Exploration news
Aker BP receives drilling permit near Bøyla field
The drilling programme for well 24/12-7 relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 1041.
Shearwater contracted for 3D seismic exploration project in South Africa
The survey will acquire over 6000 km2 of 3D seismic data and be acquired by the Amazon Warrior.
Shearwater starts Angola 4D survey for TotalEnergies
The survey comprises a 2-month 4D monitor survey in the Louro-Mostarda Development areas of Block 32.
BW Energy awarded exploration licences offshore Gabon
The two blocks, G12-13 and H12-13, are adjacent to BW Energy's Dussafu licence offshore Southern Gabon.
Longboat Energy and Vår Energi make discovery at Rødhette exploration well
Preliminary estimates by Vår Energi place the size of the discovery between 9 and 12 million boe recoverable (gross).
Lundin Energy drills dry well in North Sea
The well was drilled about 1 km west of the Solveig field in the North Sea.
Recoverable resource estimate for Stabroek block increased
The updated resource estimate of approximately 10 billion boe includes another significant discovery on the Stabroek block at the Cataback well.
CNOOC makes discovery in Bohai Bay
The discovery well Kenli 10-2-4 was drilled and completed at a depth of 1520 m, and encountered oil pay zones with a total thickness of approximately 27 m.
Lukoil enters BP project offshore Azerbaijan
Lukoil has acquired a 25% participating interest in the Shallow Water Absheron Peninsula exploration project.
Suriname offshore appraisal well plugged and abandoned
Appraisal drilling at Keskesi South-1 on Block 58 offshore Suriname encountered non-commercial quantities of hydrocarbons.