Exploration news
ConocoPhillips makes oil discovery north of Heidrun field
Preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery between 75 million and 200 million bbl of recoverable oil equivalent.
Shearwater GeoServices awarded India 3D contract by ONGC
The four-month campaign will cover two areas totalling 2800 km2 in the Arabian Sea off the west coast of India.
Petronas awards Fugro contract for positioning services in Guyana-Suriname Basin
Fugro will provide positioning services for an exploration programme in Block 52 in the Guyana-Suriname Basin.
Neodrill working with Neptune Energy in North Sea
Two of Neodrill's CAN-ductors were installed in April on two of Neptune Energy’s exploration wells in the Norwegian North Sea.
TGS, CGG, PGS partnership to offer shared multi-client data
An independent, cloud-based ecosystem will offer a single search point to access all three companies’ subsurface multi-client data.
MOL Norge given drilling permit
The drilling programme for well 2/9-6 S relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 617, about 31 km east of the Valhall field.
Denmark to end exploration and production by 2050
Denmark has cancelled its latest licensing round and put an end date of 2050 on all oil and gas exploration and extraction in the North Sea.
Equinor drills dry well in Barents Sea
The well was drilled about 100 km southwest of the Snøhvit field.
Chevron makes cuts to capital budget
Chevron has cut billions off its long-term capital and exploratory budget after a major restructuring of its operations.
PGS resuming Campos Basin seismic survey in December
The survey will provide the first 3D seismic data over blocks offered in Brazil's 17th Bidding Round, now scheduled for October 2021.