Exploration

DUG Technology has announced a new partnership with PetroVision aimed at promoting and delivering specialised seismic data processing solutions in Nigeria.

The achievement is expected to contribute significantly to Pakistan's energy security.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen oil and gas industry CEO Chris Wright as his next energy secretary, with Trump seemingly intent on fulfilling his election promise to increase exploration and production.

Equinor has announces that it has struck oil and gas near the Fram field in the North Sea. The discovery is estimated at between 13 and 28 million boe.

Elemental Energies and Archer announce global P&A well engineering joint venture.

GeoPark Ltd, an independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator, and consolidator, has announced the successful start of production in the Confluencia Norte Block (GeoPark non-operated, 50% WI) in Rio Negro, Argentina.

QatarEnergy has entered into an agreement with Chevron to acquire a 23% working interest in the concession agreement for the North El-Dabaa (H4) Block, in the Mediterranean Sea offshore Egypt.

TGS and partners Aquila Holdings ASA and Viridien, have announced the completion of reprocessing of the Utsira OBN seismic survey in the Norwegian North Sea.

Gran Tierra has announced its sixth consecutive Ecuador oil discovery from the Charapa-B7 well and that it has achieved cumulative production of over 1 million bbls of oil in Ecuador.

Shearwater has been awarded a large 3D seismic survey by PETRONAS in Suriname.

Eni has announced that it has achieved the closing for the sale to Hilcorp of 100% of the Nikaitchuq and Oooguruk assets owned in Alaska for a value of US$1 billion.

Mineral Resources has reached an agreement with Hancock Prospecting on gas and oil assets in the onshore Perth and Carnarvon basins.

Linde Engineering has signed an agreement with NEXTCHEM to provide carbon capture technology to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) Hail and Ghasha project.

Panoro Energy ASA has announced that following the provisional award of a 25% participating interest in exploration blocks Niosi Marin (previously G12-13) and Guduma Marin (previously H12-13) offshore shallow water Gabon, final terms have been agreed with the Government of Gabon and the Company has signed Production Sharing Contracts covering the two blocks

Deltic Energy Plc, AIM quoted natural resources investing company, has provided an update on drilling operations at the Selene prospect in the UK Southern North Sea.