VAALCO Energy confirms oil discovery offshore Gabon
The Etame field offshore Gabon was successfully drilled to a total depth of 10 260 ft and encountered both Gamba and Dentale oil sands.
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Discovery made at Tolmount East
The well in the UK Southern Gas Basin was targeting 220 billion ft3 of P50 gross resource, in an undrilled area 4 km east of the 500 billion ft3 Tolmount gas field.
ONGC Videsh makes discoveries in Brazil and Colombia
ONGC's overseas explorer has recorded a gas discovery in Brazil's Sergipe Alagoas Basin and an oil discovery in Colombia's Llanos Basin.
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17 companies now qualified to participate in Brazil's 6th Production Sharing Round
The total number of registrants is a record for bids in the production sharing regime, surpassing the 16 qualified for the 4th Production Sharing Round, held last year.
New gas discovery made in Otway Basin
A gross gas column of 44.5 m, with an estimated net pay thickness of 25 m, has been identified in the Dombey-1DW1 exploration well with an interpreted gas-water contact in the reservoir.
PGNiG makes oil and gas discovery in Norwegian Sea
Based on preliminary estimation, the recoverable resources of the Shrek discovery are in the range of between 19 and 38 million boe, as confirmed by the Norwegian Oil Directorate (NPD).
Wintershall awarded two blocks in Brazil’s 16th bidding round
Wintershall Dea will hold an interest of 20% in the blocks S-M-766 and C-M-845, alongside its partners Repsol and Chevron (operator).
Total, Qatar Petroleum and Petronas awarded deep offshore exploration licence by Brazil's ANP
Total will operate the C-M-541 block with a 40% interest, alongside Qatar Petroleum (40%) and Petronas (20%). The consortium plans to drill a first exploration well in 2021.
Trinity responds to Trinidad and Tobago's proposed energy reforms
Trinity is an E&P company focused on Trinidad and Tobago.
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Fugro completes deepwater AUV surveys for Shell in Gulf of Mexico
The completed project totals over 8500 km of survey data.
Equinor awarded exploration acreage offshore Western Australia
The block in the Northern Carnarvon Basin covers 4815 km2 and lies approximately 100 km from the Australian coast.
Murphy Oil partners with Wintershall in three Brazil exploration licences
Wintershall Dea will retain a 70% participating interest and operatorship in its Potiguar offshore exploration blocks.
Senegal to delay oil licensing round
Senegal’s ambitions to become a major oil and gas producer have been overshadowed by allegations President Macky Sall’s brother was involved in fraud related to two offshore gas blocks being developed by BP.
Geoequip Marine completes North Sea geotechnical site investigation
Operations involved drilling over 2000 m and acquiring more than 1400 high quality samples and over 900 m of seismic PCPT data.
US Department of the Interior to offer 78 million acres for Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale
Lease Sale 254, scheduled for March 2020, will be the sixth offshore sale under the 2017 – 2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.