Exploration news

This is the first seismic survey acquired there in approximately 30 years. PanamaSPAN™ is designed to provide the framework to evaluate the hydrocarbon potential of this unexplored area ahead of the anticipated inaugural license round.

The project will offer the industry the highest-resolution 3D seismic data available in this extremely prospective area.

PETRONAS’ subsidiary PC Carigali Mexico Operations, S.A. de C.V., has been awarded shallow water Block 6 in the Gulf of Mexico’s Salina Basin.

The survey is being conducted by Schlumberger Guyana Inc. using R/V GECO Eagle and two supporting vessels, and is expected to be completed within 50 days following which the results will be interpreted before an announcement is published.

ION Geophysical Corporation has announced that its imaging services supported the historic Zama-1 discovery offshore Mexico made by Talos Energy, LLC (Talos) and their partners.

Halliburton has announced its annual Landmark Innovation Forum and Expo, which will address the digital future of oil and gas.

Exxon Mobil Corporation has discovered additional oil in the Payara reservoir offshore Guyana.

CGG has extended its Santos VII multi-client survey to optimise Saturno field imaging.

Senex has announced a Birkhead oil discovery on the western flank of the South Australian Cooper Basin.

Sacgasco Limited has advised Empyrean that installation of the surface conductor for the Dempsey 1-15 appraisal and exploration project is now complete.