Exploration news
Jersey Oil & Gas to lead Greater Buchan Area evaluation
The wider Greater Buchan Area in the UK North Sea contains discovered oil and gas resources in excess of 200 million boe.
Neptune Energy confirms discovery in UK Central North Sea
Hydrocarbons were encountered at the Isabella exploration well, with 64 m net pay encountered, consisting of lean gas and condensate and high-quality light oil.
Polarcus seismic project cancelled
An XArray™ marine seismic acquisition project due to be carried out in the Asia Pacific region has been cancelled.
Fugro and US NOAA developing new approach to deepwater mapping
Fugro and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Ocean Exploration and Research are focusing on mapping deepwater areas of the US Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Licensing in 2020/21 suspended by UK Oil and Gas Authority
The UK Oil and Gas Authority has halted its licensing rounds for offshore exploration acreage in the North Sea at least until next year.
CGG increases backlog
The company's backlog, from its new profile, at the end of February 2020 stands at US$537 million, up 34% compared to last year.
TGS and Schlumberger to undertake Gulf of Mexico survey
The second phase of the companies' ultra-long offset node project will extend the footprint of ultra-long offset data to the Northern Green Canyon protraction area.
TGS delivers data from Utsira OBN project
Processing of the northern half of TGS's ocean-bottom node (OBN) multi-client survey in the Norwegian North Sea has been completed.
Ocean Infinity completes Angola survey project
The 28-day project, carried out from the host vessel Normand Frontier, conducted 2D ultra high-resolution seismic surveys and seabed soil sampling in Block 32 and Block 17.
PGS begins survey in Campos Basin
The Campos Deepwater GeoStreamer X project will deliver long offset, multi-azimuth seismic data over the deepwater portion of the northern Campos Basin.