Exploration news
Impact Oil & Gas announces spudding of Marula-1X exploration Block 2913 offshore Namibia
Impact Oil & Gas Ltd has provided an update on its operations at the Tamboti-1X exploration well and announces spudding of Marula-1X exploration block 2913B (PEL 56) offshore Namibia.
Halliburton announces offshore drilling contract with Petrobras
The contract scope includes drilling services for development and exploration wells over a three-year period.
Equinor awarded 27 new production licences on the Norwegian continental shelf
The Ministry of Energy has awarded Equinor 27 new production licences in this year's Awards in Predefined Areas (APA).
GeoPark provides update on proposed acquisition of Repsol exploration and production assets in Colombia
GeoPark Ltd has announced that Repsol’s partner in SierraCol Energy Arauca LLC has exercised its preemptive rights to acquire 25% of Repsol’s interest in Llanos Norte in Arauca Department, Colombia.
Arrow announces exploration well AB-1 results
Arrow Exploration Corp. has provided an update on the operational activity at the Alberta Llanos field on the Tapir Block in the Llanos Basin of Colombia where Arrow holds a 50% beneficial interest.
Vaalco secures rig for 2025/26 drilling campaign
VAALCO Energy, Inc. has announced that, in conjunction with its 2025/2026 drilling program planned to begin mid-2025 in Gabon, it has executed a contract with Borr Jack-Up XIV Inc., an affiliate of Borr Drilling Limited, to drill multiple development wells and appraisal/exploration wells, as well as perform workovers, with options to drill additional wells.
New oil and gas discovery near the Troll field in the North Sea
Equinor has made a discovery 17 km west of the Troll field in the North Sea. The discovery is currently estimated at 2 – 12 million boe.
DNO adds its ninth discovery in North Sea core area
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has announced an oil and gas discovery on the Ringand prospect in the Norwegian North Sea license PL923/923B in which the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary DNO Norge AS holds a 20% interest.
Arrow announces reaching target depth for the Alberta llanos-1 exploration well
Arrow Exploration Corp., an operator with a portfolio of assets across key Colombian hydrocarbon basins, announces that it has reached target depth on the Alberta Llanos-1 well on the Tapir Block in the Llanos Basin of Colombia using the contracted Petroworks rig.
QatarEnergy expands Namibia upstream footprint, acquires interest in offshore exploration block
QatarEnergy has entered into an agreement with Harmattan Energy Limited (HEL), an indirect subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, to acquire a working interest in the Petroleum Exploration License and Petroleum Agreement for Block 2813B (PEL0090), offshore Namibia.