Exploration news
Africa Energy provides update on exploration activities
The company has announced that the Luiperd-1 well in block 11B/12B offshore South Africa is due to spud in 2Q20.
Polarcus begins Cygnus survey offshore Australia
The 3D survey is taking place in the Vulcan Sub-basin, offshore north-west Australia.
Offshore exploration and production licence in Angola awarded to Eni
The licence awarded to Eni is located in deep water in the unexplored Namibe Basin.
Wressle development granted planning consent on appeal to Europa Oil & Gas
Work will now begin on discharging the planning conditions and the detailed planning for the development works at the Wressle oilfield.
Axxis Geo Solutions commences survey in Middle East
Work on the 3D ocean bottom node seismic acquisition survey will continue through most of 1Q20.
GlobalData: Oil and gas companies getting attracted towards enormous resource potential of the Arctic region
GlobalData's thematic report, ‘Arctic Exploitation’, evaluates the competitive position of different Arctic countries in tapping the hydrocarbon reserves of the region.
ION to conduct 3D reimaging programme offshore Uruguay
ION is reimaging 22 000 km2 of data over the country’s deepwater blocks to create a contiguous volume for a holistic exploration perspective of the margin.
Tower Resources given one-year extension for Thali licence exploration
The extension is for the purpose of completing the NJOM-3 well currently in process on the Njonji structure.
Keppel delivers rig to Borr Drilling
The jack-up rig is built to Keppel’s proprietary KFELS B Class design and is the fifth of eleven jack-up rigs that Borr Drilling has ordered from Keppel.
Lundin Petroleum awarded 12 licences in Norwegian licensing round
The award includes 7 licences in the North Sea, 2 licences in the Norwegian Sea and 3 licences in the Southern Barents Sea.