
Aker BP makes non-commercial discovery in North Sea
The well was drilled about 17 km southwest of the Bøyla field in the North Sea, and 230 km west of Stavanger.
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The well was drilled about 17 km southwest of the Bøyla field in the North Sea, and 230 km west of Stavanger.

CNOOC EnerTech will a number of critical pre-drilling permitting and logistical requirements for the LH 17-2-1 exploration well at the Jade prospect on Block 29/11, offshore China, due to be spudded in December 2021.

The Ramform Sovereign, owned by PGS, has commenced acquisition of a multi-client 3D survey in the Sarawak Basin.

A total of 839.5 km of high-resolution 2D seismic data was acquired during the survey at the Cabora Bassa project in Zimbabwe.

The Sapote-1 well offshore Guyana encountered non-commercial hydrocarbons in one of the deeper exploration targets, following drilling by the Stena DrillMAX drillship.

Preliminary estimates show that between 3 and 10 million standard cubic meters of recoverable oil equivalents have been proven in in exploration well 6407 / 1-9 - Egyptian Vulture, corresponding to 19-62 million barrels.

The project will encompass approximately 6800 km2, with final products expected in 4Q22.

The Mugnetind discovery is estimated to contain recoverable resources between 5 and 11 million boe, which is not considered to be commercial in isolation.

Versal is an independent, secure, cloud-based, multi-client seismic data ecosystem where clients can easily access all their data and entitlements in one place.

The new discoveries add more than 6000 boe/d to Eni’s gross production.

Equinor’s preliminary estimate of recoverable resources in the Egyptian Vulture discovery is 19 to 63 million boe (gross) and the oil-in-place volume has been estimated at 220 to 440 million boe (gross).

The strategic collaboration has a global scope, with an initial focus on the North Sea.