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Exploration News

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Spirit Energy drills dry well near Ivar Aasen field
5 Aug 20202 min read

Spirit Energy drills dry well near Ivar Aasen field

The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in reservoir rocks in the Middle Jurassic (Sleipner Formation) and the Upper Triassic (Skagerrak Formation).

Halliburton digital services to support Petronas exploration activities
4 Aug 20201 min read

Halliburton digital services to support Petronas exploration activities

Halliburton Landmark will deliver DecisionSpace® 365, its E&P cloud software, to support Petronas' upstream digitalisation initiatives and reduce exploration time.

Neptune Energy confirms commercial oil discovery at Dugong well
4 Aug 20202 min read

Neptune Energy confirms commercial oil discovery at Dugong well

The volumes are estimated to be in the range of 40 – 120 million boe – the largest discovery in Norway so far this year.

Equinor drills dry well near Johan Castberg field
31 Jul 20202 min read

Equinor drills dry well near Johan Castberg field

Wildcat well 7219/9-3 was drilled about 25 km south of the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea and 220 km northwest of Hammerfest.

Oil discovery made at Kwaskwasi-1 well offshore Suriname
30 Jul 20202 min read

Oil discovery made at Kwaskwasi-1 well offshore Suriname

Preliminary fluid samples and test results indicate at least 278 m (912 ft) of net oil and volatile oil/gas condensate pay in two intervals.

Equinor given drilling permit east of Maria field
29 Jul 20201 min read

Equinor given drilling permit east of Maria field

The drilling programme for well 6407/1-8 S & A relates to the drilling of wildcat wells in production licence 263 D.

TGS completes East Canada seismic survey
29 Jul 20201 min read

TGS completes East Canada seismic survey

The study offers subsurface interpretation for the entire offshore East Coast Canada.

Bashrush discovery offshore Egypt tested successfully
29 Jul 20201 min read

Bashrush discovery offshore Egypt tested successfully

Eni, BP and Total have successfully tested the well drilled on the Bashrush prospect in the North El Hammad concession.

Eni confirms expanded gas and condensate potential at Vietnam discovery
27 Jul 20201 min read

Eni confirms expanded gas and condensate potential at Vietnam discovery

Drilling at Ken Bau-2X, located in Block 114, Song Hong Basin, offshore Vietnam, has confirmed a significant hydrocarbon accumulation on the Ken Bau discovery.

ION to undertake 3D multi-client programme in Mauritania
24 Jul 20202 min read

ION to undertake 3D multi-client programme in Mauritania

ION will integrate and reimage approximately 24 000 km2 of MPME-held 3D data and can expand the scope to include 15 000 km of 2D data pending industry support.

Video: BGS interview with Yannis Bassias, former President & CEO at Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management
23 Jul 20201 min read

Video: BGS interview with Yannis Bassias, former President & CEO at Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management

Yannis Bassias, former President & CEO at Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management (HHRM), talks about exploration in the Mediterranean, changes in the gas market, ultra-deepwater drilling, and explains why Greece “is not a declared gas province yet”.

Providence Resources and SpotOn Energy in farm out discussions
20 Jul 20202 min read

Providence Resources and SpotOn Energy in farm out discussions

Providence Resources is working with SpotOn Energy and members of a consortium to finalise the farm out work programme for Exploration Licence SEL1/11, which includes the Barryroe oil and gas field offshore Ireland.

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