Exploration

Contracts for the Voyager Explorer and the Osprey Explorer have been extended.

The company now holds an operated 95% direct interest in the licence which contains the Arreton oil discovery and the Arreton South exploration prospect.

subset of the data over the offered license blocks will be available in advance of Gabon’s 12th offshore licensing round planned for June 2019.

CGG is extending its Gabon multi-client data footprint with a 9800-km long-offset 2D seismic survey in an unexplored deepwater area of the South Basin.

The results are of an independent review prepared by GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd.

Representatives of PGNiG SA, the Ras Al Khaimah Petroleum Authority and RAK GAS LLC have signed an agreement whereby the Polish company is permitted to explore for and produce hydrocarbons in the emirate of Ras al Khaimah.

Following recent announcements of Eni S.p.A.’s acquisition of new exploration acreage in Bahrain, the UAE and Oman, Will Scargill, Senior Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, offers his view on their place within the company’s wider strategy.

The signing took place by H.E. Sh. Mohamed Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Oil of Bahrain and Chairman of the board of directors in NOGA, and Claudio Descalzi, Chief Executive Officer of Eni.

The companies have entered into an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) for Block 47 with the Government of the Sultanate of Oman.

Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc has provided its investors with the following update on its portfolio of multistage licences offshore Ireland and onshore UK.

Will rising demand, new exploration activity and a refresh of government policy bring renewed confidence in Asia-Pacific's upstream industry in 2019? Wood Mackenzie's research director Andrew Harwood shares his thoughts.

The contract will see Petrofac, along with its partner Serikandi Oilfield and Services Sdn Bhd, support Brunei Shell Petroleum and Brunei LNG.

The company has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has completed exploration well 2/6-6S, targeting the Oppdal and Driva prospects in PL860 in the North Sea.

The company has announced updates on changes of the contract for the 3D survey in South America announced November 14, 2018.

The Stena Carron drillship is drilling the well, which is located 19 miles (31 km) east of the Pluma-1 discovery in the southeast Stabroek Block.