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Exploration News

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Petronas discovers more gas offshore Sarawak
7 Jan 20222 min read

Petronas discovers more gas offshore Sarawak

The Hadrah-1 well was successfully drilled to a total depth of 1850 m in November 2021 and encountered gas within an approximately 200-m thick sequence of high-quality sandstone and carbonate reservoirs.

Oil discovery made near North Sea Fram field
7 Jan 20223 min read

Oil discovery made near North Sea Fram field

Preliminary calculations of the expected size indicate between 3.3 and 5.2 million standard cubic metres of recoverable oil equivalent, or around 21–33 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent.

ExxonMobil makes two discoveries offshore Guyana
6 Jan 20223 min read

ExxonMobil makes two discoveries offshore Guyana

The Fangtooth and Lau Lau discoveries in the Stabroek block will add to previous recoverable resource estimate of 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels.

IOG spuds Southwark development well
5 Jan 20222 min read

IOG spuds Southwark development well

First gas is expected at Southwark in mid-2022 after the planned installation in 1Q22 of the 6 km Saturn Banks pipeline extension to the Southwark platform.

TGS and WesternGeco announce Engagement Phase 2 in US Gulf of Mexico
5 Jan 20221 min read

TGS and WesternGeco announce Engagement Phase 2 in US Gulf of Mexico

The 168 OCS block survey began in August 2021 and is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2022.

Hunting forms JV with Jindal SAW Ltd
23 Dec 20212 min read

Hunting forms JV with Jindal SAW Ltd

Hunting PLC has announced an agreement to form a new 49:51% joint venture with Jindal SAW Ltd.

Invictus Energy secures drilling rig for exploration well in Zimbabwe
14 Dec 20212 min read

Invictus Energy secures drilling rig for exploration well in Zimbabwe

The company has selected the Exalo #202 rig for the upcoming drilling programme at the Cabora Bassa project.

PGS awarded exploration contract in West Africa
13 Dec 20211 min read

PGS awarded exploration contract in West Africa

A Ramform Titan-class vessel is scheduled to commence exploration in early February 2022.

QatarEnergy acquires interests in Red Sea exploration blocks
13 Dec 20212 min read

QatarEnergy acquires interests in Red Sea exploration blocks

QatarEnergy will hold a 17% working interest in Red Sea Blocks 3 and 4, operated by Shell.

PGS awarded 4D survey in Brazil
6 Dec 20211 min read

PGS awarded 4D survey in Brazil

The survey will take place over the Roncador and Albacora Leste fields in 2Q22.

Maersk Drilling given one-well exploration contract by OMV
3 Dec 20212 min read

Maersk Drilling given one-well exploration contract by OMV

The contract is for drilling a well in the Oswig prospect in Block 30/5C of the Northern North Sea basin offshore Norway.

ExxonMobil outlines corporate plans to 2027
2 Dec 20212 min read

ExxonMobil outlines corporate plans to 2027

The company has set annual capital spending through 2027 at US$20 billion to US$25 billion.

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