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Exploration News

Browse the latest exploration news and articles.

Equinor awarded five new licences on UKCS
5 Jun 20191 min read

Equinor awarded five new licences on UKCS

The licences are situated in the Moray Firth and East Shetland Platform.

Cudd Energy Services appoints Director of Well Intervention and Integrity
5 Jun 20191 min read

Cudd Energy Services appoints Director of Well Intervention and Integrity

Gene Sweeney returns to Cudd after leading BP’s global well control team for the past seven years.

CGG signs binding term-sheet with Shearwater for seismic vessels
4 Jun 20193 min read

CGG signs binding term-sheet with Shearwater for seismic vessels

The two companies are to form a strategic partnership for marine seismic acquisition services and the creation of a new streamer technology company.

CGG and Lundin Norway win NCS Exploration Innovation Prize 2019 for TopSeis
3 Jun 20192 min read

CGG and Lundin Norway win NCS Exploration Innovation Prize 2019 for TopSeis

TopSeis, a marine source-over-spread acquisition and imaging solution, is the outcome of five years of close technical collaboration between CGG and Lundin Norway AS.

Eni acquires rights in three new exploration licenses in Mozambique
30 May 20192 min read

Eni acquires rights in three new exploration licenses in Mozambique

Through a farm-in agreement, signed with ExxonMobil Moçambique Exploration & Production Limitada (ExxonMobil) and authorised by Mozambican institutions, Eni has acquired a 10% stake in the three blocks. The blocks are located in the deep waters of Angoche and Zambezi Basins.

Fairfield Geotechnologies makes executive leadership changes
29 May 20192 min read

Fairfield Geotechnologies makes executive leadership changes

Chris Sugahara is to succeed Charles (Chuck) Davison as CEO of the company.

CGG GeoSoftware donates software suite to University of Malaya
29 May 20192 min read

CGG GeoSoftware donates software suite to University of Malaya

The software will be used to teach quantitative seismic interpretation within the Exploration Geophysics module of the Department’s Master of Petroleum Geoscience programme.

Westwood Energy: supermajors lead way in high impact exploration
28 May 20193 min read

Westwood Energy: supermajors lead way in high impact exploration

According to Westwood's 'State of Exploration' report, exploration drilling increased by nearly 30% in 2018 compared to 2017 but performance was down, with fewer big discoveries and a lower commercial success rate.

Sercel delivers seismic acquisition systems to ONGC
28 May 20191 min read

Sercel delivers seismic acquisition systems to ONGC

India's national oil company will use Sercel's X-Tech solution to conduct various 3D surveys for a total of 40 000 channels across the country.

Seplat Petroleum Development Company to implement Metegrity’s Asset Integrity Management software
27 May 20191 min read

Seplat Petroleum Development Company to implement Metegrity’s Asset Integrity Management software

Visions will be implemented at four of Seplat Petroleum's facilities in Nigeria.

Calima Energy sells interest in Namibia PEL 90 to Tullow Oil
24 May 20191 min read

Calima Energy sells interest in Namibia PEL 90 to Tullow Oil

Calima will receive US$2.0 million on completion of the transaction.

BW Offshore aims to establish BW Energy as separate E&P company
23 May 20193 min read

BW Offshore aims to establish BW Energy as separate E&P company

BW Energy was established in late 2016 and has since developed a portfolio of upstream oil and gas assets in West Africa and Brazil.

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