Exploration news
Qatar Petroleum signs agreement to enter twelve exploration blocks in Morocco
The company has entered into an agreement with Eni to acquire a 30% participating interest in the Tarfaya Shallow Exploration Permit, a series of 12 neighbouring offshore blocks along the Atlantic coast of the Kingdom of Morocco.
Qatar Petroleum signs agreement to enter new exploration block in Mozambique
The company entered into an agreement with Eni to acquire a 25.5% participating interest in block A5A, located in the Angoche basin, offshore the Republic of Mozambique.
Equinor enhances permanent seismic monitoring with Sonardyne sensors
From first production at the development, Equinor plans to use seafloor based seismic cable permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) technology to observe what is happening in the reservoir over time to help maximise recovery rates.
CGG announces new GeoSoftware releases with cloud-ready machine learning capabilities
Jason 10.0, HampsonRussell 10.4 and PowerLog 10.0 also feature advanced machine learning capabilities and greater cross-product integration.
Wood Mackenzie: comments on Repsol's KBD-2X discovery
In response to Repsol's comments on the Indonesian gas discovery, Wood Mackenzie's research director, Andrew Harwood, has provided some commentary.
‘Phantom’ volcanoes discovery signals new hope for North Sea oil and gas exploration
Geologists at the University of Aberdeen have discovered a huge swathe of the North Sea left unexplored for oil and gas because of so-called ‘phantom’ volcanoes they have proven don’t exist.
GlobalData: Russia and Colombia lead global oil and gas discoveries, during Q4 2018
Russia had two natural gas discoveries in the West Siberian basin and an oil discovery in the Okhotsk basin, while Colombia had three conventional oil discoveries, all in the Llanos Orientales basin.
CGG and TGS announce Greater Castberg survey in Barents Sea
The survey will include the highly prospective Castberg area, and cover existing and newly awarded licenses in addition to open acreage with several play models in multiple geological layers.
GlobalData: Total’s discovery in South Africa will re-energise stalling gas industry.
Following the news of a major gas discovery in South Africa by Total SA, Jonathan Markham, Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, offers his view on the find and the industry in South Africa.
New 2D Seismic survey offshore Sierra Leone
GeoPartners, in partnership with the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone, is pleased to announce a new 2D seismic survey offshore Sierra Leone to support the 4th Offshore Petroleum Licensing Round planned for later this year.