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Exploration News

Browse the latest exploration news and articles.

Equinor given drilling permit east of Maria field
29 Jul 20201 min read

Equinor given drilling permit east of Maria field

The drilling programme for well 6407/1-8 S & A relates to the drilling of wildcat wells in production licence 263 D.

TGS completes East Canada seismic survey
29 Jul 20201 min read

TGS completes East Canada seismic survey

The study offers subsurface interpretation for the entire offshore East Coast Canada.

Bashrush discovery offshore Egypt tested successfully
29 Jul 20201 min read

Bashrush discovery offshore Egypt tested successfully

Eni, BP and Total have successfully tested the well drilled on the Bashrush prospect in the North El Hammad concession.

Eni confirms expanded gas and condensate potential at Vietnam discovery
27 Jul 20201 min read

Eni confirms expanded gas and condensate potential at Vietnam discovery

Drilling at Ken Bau-2X, located in Block 114, Song Hong Basin, offshore Vietnam, has confirmed a significant hydrocarbon accumulation on the Ken Bau discovery.

ION to undertake 3D multi-client programme in Mauritania
24 Jul 20202 min read

ION to undertake 3D multi-client programme in Mauritania

ION will integrate and reimage approximately 24 000 km2 of MPME-held 3D data and can expand the scope to include 15 000 km of 2D data pending industry support.

Video: BGS interview with Yannis Bassias, former President & CEO at Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management
23 Jul 20201 min read

Video: BGS interview with Yannis Bassias, former President & CEO at Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management

Yannis Bassias, former President & CEO at Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management (HHRM), talks about exploration in the Mediterranean, changes in the gas market, ultra-deepwater drilling, and explains why Greece “is not a declared gas province yet”.

Providence Resources and SpotOn Energy in farm out discussions
20 Jul 20202 min read

Providence Resources and SpotOn Energy in farm out discussions

Providence Resources is working with SpotOn Energy and members of a consortium to finalise the farm out work programme for Exploration Licence SEL1/11, which includes the Barryroe oil and gas field offshore Ireland.

DTEK Oil&Gas to conduct 'green seismic' exploration in Ukraine
15 Jul 20202 min read

DTEK Oil&Gas to conduct 'green seismic' exploration in Ukraine

The cordless 'green seismic' technology is connected via wireless systems, in lieu of cables, so the technology does not require special heavy machinery to install them.

Equinor makes minor oil discovery near Vigdis field in the North Sea
14 Jul 20202 min read

Equinor makes minor oil discovery near Vigdis field in the North Sea

The preliminary calculation of the size of the discovery is between 0.9 and 1.5 million m3 of recoverable oil.

Side-track well to be drilled at Dugong discovery
10 Jul 20201 min read

Side-track well to be drilled at Dugong discovery

Hydrocarbons were discovered at the Dugong well (PL 882), located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, last week.

Polarcus to carry out 3D project for Eni
10 Jul 20201 min read

Polarcus to carry out 3D project for Eni

The project will take place in the Asia Pacific region.

Equinor makes gas and condensate discovery near Kvitebjørn field
8 Jul 20202 min read

Equinor makes gas and condensate discovery near Kvitebjørn field

Preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery between 3 and 10 million m3 of recoverable oil equivalents. The licensees will consider following up the discovery in an overall assessment of the area.

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