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Exploration News

Browse the latest exploration news and articles.

Equinor given drilling permit in production licence 960
23 Oct 20201 min read

Equinor given drilling permit in production licence 960

Well 7018/5-1 will be drilled from the West Hercules drilling facility.

Shearwater GeoServices awarded 3D seismic survey contract
22 Oct 20201 min read

Shearwater GeoServices awarded 3D seismic survey contract

The survey, for an unnamed NOC, will commence in 4Q20.

OFG and EMGS enter cooperation agreement
21 Oct 20201 min read

OFG and EMGS enter cooperation agreement

The two companies have agreed to work together on various projects to promote the use of marine CSEM technology.

TGS starts coring project offshore Nigeria
21 Oct 20202 min read

TGS starts coring project offshore Nigeria

The project covers an area of approximately 82 000 km2 offshore Nigeria and will incorporate 17 seabed heat flow measurements and 253 seabed cores.

CGG starts Walker Ridge reimaging programme
15 Oct 20202 min read

CGG starts Walker Ridge reimaging programme

The Walker Ridge programme covers approximately 300 OCS blocks including two priority areas of significant industry interest.

Touchstone makes natural gas discovery at Chinook
14 Oct 20202 min read

Touchstone makes natural gas discovery at Chinook

Wireline logs indicated significant natural gas pay totalling approximately 589 net ft at the Ortoire exploration block, onshore in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

PGNiG and ERU move one step closer to launching hydrocarbon production in Ukraine
13 Oct 20202 min read

PGNiG and ERU move one step closer to launching hydrocarbon production in Ukraine

Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG) has signed an investment agreement with Energy Resources of Ukraine (ERU) on a joint exploration and production project in Ukraine.

Blue Ocean Seismic Services AUV project given funding
13 Oct 20202 min read

Blue Ocean Seismic Services AUV project given funding

The investment from bp Ventures, Woodside Energy and Blue Ocean Monitoring will be deployed to continue the development of a fully integrated system which uses long endurance self-repositioning autonomous underwater nodes to conduct offshore seismic surveys.

VAALCO Energy announces seismic survey for Etame Marin block
1 Oct 20202 min read

VAALCO Energy announces seismic survey for Etame Marin block

The company will begin acquiring and processing new 3D seismic data in 4Q20.

CGG launches interactive well path planning technology
30 Sept 20202 min read

CGG launches interactive well path planning technology

WellPath is a new interactive 3D well path planning solution for optimal well planning in unconventional and fractured reservoirs and offshore development platforms.

Maha Energy awarded onshore exploration block in Oman
29 Sept 20203 min read

Maha Energy awarded onshore exploration block in Oman

Block 70 is an onshore block that includes the shallow undeveloped Mafraq heavy oilfield, located in the middle of the Ghaba Salt Basin.

Oil and gas discovery made in Swisher prospect
29 Sept 20202 min read

Oil and gas discovery made in Swisher prospect

Recoverable resources are estimated to be in the range of 2-6 million m3 of oil equivalent, corresponding to 13-38 million boe.

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