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Statoil drills well in the Barents Sea
3 Jul 20171 min read

Statoil drills well in the Barents Sea

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has announced that Statoil Petroleum AS has completed the drilling of wildcat well 7219/9-2.

Statoil to commence UKCS exploration campaign
3 Jul 20171 min read

Statoil to commence UKCS exploration campaign

Statoil is set to commence an exploration drilling campaign on the UK Continental Shelf, for which three wells will be drilled.

Caspian Sunrise provides BNG operations update
3 Jul 20175 min read

Caspian Sunrise provides BNG operations update

Caspian Sunrise PLC has shared an update on its operations in its BNG exploration contract area.

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway gives Statoil exploration drilling consent
30 Jun 20171 min read

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway gives Statoil exploration drilling consent

Statoil has received consent to drill an exploration well in block 7435/12 of Barents Sea.

BP provides 2Q17 exploration highlights
30 Jun 20173 min read

BP provides 2Q17 exploration highlights

BP continues to make progress in shifting its exploration portfolio toward natural gas and advantaged oil.

Bureau of Economic Geology data to help uncover new insights
29 Jun 20172 min read

Bureau of Economic Geology data to help uncover new insights

Elsevier’s information solution for exploration and development is set to strengthen oil and gas companies’ ability to analyse and prioritise opportunities.

Polarcus awarded 3D XArray project offshore West Africa
27 Jun 20171 min read

Polarcus awarded 3D XArray project offshore West Africa

Polarcus Limited has announced that it has received an award for a 3D project offshore West Africa, to commence early in Q4 2017 with a scheduled duration of one month.

Oseberg Vestflanken 2 leaves HFG
26 Jun 20172 min read

Oseberg Vestflanken 2 leaves HFG

The topside for the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 Unmanned Wellhead Platform recently sailed out from Heerema Zwijndrecht.

Seabed Geosolutions secures new ocean bottom node contract in Brazil
26 Jun 20171 min read

Seabed Geosolutions secures new ocean bottom node contract in Brazil

Seabed Geosolutions has been awarded a large 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Santos Basin in Brazil. Seabed Geosolutions’ new, Manta node system will be used.

ION expands West African 2D data library with new acquisition offshore Gabon
23 Jun 20171 min read

ION expands West African 2D data library with new acquisition offshore Gabon

ION Geophysical Corporation has announced a new 2D multi-client programme offshore Gabon, EquatorSPAN™ II, in cooperation with the Gabon Ministry of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons, Direction Général des Hydrocarbures of Gabon (DGH).

TAG Oil announces reserve increases
21 Jun 20173 min read

TAG Oil announces reserve increases

An independent reserves assessment of TAG Oil’s interests suggests an approximate 27% increase in annual reserves revisions.

AWE: Waitsia-3 appraisal well reaches total depth
21 Jun 20172 min read

AWE: Waitsia-3 appraisal well reaches total depth

AWE Limited, the operator of Production Licences L1/L2 in the northern Perth Basin, Western Australia, has announced that the Waitsia-3 appraisal well reached Total Depth (TD) of 3612 m Measured Depth below Rotary Table (MDRT).

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