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Pantheon Resources announces Megrez-1 well discovery
11 Dec 20243 min read

Pantheon Resources announces Megrez-1 well discovery

The well has reached Target Depth (TD) and the Company has run 5.5 in. production casing in anticipation of long-term testing commencing early 2025.

Sound Energy announces sale of Moroccan assets
11 Dec 20243 min read

Sound Energy announces sale of Moroccan assets

Sound Energy gas announced the completion of the sale of the share capital of Sound Energy Morocco East Ltd.

Petrobras and Ecopetrol confirm gas discovery in Colombia
9 Dec 20242 min read

Petrobras and Ecopetrol confirm gas discovery in Colombia

The Sirius-2 well lies inside the area of the maritime block GUA-OFF-0, 77 km off Santa Marta at a water depth of 803 m.

DNO strikes oil in new play offshore Norway
2 Dec 20242 min read

DNO strikes oil in new play offshore Norway

Light oil was discovered in Palaeocene sandstones of good reservoir quality with preliminary estimates of gross recoverable resources in the range of 27 – 57 million boe on a P90-P10 basis, with a mean of 41 million boe.

Ghana’s Springfield completes Afina appraisal well with 12 000 bpd on the horizon
2 Dec 20243 min read

Ghana’s Springfield completes Afina appraisal well with 12 000 bpd on the horizon

Springfield Exploration and Production has successfully completed appraisal well test activity at the Afina oil and gas discovery, offshore Ghana.

Eni announces acquisition of 4 new exploration blocks offshore Côte d’Ivoire
2 Dec 20242 min read

Eni announces acquisition of 4 new exploration blocks offshore Côte d’Ivoire

Under the agreements, Eni will be able to explore the area for up to 9 years.

Geopark announces agreement to acquire Repsol exploration and production assets in Colombia
29 Nov 20241 min read

Geopark announces agreement to acquire Repsol exploration and production assets in Colombia

GeoPark has announced that it has signed agreements to acquire Repsol upstream oil and gas assets in Colombia.

Gran Tierra Energy announces oil discovery in Ecuador
28 Nov 20242 min read

Gran Tierra Energy announces oil discovery in Ecuador

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. has announced exploration success in Ecuador and a strategic joint venture transaction and partnership to accelerate value in high-impact Canadian Montney oil play with Logan Energy Corp.

QatarEnergy acquires additional offshore exploration interests in Namibia
26 Nov 20241 min read

QatarEnergy acquires additional offshore exploration interests in Namibia

QatarEnergy has entered into an agreement with TotalEnergies to acquire an additional 5.25% interest in block 2913B (PEL 56) and an additional 4.695% interest in block 2912 (PEL 91), both located in the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia.

bp awarded NCMA 2 exploration block
22 Nov 20241 min read

bp awarded NCMA 2 exploration block

bp has announced that it has been awarded the NCMA 2 block offshore Trinidad as part of the Shallow Water 2023/24 bid round that closed in May 2024.

Learning to love computer vision
21 Nov 20245 min read

Learning to love computer vision

Cameron Devers, Tyler Abla, and Gage Russell, Taurex Drill Bits, USA, delve into the use of computer vision for PDC cutter damage classification, demonstrating how advanced image analysis is transforming the field.

ExxonMobil transfers Block 52 offshore Suriname to Petronas
21 Nov 20241 min read

ExxonMobil transfers Block 52 offshore Suriname to Petronas

ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Suriname B.V. has formally notified Suriname’s national energy company, Staatsolie, that it will withdraw from Block 52 in the Surinamese offshore area effective 14 November 2024.

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