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Lundin makes oil and gas discovery in Barents Sea
24 Feb 20172 min read

Lundin makes oil and gas discovery in Barents Sea

Lundin Norway AS, operator of production licence 533, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 7219/12-1 and appraisal well 7219/12-1 A (Filicudi). The well proved oil and gas.

TGS and Schlumberger announce multi- and wide-azimuth multiclient reimaging programme in US GoM
24 Feb 20172 min read

TGS and Schlumberger announce multi- and wide-azimuth multiclient reimaging programme in US GoM

New reimaged data covers 1000 OCS blocks ahead of large regional lease block turnover.

INPEX makes oil discovery at onshore Exploration Block 10, Iraq
23 Feb 20172 min read

INPEX makes oil discovery at onshore Exploration Block 10, Iraq

INPEX CORPORATION has announced that it has succeeded in discovering deposits of quality oil through the drilling of an exploration well at the onshore Exploration Block 10 (the block) in the Republic of Iraq, in which it holds a 40% participating interest through INPEX South Iraq, Ltd., a subsidiary.

Fugro discovery to commence frontier seeps survey offshore Kenya
22 Feb 20171 min read

Fugro discovery to commence frontier seeps survey offshore Kenya

Fugro has been awarded a contract by Shell/BG Kenya for the execution of a seabed survey to detect natural leakages of hydrocarbons.

President Energy provides Argentina operations update
21 Feb 20171 min read

President Energy provides Argentina operations update

President Energy, the oil and gas exploration company, has provided an update on its Argentina operations.

Rosneft starts drilling of its first exploration well in Iraq
21 Feb 20171 min read

Rosneft starts drilling of its first exploration well in Iraq

The Salman-1 well will be drilled to 4245 m MD through Kurra Chine target horizon to be followed by further testing of five prospective targets. Rosneft plans to complete drilling in July 2017.

CGG wins multi-year dedicated centre contract for Brunei Shell Petroleum
21 Feb 20171 min read

CGG wins multi-year dedicated centre contract for Brunei Shell Petroleum

CGG has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Brunei Shell Petroleum to operate a dedicated processing centre (DPC) at its Seria office in Brunei Darussalam. The contract will run for a period of six years, from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2022.

Geological structures uncovered in the South China Sea
20 Feb 20172 min read

Geological structures uncovered in the South China Sea

Australian geoscience company Frogtech Geoscience released a comprehensive new basement-focused study of the hydrocarbon-rich South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand; a geologically complex region.

Study signals new hope for Rockall oil and gas exploration
20 Feb 20173 min read

Study signals new hope for Rockall oil and gas exploration

A geological analysis of the Rockall area of the North Atlantic has revealed previously unknown insights that could lead to new oil and gas discoveries in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

CGG completes industry-first Falcon Plus survey for BAPCO
17 Feb 20172 min read

CGG completes industry-first Falcon Plus survey for BAPCO

CGG has completed the acquisition and processing of the first ever Airborne Gravity Gradiometry (AGG) survey of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Gulfsands Petroleum plc secured extension on Moulay Bouchta Petroleum Agreement
16 Feb 20172 min read

Gulfsands Petroleum plc secured extension on Moulay Bouchta Petroleum Agreement

Gulfsands Petroleum plc has announced that its subsidiary, Gulfsands Petroleum Morocco Limited, has been awarded an extension to its Moulay Bouchta Petroleum Agreement together with a revised work programme.

Chariot Oil & Gas : award of Kenitra offshore exploration permit and commencement of seismic programme
16 Feb 20173 min read

Chariot Oil & Gas : award of Kenitra offshore exploration permit and commencement of seismic programme

Subsidiary Chariot Oil & Gas Investments (Morocco), has been awarded a 75% interest and operatorship of the Kenitra Offshore Exploration Permit, Morocco in partnership with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines, which holds a 25% carried interest.

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