Exploration news
TGS commences first onshore seismic project in the Permian Basin
TGS has begun field operations on the West Kermit 3D seismic survey in the Delaware Basin. This project will encompass a minimum of 150 square miles in Loving and Winkler Counties, TX.
Egdon Resources: completion of acquisition of interest in PEDL201
Egdon Resources plc has announced that it has now completed the acquisition of an additional interest in PEDL201 in the Company’s East Midlands core area.
Lundin receives consent for exploration drilling on the Edvard Grieg field
Lundin has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 16/1-27 on the Edvard Grieg field.
Pantheon Resources completes successful East Texas well
Pantheon confirms that the VOBM#2H sidetrack well, Polk County, onshore East Texas, has been drilled to a total measured depth of ~16 450 ft and will now be completed ahead of testing.
Azeire announces extension to Frontier exploration licence
AzEire Ltd., the Ireland focused oil and gas exploration company has announced that it has been awarded an extension to its 100% working interest FEL 1/13 Licence in the Porcupine Basin.
Java Offshore acquires Asian Geos
Java Offshore Sdn Bhd has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Asian Geos Sdn Bhd, a specialist Offshore Geotechnical and Geophysical service provider within the Asia Pacific market.
Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) with new licenses in Norway and Pakistan
PGNiG has obtained interests in two more exploratory and production licenses in the Norwegian Sea as well its first production license in Pakistan.
Polarcus secures multi-year XArray contract award
The company has received a letter of award from TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA for acquiring 30 000 km2 of 3D multi-client data in Europe.
Elsevier adds more than 1 million figures and tables to Geofacets
Additional content enables geoscientists to de-risk exploration and development projects and maximise ROI more efficiently than before.
Rystad Energy: 2016 offshore discovered liquids resources 90% lower than 2010
Rystad Energy concludes that the 2016 total offshore discovered liquids resources reached only slightly below 2.3 billion bbl, 90% lower than in 2010.