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Exploration News

Browse the latest exploration news and articles.

Shearwater GeoServices to carry out Black Sea 3D survey
2 Mar 20201 min read

Shearwater GeoServices to carry out Black Sea 3D survey

Shearwater GeoServices has announced the award of a large towed streamer 3D acquisition and Fast Track processing project in the Black Sea by Total E&P Bulgaria B.V.

Ecopetrol aims to drill up to 45 exploratory wells by 2022
27 Feb 20202 min read

Ecopetrol aims to drill up to 45 exploratory wells by 2022

Ecopetrol drilled 20 wells in 2019, with a 40% success rate.

Panoro Energy farms into South Africa exploration licence
26 Feb 20203 min read

Panoro Energy farms into South Africa exploration licence

The company is to acquire a 12.5% interest in Block 2B located in the Orange Basin.

SeaBird Exploration awarded OBN contract in Asia Pacific
24 Feb 20201 min read

SeaBird Exploration awarded OBN contract in Asia Pacific

The contract is expected to start in April 2020.

Axxis Geo Solutions to carry out North Sea OBN survey
24 Feb 20201 min read

Axxis Geo Solutions to carry out North Sea OBN survey

The contract is with an unnamed major international oil company.

PGS releases North Carnavon integrity data
20 Feb 20201 min read

PGS releases North Carnavon integrity data

Final data is now available for the PGS Mawson MultiClient 3D seismic survey covering the prospective North Carnarvon Basin of Australia.

VAALCO Energy confirms oil discovery in Etame field
20 Feb 20204 min read

VAALCO Energy confirms oil discovery in Etame field

The South East Etame 4P appraisal wellbore in the Etame Marin permit area has successfully encountered oilsands in the Gamba formation.

CGG completes wind-down of land seismic data acquisition business
19 Feb 20201 min read

CGG completes wind-down of land seismic data acquisition business

The move follows on from the company’s recently announced exits from seabed and marine data acquisition.

TGS completes survey offshore Senegal
19 Feb 20201 min read

TGS completes survey offshore Senegal

The company has commenced another survey in northern Senegal, following the completion of another in the south of the country.

Pemex begins signing contracts for new projects
18 Feb 20201 min read

Pemex begins signing contracts for new projects

Octavio Romero, CEO of Pemex, has said he expects all the related contracting for this year’s projects to be finalised by the middle of this year.

TGS appoints Chief Financial Officer
18 Feb 20202 min read

TGS appoints Chief Financial Officer

Fredrik Amundsen has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Eni makes oil discovery offshore Mexico
17 Feb 20201 min read

Eni makes oil discovery offshore Mexico

The discovery in the Sureste Basin may contain between 200 and 300 million bbl of oil in place.

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