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Exploration News

Browse the latest exploration news and articles.

Pin Oak Energy acquires Utica acres from Shell subsidiary
4 Apr 20191 min read

Pin Oak Energy acquires Utica acres from Shell subsidiary

The transaction increases Pin Oak Energy’s acreage position across the Appalachian Basin to 167 000 net deep acres.

Phoenix Global Resources awarded unconventional concession in Vaca Muerta formation
4 Apr 20192 min read

Phoenix Global Resources awarded unconventional concession in Vaca Muerta formation

The concession covers the Puesto Rojas block in Mendoza province, Argentina.

Lundin Norway to proceed with extended well test on Rolvsnes discovery
4 Apr 20192 min read

Lundin Norway to proceed with extended well test on Rolvsnes discovery

The Rolvsnes oil discovery is located in PL338C on the southern side of the Edvard Grieg field and is a fractured and weathered granite basement reservoir.

Westwood Insight: Frontier success sparks the exploration farm-out market into life
1 Apr 20192 min read

Westwood Insight: Frontier success sparks the exploration farm-out market into life

Exploration started with a bang in 2019 with a frontier discovery by a Total led joint venture at Brulpadda in South Africa, which follows the hugely successful play opening Liza discovery in Guyana in 2015 by an Exxon led JV.

Bourbon awarded significant integrated logistics contract by Shell in Bulgaria
28 Mar 20191 min read

Bourbon awarded significant integrated logistics contract by Shell in Bulgaria

The contract is for the support of Shell’s exploration campaign in Black Sea, Bulgaria, in partnership with Bulgarian operator Bon Marine.

Vedanta announce oil discovery in Krishna-Godavari Basin, India
28 Mar 20191 min read

Vedanta announce oil discovery in Krishna-Godavari Basin, India

The oil discovery was made in the second exploratory well H2, located in the block KG-OSN-2009/3.

CGG GeoSoftware renews HampsonRussell software donation to Portugal’s CERENA/IST University
28 Mar 20192 min read

CGG GeoSoftware renews HampsonRussell software donation to Portugal’s CERENA/IST University

GeoSoftware, part of CGG’s Geoscience Division, has renewed the donation of its HampsonRussell seismic reservoir characterisation software to CERENA/Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) University in Lisbon, Portugal.

Sapura Energy records quarterly profit
25 Mar 20191 min read

Sapura Energy records quarterly profit

The Malaysian oil and gas services company declared net profits of US$123.01 million for the quarter ended 31 January 2019.

ADNOC awards Indian consortium exploration rights for Abu Dhabi Onshore Block 1
25 Mar 20193 min read

ADNOC awards Indian consortium exploration rights for Abu Dhabi Onshore Block 1

The consortium of Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd and Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. will hold a 100% stake in the exploration phase to explore for and appraise oil and gas opportunities.

GlobalData: Trinidad’s revenue-raising measures risk backfiring in long-term
25 Mar 20192 min read

GlobalData: Trinidad’s revenue-raising measures risk backfiring in long-term

The introduction of a royalty imposed on investors may be counter-productive for the government in the longer term, according to GlobalData.

CGG Multi-Physics leads industry with 2018 QHSE performance & production rates for Marine GravMag
21 Mar 20192 min read

CGG Multi-Physics leads industry with 2018 QHSE performance & production rates for Marine GravMag

Following a record five years of sustained production rates of over 97%, CGG Multi-Physics finished 2018 with a production rate for Marine GravMag of over 99% for the second year in a row.

Drillinginfo acquires Midland Map Company
20 Mar 20193 min read

Drillinginfo acquires Midland Map Company

With nearly 70 years in mapmaking in America’s most prolific oilfield, Midland Map offers current and historical intelligence on Lease and Ownership, Producing Zones, Wildcat Maps, Base Maps, and various other maps found nowhere else on earth.

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