Exploration

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has announced the commencement of production at the Liuhua 11-1/4-1 oilfield secondary development project.

Initial development of Unit 1B formally approved and on track for 1Q25. Export of initial oil cargo on track for end of 2024.

Equinor, alongside its partners, has made an oil and gas discovery at the Gudrun field in the North Sea. 

The collaboration will support the global effort underway to compile a complete map of the entire ocean floor by the end of the decade.

Planning consent has been received from North Lincolnshire Council for the further development of the Wressle well site.

ARA Petroleum is pleased to announce it was presented with the 25 year Development Licence over the Ntorya Gas discovery at a handover ceremony in Tanzania.

The oilfield was discovered in the Lubuskie region next to the existing Rzeczyca field which holds 100 000 metric t of oil, says Reuters.

Testing of the well yielded an absolute open flow natural gas production rate of 430 000 m³/d.

Invictus Energy has provided an update on activities at its 80% owned and operated Cabora Bassa Project in Zimbabwe.

Combination of Cesium plus iTwin offers developers the most comprehensive digital platform for the built and natural environment.

DNO ASA has announced the completion of the acquisition of stakes in five oil and gas fields, including an operatorship, in the Norne area in the Norwegian Sea from Vår Energi ASA.

INPEX CORPORATION has announced that its subsidiary INPEX Browse E&P Pty Ltd (INPEX Browse) was awarded an exploration permit over release area AC22-1, now named AC/P71 (the Block) in Australia’s 2022 offshore petroleum exploration acreage release. INPEX Browse will be Operator and hold 100% working interest in the title.

DNO ASA, has announced a gas condensate discovery on the Cuvette prospect in the Norwegian North Sea licenses PL248F and PL248GS in which the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary DNO Norge AS holds a 20% interest.

The company has been selected by Groupement Berkine to perform the seismic imaging of a high-density onshore data set over blocks B404a and B208 of the Berkine Basin in Eastern Algeria.

Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hibiscus Oil & Gas Malaysia as the operator of the PM3 commercial arrangement area production sharing contract, has successfully completed the drilling of the Bunga Aster-1 exploration well.