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Browse the latest exploration news and articles.

West Africa’s grid transformation to take centre stage at MSGBC 2025
3 Dec 20253 min read

West Africa’s grid transformation to take centre stage at MSGBC 2025

Regional leaders will examine grid integration, regulatory reforms and investment opportunities shaping West Africa’s evolving power market.

Organic Oil Recovery technology achieves breakthrough sampling contract in key South America market
1 Dec 20252 min read

Organic Oil Recovery technology achieves breakthrough sampling contract in key South America market

Hunting PLC, the precision engineering group, today announces that Hunting Energy Services Production Technology, Inc., Hunting’s recently acquired business which aims to optimise oil reservoir performance and recovery rates, has secured its first sampling and testing contract award in Brazil.

TotalEnergies strengthens its global collaboration with Chevron
1 Dec 20251 min read

TotalEnergies strengthens its global collaboration with Chevron

Further to an ongoing discussion of global exploration opportunities between TotalEnergies and Chevron, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria has signed a farmout agreement to sell to Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a Chevron company, a 40% participation in the PPL 2000 and PPL 2001 exploration licenses, offshore Nigeria.

Eni acquires from YPF shares in the exploration Block OFF-5 offshore Uruguay
26 Nov 20251 min read

Eni acquires from YPF shares in the exploration Block OFF-5 offshore Uruguay

The agreement will become effective after the approval of the Uruguayan authorities.

Murphy Oil signs multi-year agreement with GeoComputing for next-generation E&P cloud
17 Nov 20252 min read

Murphy Oil signs multi-year agreement with GeoComputing for next-generation E&P cloud

GeoComputing signs agreement with Murphy Oil subsidiary for RiVA platform deployment.

PXGEO secures two OBN seismic acquisition contracts with Petrobras
13 Nov 20252 min read

PXGEO secures two OBN seismic acquisition contracts with Petrobras

PXGEO has been awarded two significant contracts from Petrobras-led consortia, to deliver seismic data acquisition and monitoring services in the Santos Basin.

TotalEnergies becomes operator with a new offshore exploration license
12 Nov 20251 min read

TotalEnergies becomes operator with a new offshore exploration license

TotalEnergies (40%, operator) and its partners QatarEnergy (35%) and Petronas (25%) have signed a production sharing contract for Block S4 with Guyana’s Ministry of National Resources represented by His Excellency Vickram Bharrat, following the block’s 2023 award in the Guyana 2022 Licensing Round.

One of the first integrated well and reservoir diagnostic platforms, launched at ADIPEC 2025
11 Nov 20253 min read

One of the first integrated well and reservoir diagnostic platforms, launched at ADIPEC 2025

Octasense captures eight critical insights in a single descent, potentially saving millions of US dollars per campaign.

Full waveform inversion: Senior Geophysicist Ameur Hamdane on unlocking the next era of seismic imaging
6 Nov 20259 min read

Full waveform inversion: Senior Geophysicist Ameur Hamdane on unlocking the next era of seismic imaging

In this interview, Senior Geophysicist Ameur Hamdane discusses how FWI is sharpening subsurface clarity, reducing drilling risk, and enabling new energy applications. Interview by Ellen F. Warren.

bp progresses plans for the significant Bumerangue discovery, offshore Brazil
30 Oct 20252 min read

bp progresses plans for the significant Bumerangue discovery, offshore Brazil

bp has provided an update following its significant hydrocarbon discovery at the Bumerangue block, located in the pre-salt Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.

Viridien announces new geologic study to evaluate prospectivity of frontier Langkasuka basin offshore Malaysia
21 Oct 20251 min read

Viridien announces new geologic study to evaluate prospectivity of frontier Langkasuka basin offshore Malaysia

The insights generated will provide explorers with a competitive advantage by better informing their licensing and investment decisions.

Nicola Mavilla is appointed Senior Vice-President Exploration of TotalEnergies
6 Oct 20251 min read

Nicola Mavilla is appointed Senior Vice-President Exploration of TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies announces the appointment of Nicola Mavilla as Senior Vice President Exploration of the Company, with effect from 1st November 2025. Nicola Mavilla is replacing Kevin McLachlan, who held this position since 2015.

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