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Exploration News

Browse the latest exploration news and articles.

RBG secures North Sea contract extension
8 Sept 20112 min read

RBG secures North Sea contract extension

RBG has secured a two year contract extension worth £30 million to provide Apache with fabric extension and deck crew services.

Gulf Keystone confirms drilling success with Shaikan field
5 Sept 20112 min read

Gulf Keystone confirms drilling success with Shaikan field

Gulf Keystone has proved the value of the giant Shaikan filed in Northern Iraq after conducting well appraisal tests at its Shaikan-2 well, drilling is also continuing apace at its Shaikan-4 well.

BP EOC attempting to halt enforcement proceedings
5 Sept 20112 min read

BP EOC attempting to halt enforcement proceedings

BP EOC’s offices in Moscow were raided by bailiffs as a result of a claim by Andrei Prokhov, a shareholder in TNK-BP. BP have initiated proceedings to cancel the enforcement of the claim as they believe it is totally unjustified.

Prelude to a floating future
1 Sept 20115 min read

Prelude to a floating future

Andrew Buckland and Giles Farrer, Wood Mackenzie, UK, detail the possibilities afforded by the development of the FLNG concept.

Pacific Basin outlook
1 Sept 20115 min read

Pacific Basin outlook

Lucy Miller, Douglas Westwood Ltd, UK, describes the changing focus of the LNG market towards the Asia Pacific region.

Lundin confirms extension of Avaldsnes field
1 Sept 20112 min read

Lundin confirms extension of Avaldsnes field

The second appraisal well drilled by Lundin Petroleum, 16/2-7, has confirmed the extension of the Avaldsnes field approximately 5.5 km south of the 16/2-6 discovery well and 4.5 km south-west of the first appraisal well 16/3-4.

Rosneft and ExxonMobil to join forces
31 Aug 20112 min read

Rosneft and ExxonMobil to join forces

Rosneft and ExxonMobil have executed a co-operation agreement which includes a US$ 3.2 billion exploration programme in the Russian Arctic as well as technology sharing and includes an equity swap with ExxonMobil’s US assets.

Weathering the storm: Japanese energy markets
30 Aug 20116 min read

Weathering the storm: Japanese energy markets

Nancy Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, provides an overview of Japan's energy industry in the wake of the recent earthquake.

Gryphon subsea recycling work for TWMA
25 Aug 20112 min read

Gryphon subsea recycling work for TWMA

TWMA has been awarded a contract by Maersk Oil to handle and dispose of subsea structures and equipment damaged during the Gryphon FPSO storm incident earlier this year.

Protecting your business from another Libya
25 Aug 20114 min read

Protecting your business from another Libya

How can companies protect their workers in the event of the collapse of governance and civil authority in the countries where it operates?

Kosmos energy makes light oil discovery at Kasa-1 well offshore Ghana
24 Aug 20112 min read

Kosmos energy makes light oil discovery at Kasa-1 well offshore Ghana

Kosmos Energy has announced a light oil discovery at the Akasa-1 exploration well on the West Cape Three Points Block offshore the Republic of Ghana. The well penetrated 33 m (108 ft) of oil-bearing pay in four good-quality Turonian–aged sand packages.

Anadarko advances Mozambique LNG plans
22 Aug 20112 min read

Anadarko advances Mozambique LNG plans

Anadarko has discovered significant gas reserves in the Barquentine complex offshore Mozambique, the company plans to use the reserves as feed-gas for an LNG facility.

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