Exploration

The intervals were discovered in the 801 side-track.

Shell Offshore, Inc. has announced a large, deepwater, exploration discovery in the Norphlet geologic play in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico with its Dover well (100% Shell). 

Faroe Petroleum has been awarded a new prospective exploration licence under the 30th Licence Round on the UK Continental Shelf.

Tamarama-3 now cased and suspended for fracture stimulation and flow testing.

"Our first quarter results are in line with expectations, with solid revenue growth and an improvement in our EBITDAs margin compared to the first quarter of 2017" – Sophie Zurquiyah, CGG CEO.

Ophir has announced that it has entered into a farm-out agreement with Kosmos Energy covering the EG-24 exploration licence in Equatorial Guinea.

Phases I and II of Coyanosa acquisition complete; data ready for processing.

SDX Energy Inc. has announced that it has spud its Kelvin-1X exploration well at South Disouq, Egypt.

Aker BP recently delivered the first end of well report generated from AGR’s iQx system.

Cabot Energy announces that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), which was submitted to the Italian Ministry of the Environment for the drilling of an exploration well on the Vesta prospect, offshore Sicily, has been approved by the Italian regulatory authorities.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP ASA a drilling permit for well 7221/12-1, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.

Cue Energy Resources Ltd has advised that through its 100% owned subsidiary, Cue Exploration Pty Ltd, the 42.5% equity option over exploration permit WA-359-P granted to BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd (BP), as announced on 13 October 2016, has been extended by 6 months until 25 October 2018.

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd has provided an update on the processing and interpretation of its recently acquired 3D seismic on the Company’s Orinduik Block, offshore Guyana.

FairfieldNodal announced its acquisition of the Geokinetics, Inc. US multi-client data library.

ConocoPhillips has announced it has concluded its 2018 winter exploration and appraisal programme in Alaska.