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Exploration News

Browse the latest exploration news and articles.

3D Oil farms out exploration permit to ConocoPhillips Australia
11 Jun 20201 min read

3D Oil farms out exploration permit to ConocoPhillips Australia

ConocoPhillips Australia now holds an 80% interest in T/49P in the offshore Otway Basin.

Bahamas Petroleum awarded Uruguay offshore licence
9 Jun 20203 min read

Bahamas Petroleum awarded Uruguay offshore licence

The AREA OFF-1 licence contains a management estimated resource potential of up to 1 billion boe.

TGS completes Santos Basin survey
9 Jun 20201 min read

TGS completes Santos Basin survey

The survey is located south of the high-profile discoveries in the Santos Basin and the recent sought-after blocks offered in Rounds 15 and 16.

Canada announces new regulations for exploratory drilling offshore Newfoundland and Labrador
5 Jun 20202 min read

Canada announces new regulations for exploratory drilling offshore Newfoundland and Labrador

The regulation provides that exploratory drilling projects in a specific area of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador offshore are excluded from the requirement to undergo a project-specific federal Impact Assessment.

Axxis Geo Solutions signs contract extension with Equinor
4 Jun 20201 min read

Axxis Geo Solutions signs contract extension with Equinor

The additional work will commence directly after the conclusion of a previously announced contract, and will last approximately two weeks.

Empyrean given further 12 months for exploration drilling offshore China
4 Jun 20201 min read

Empyrean given further 12 months for exploration drilling offshore China

The first phase of the exploration period at block 29/11 has been extended to 12 June 2022.

Cluff Natural Resources and Shell committed to drilling North Sea prospects
4 Jun 20202 min read

Cluff Natural Resources and Shell committed to drilling North Sea prospects

Exploration drilling is anticipated to commence at the Pensacola gas prospect in 2H21 and in 2022 at the Selene gas prospect.

Bluware to support BP with deep learning technology for subsurface data interpretation
2 Jun 20201 min read

Bluware to support BP with deep learning technology for subsurface data interpretation

InteractivAI, powered by Bluware's Volume Data Store cloud-native data environment, enables the acceleration of detailed interpretation tasks.

Nigeria commences licensing round for 57 oilfields
2 Jun 20201 min read

Nigeria commences licensing round for 57 oilfields

A total of 57 marginal oilfields, located onshore and in shallow offshore areas, are on offer.

Lebanon offshore licensing round postponed again
1 Jun 20202 min read

Lebanon offshore licensing round postponed again

The Lebanese Petroleum Administration said the decision was made as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the fall in oil prices.

Turkey could begin Mediterranean oil exploration in 3 – 4 months
1 Jun 20201 min read

Turkey could begin Mediterranean oil exploration in 3 – 4 months

Turkey may begin oil exploration in the eastern Mediterranean within three or four months under a deal it signed with Libya.

Melbana Energy given extension on Beehive drilling permit
29 May 20201 min read

Melbana Energy given extension on Beehive drilling permit

The company's permit for the Beehive prospect has been extended by 12 months to 21 December 2021.

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