Exploration news
Velesto Drilling drilling rig contracted by ConocoPhillips
The contract is for the provision of the NAGA 7 jack-up drilling rig to undertake drilling services for ConocoPhillips, which entails drilling up to three wells offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, sometime in the first half of 2021.
PGS to carry out 3D exploration programme for supermajor offshore Egypt
The survey will be acquired using an Extended Long Offset configuration, with the Ramform Tethys seismic vessel towing a wide multi-sensor GeoStreamer spread with an additional source vessel located several kilometres ahead.
Fugro announces sale of Seabed Geosolutions to PXGEO
The divestment includes Seabed’s ocean bottom node inventory, handling equipment, related technology and order backlog.
PTTEP makes discovery offshore Malaysia
The Sirung-1 wildcat well in Block SK405B was drilled to a total depth of 2538 m where it encountered a significant oil and gas column of more than 100 m, in the clastic reservoirs.
Updated volume estimate confirmed for Dugong discovery
Neptune Energy’s revised estimate of the indicative recoverable resources is 40 – 108 million boe, which will be subject to further detailed analysis and review.
Eni and SONATRACH to relaunch exploration and development activities in Berkine basin
The companies' agreement provides for the creation of a gas and crude oil development hub through a synergy with existing MLE-CAFC installations.
Lundin Energy makes minor oil discovery near Solveig field
The licensees will assess the discovery, about 15 km south of the Edvard Grieg field, with regard to a possible tie-in to the Solveig field.
EMGS awarded 3D CSEM contract in Southeast Asia
The company expects that the acquisition, on behalf of an unnamed customer, will take place in the beginning of 3Q21.
INEOS Energy sells Norwegian oil and gas business to PGNiG
The US$615 million deal includes all INEOS Oil & Gas interests in production, licenses, fields, facilities and pipelines, on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Aker BP farms in to UKCS licence for first time
The newly established Aker BP UK has taken a 50% interest in licence P2511 on the UK Continental Shelf.