Exploration news
Spirit Energy drills dry well near Ivar Aasen field
The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in reservoir rocks in the Middle Jurassic (Sleipner Formation) and the Upper Triassic (Skagerrak Formation).
Halliburton digital services to support Petronas exploration activities
Halliburton Landmark will deliver DecisionSpace® 365, its E&P cloud software, to support Petronas' upstream digitalisation initiatives and reduce exploration time.
Neptune Energy confirms commercial oil discovery at Dugong well
The volumes are estimated to be in the range of 40 – 120 million boe – the largest discovery in Norway so far this year.
Equinor drills dry well near Johan Castberg field
Wildcat well 7219/9-3 was drilled about 25 km south of the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea and 220 km northwest of Hammerfest.
Oil discovery made at Kwaskwasi-1 well offshore Suriname
Preliminary fluid samples and test results indicate at least 278 m (912 ft) of net oil and volatile oil/gas condensate pay in two intervals.
Equinor given drilling permit east of Maria field
The drilling programme for well 6407/1-8 S & A relates to the drilling of wildcat wells in production licence 263 D.
TGS completes East Canada seismic survey
The study offers subsurface interpretation for the entire offshore East Coast Canada.
Bashrush discovery offshore Egypt tested successfully
Eni, BP and Total have successfully tested the well drilled on the Bashrush prospect in the North El Hammad concession.
Eni confirms expanded gas and condensate potential at Vietnam discovery
Drilling at Ken Bau-2X, located in Block 114, Song Hong Basin, offshore Vietnam, has confirmed a significant hydrocarbon accumulation on the Ken Bau discovery.
ION to undertake 3D multi-client programme in Mauritania
ION will integrate and reimage approximately 24 000 km2 of MPME-held 3D data and can expand the scope to include 15 000 km of 2D data pending industry support.