Exploration news
88 Energy provides operational update
88 Energy Limited has announced the following update for its projects located on the North Slope of Alaska.
Santos expands acreage position around Arcadia
The Queensland Government has announced that Santos, along with their GLNG JV partners and APLNG, are the successful bidders for the 86km² PRL2016/17-1A block, located directly west of their Arcadia gas field in the Bowen Basin.
Aker BP has received consent for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Aker BP consent for exploration drilling of well 7221/12-1 in the Barents Sea.
Sercel delivers 508XT Land Acquisition System and 15 Nomad 65 Neo vibrators to Algeoland
Algeoland will deploy the Sercel equipment to conduct a major 3D seismic survey over a 2000 km² area of the Rhourde-Nouss desert region in north east Algeria, on behalf of the national oil company.
DEA wins three exploration blocks as operator in Mexico’s bid round 3.1
In Mexico’s shallow water bid round 3.1, Deutsche Erdoel Mexico was awarded two blocks with its partners Pemex Exploration and Production and CEPSA and one block jointly with its partners Sapura E&P and Premier Oil. In all three blocks, the affiliate of the German E&P company DEA, Deutsche Erdoel Mexico will be the operator.
Cairn provides Tethys update
Minor oil discovery north-west of the Gjøa Field in the North Sea – 35/9-13, 35/9-14 and 35/9-14 A
CGG GeoSoftware donates seismic reservoir characterisation software to Delft University of Technology
CGG GeoSoftware has donated its Jason and HampsonRussell seismic reservoir characterization software suites to Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands.
NES Global Talent expands recruitment presence to Midland, Texas
New location places NES at the centre of Permian Basin employment activity.
ADNOC signs offshore concession agreements with Total
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed agreements with Total of France, awarding them stakes in two of Abu Dhabi’s new offshore concessions.
INPEX awarded exploration Block WA-533-P offshore Western Australia
INPEX CORPORATION announced that through INPEX Browse E&P Pty Ltd (INPEX Browse), a subsidiary, it was individually awarded an exploration permit for Release Area WA-533-P (the Block) as Operator in Australia’s 2017 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release.