Exploration news
AkerBP celebrates 10 years of Edvard Grieg
The Edvard Grieg field celebrates ten years of production and introduces a new area name: Eiga.
TotalEnergies strengthens its global collaboration with Chevron
Further to an ongoing discussion of global exploration opportunities between TotalEnergies and Chevron, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria has signed a farmout agreement to sell to Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a Chevron company, a 40% participation in the PPL 2000 and PPL 2001 exploration licenses, offshore Nigeria.
Wood wins a new engineering contract at major Iraqi oil field
Under the contract, Wood will manage engineering, procurement and construction projects.
TotalEnergies becomes operator with a new offshore exploration license
TotalEnergies (40%, operator) and its partners QatarEnergy (35%) and Petronas (25%) have signed a production sharing contract for Block S4 with Guyana’s Ministry of National Resources represented by His Excellency Vickram Bharrat, following the block’s 2023 award in the Guyana 2022 Licensing Round.
bp progresses plans for the significant Bumerangue discovery, offshore Brazil
bp has provided an update following its significant hydrocarbon discovery at the Bumerangue block, located in the pre-salt Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.
Jet-propelled well conveyance technology completes successful US field trial
WellSense, a specialist in fibre optic well diagnostics, has developed a single-use, jet-propelled and battery powered well conveyance technology, which is able to rapidly deploy bare fibre into highly deviated wells.
US sanctions Russian oil majors
US sanctions Russian oil majors over Ukraine, reports Reuters.
Viridien announces new geologic study to evaluate prospectivity of frontier Langkasuka basin offshore Malaysia
The insights generated will provide explorers with a competitive advantage by better informing their licensing and investment decisions.
Petrobras obtains operating license for exploratory research in Amapá Deep Waters
The drill rig is already at the well site, and drilling is expected to start immediately, with an estimated duration of five months.
Nicola Mavilla is appointed Senior Vice-President Exploration of TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies announces the appointment of Nicola Mavilla as Senior Vice President Exploration of the Company, with effect from 1st November 2025. Nicola Mavilla is replacing Kevin McLachlan, who held this position since 2015.