Exploration news
Rosneft starts drilling of its first exploration well in Iraq
The Salman-1 well will be drilled to 4245 m MD through Kurra Chine target horizon to be followed by further testing of five prospective targets. Rosneft plans to complete drilling in July 2017.
CGG wins multi-year dedicated centre contract for Brunei Shell Petroleum
CGG has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Brunei Shell Petroleum to operate a dedicated processing centre (DPC) at its Seria office in Brunei Darussalam. The contract will run for a period of six years, from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2022.
Geological structures uncovered in the South China Sea
Australian geoscience company Frogtech Geoscience released a comprehensive new basement-focused study of the hydrocarbon-rich South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand; a geologically complex region.
Study signals new hope for Rockall oil and gas exploration
A geological analysis of the Rockall area of the North Atlantic has revealed previously unknown insights that could lead to new oil and gas discoveries in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
CGG completes industry-first Falcon Plus survey for BAPCO
CGG has completed the acquisition and processing of the first ever Airborne Gravity Gradiometry (AGG) survey of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Gulfsands Petroleum plc secured extension on Moulay Bouchta Petroleum Agreement
Gulfsands Petroleum plc has announced that its subsidiary, Gulfsands Petroleum Morocco Limited, has been awarded an extension to its Moulay Bouchta Petroleum Agreement together with a revised work programme.
Chariot Oil & Gas : award of Kenitra offshore exploration permit and commencement of seismic programme
Subsidiary Chariot Oil & Gas Investments (Morocco), has been awarded a 75% interest and operatorship of the Kenitra Offshore Exploration Permit, Morocco in partnership with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines, which holds a 25% carried interest.
Indonesia’s Ande-Ande Lumut project to be APAC’s 2017 standout FID
Rystad Energy research indicates Santos’s Ande-Ande Lumut (AAL) project in Indonesia’s NW Natuna Sea, which holds 107 million boe, could comprise around 20% of the 2017 sanctioned volumes in the APAC region.
FairfieldNodal adds to Delaware Basin database
The Red Tank multi-client survey will be in the heart of the New Mexico portion of the Delaware Basin. This high-resolution 3D survey adds more than 300 square miles to the company’s regional contiguous database of 3000 square miles.
Eni and BP complete the sale of 10% of Shorouk, offshore Egypt
Eni’s CEO, Claudio Descalzi, Bob Dudley, CEO of BP, and the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, Tarek El Molla have signed a deed completing the sale to BP of a 10% stake in the Shorouk concession, offshore Egypt.