Lundin Petroleum awarded 12 licences in Norwegian licensing round
The award includes 7 licences in the North Sea, 2 licences in the Norwegian Sea and 3 licences in the Southern Barents Sea.
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Gas discovery made in Australia's Otway Basin
Following drilling of the Nangwarry-1 well, a gross gas column of at least 65 m has now been confirmed in the top of the Pretty Hill Sandstone.
Total selects Maersk Drilling for exploration drilling campaign offshore Angola and Namibia
Maersk Voyager will be employed offshore Angola and Namibia for a campaign which includes the deepest water depth ever drilled offshore.
Equinor awarded 23 production licences in Norwegian continental shelf
8 of the production licences are in the North Sea, 8 in the Norwegian Sea and 7 in the Barents Sea.
TGS purchases 3D seismic surveys of Alaska's North Slope region
The newly acquired seismic programmes provide modern high-resolution imaging which encompass 1606 km2 with an additional 632 km2 to be acquired in 2020.
Shelf Drilling awarded jack-up deal by Chevron for Gulf of Thailand operations
The contract is expected to commence in August 2020 and run through April 2022 with an option to extend.
ConocoPhillips makes oil and gas discovery in North Sea
The company was drilling northwest of the Balder field in the central part of the North Sea when it made the discovery of several oil and gas-bearing intervals.
Rystad Energy states that global oil and gas discoveries reached a four-year high in 2019, boosted by ExxonMobil’s Guyana success
The world’s oil and gas explorers powered ahead and discovered 12.2 billion boe in 2019.
China to allow foreign companies to explore for and produce oil and gas
From 1 May, foreign firms registered in China with net assets of 300 million yuan (US$43 million) will be allowed to take part in oil and gas exploration and production.
Mexico not planning to reopen oil and gas auctions in 2020
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador made the announcement at a press conference this week.
SeaBird Exploration receives LOA for 3D survey in Asia
The survey commences at the end of 1Q20 and is expected to be completed in 2Q20.
Sangomar field development exploitation authorisation
The FPSO will allow for the integration of potential future development phases, including gas export to shore and future subsea tie-backs.
CGG completes exit from marine seismic acquisition services
CGG has closed its strategic partnership transaction for marine seismic acquisition services with Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS (Shearwater).
FAR Gambia awards Shearwater GeoServices3D seismic project
The one-month survey will cover parts of block A5 offshore Gambia in the rapidly emerging and prolific Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Conakry (MSGBC) Basin.
TGS purchases US onshore petrophysical log database from Petrophysical Solutions
These petrophysical interpretations, derived from well log and core analysis relationships in approximately 1400 wells within key unconventional basins, will be added to the current TGS data library.