ventures, Kosmos Energy shares his thoughts about the future of exploration.
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Westwood Insight: Mid-to large-cap E&P 2017 results
Unit costs up 2% whilst operating cashflow rebounds and balance sheets strengthen.
Condor provides a Zharkamys contract update
Condor Petroleum Inc, a Canadian based oil and gas company focused on production and exploration activities in Turkey and Kazakhstan provides an update on the extension of the Zharkamys exploration contract.
Lundin receives consent for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea
The Petroleum Safety Authority have given Lundin consent to drill appraisal well 7220/11-5 S in production licence 609 in the Barents Sea.
88 Energy provides operational update
88 Energy Limited has announced the following update for its projects located on the North Slope of Alaska.
Santos expands acreage position around Arcadia
The Queensland Government has announced that Santos, along with their GLNG JV partners and APLNG, are the successful bidders for the 86km² PRL2016/17-1A block, located directly west of their Arcadia gas field in the Bowen Basin.
Aker BP has received consent for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Aker BP consent for exploration drilling of well 7221/12-1 in the Barents Sea.
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Sercel delivers 508XT Land Acquisition System and 15 Nomad 65 Neo vibrators to Algeoland
Algeoland will deploy the Sercel equipment to conduct a major 3D seismic survey over a 2000 km² area of the Rhourde-Nouss desert region in north east Algeria, on behalf of the national oil company.
DEA wins three exploration blocks as operator in Mexico’s bid round 3.1
In Mexico’s shallow water bid round 3.1, Deutsche Erdoel Mexico was awarded two blocks with its partners Pemex Exploration and Production and CEPSA and one block jointly with its partners Sapura E&P and Premier Oil. In all three blocks, the affiliate of the German E&P company DEA, Deutsche Erdoel Mexico will be the operator.
Cairn provides Tethys update
Minor oil discovery north-west of the Gjøa Field in the North Sea – 35/9-13, 35/9-14 and 35/9-14 A
CGG GeoSoftware donates seismic reservoir characterisation software to Delft University of Technology
CGG GeoSoftware has donated its Jason and HampsonRussell seismic reservoir characterization software suites to Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands.
Satatoil becomes operator of the Martin Linge field and Garantiana discovery
Statoil and Total have completed their previously announced transaction whereby Statoil has acquired Total’s equity stakes in, and taken over the operatorships of, the Martin Linge field and the Garantiana discovery on the Norwegian continental shelf.
INPEX awarded exploration Block WA-533-P offshore Western Australia
INPEX CORPORATION announced that through INPEX Browse E&P Pty Ltd (INPEX Browse), a subsidiary, it was individually awarded an exploration permit for Release Area WA-533-P (the Block) as Operator in Australia’s 2017 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release.