Exploration news
Cluff Natural Resources and Shell committed to drilling North Sea prospects
Exploration drilling is anticipated to commence at the Pensacola gas prospect in 2H21 and in 2022 at the Selene gas prospect.
Bluware to support BP with deep learning technology for subsurface data interpretation
InteractivAI, powered by Bluware's Volume Data Store cloud-native data environment, enables the acceleration of detailed interpretation tasks.
Lebanon offshore licensing round postponed again
The Lebanese Petroleum Administration said the decision was made as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the fall in oil prices.
Turkey could begin Mediterranean oil exploration in 3 – 4 months
Turkey may begin oil exploration in the eastern Mediterranean within three or four months under a deal it signed with Libya.
Melbana Energy given extension on Beehive drilling permit
The company's permit for the Beehive prospect has been extended by 12 months to 21 December 2021.
New oil presence identified offshore East Canada
Applied Petroleum Technology has identified Lower Jurassic source rocks and a genetically related set of oil show in the Southern Grand Banks.
PGS concludes East Shetland Basin seismic survey
The seismic data is being processed in the company's Weybridge imaging centre and early results will be available in August.
OMV granted drilling permit in Norwegian North Sea
Well 6506/11-12 S. will be drilled about 4 kilometres west of the Morvin field.
TGS begins Norwegian Sea seismic survey
The AM20 survey covers the latest APA19 awards in the Norwegian Sea.
PGS releases new seismic data from offshore Ivory Coast
The 900 km2 survey provides increased resolution and sharper imaging of prolific Upper Cretaceous plays in Ivory Coast block CI-706.