Exploration news

The drillship Maersk Viking has been contracted to drill one exploration well in Block 6-1 offshore the Republic of Korea later this year.

Recoverable resources at the Røver North discovery are estimated at between 7 and 11 million m3 of oil equivalent, corresponding to 44 – 69 million boe.

The drilling programme for well 31/11-1 S relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 785 S.

The Bask well was drilled 35 km northwest of the Alta discovery and due south of the Johan Castberg field by the West Bollsta semi-submersible drilling rig.

Sophisticated imaging and deep-learning algorithms will allow the Dammam 7 supercomputer to run detailed 3D earth models, enhancing Aramco's decision-making on exploration and investment decisions.

30 companies, including Equinor, Wintershall Dea, Lundin Energy, and Neptune Energy, have received offers of ownership interests in a total of 61 production licences on the Norwegian Shelf.

The discovery was achieved at the SEMZ-11X well located 10 km west of Zarif field, the nearest producing field.

The oil and gas discovery was made at the Keskesi East-1 well, in Block 58 off the coast of Suriname.

The survey, covering 2694 km2, will broaden the region's 3D coverage while adding to the extensive offshore seismic library.

The aim of the study was to increase petroleum system knowledge across a relatively data-poor area of the northern Barents Sea.