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Exploration News

Browse the latest exploration news and articles.

Aker BP announce successful exploration well on Froskelår
20 Mar 20191 min read

Aker BP announce successful exploration well on Froskelår

The company has successfully completed the Froskelår Main exploration well in licence 869 in the Alvheim area.

Sercel launches SigmaWave, its first DAS seismic solution
20 Mar 20192 min read

Sercel launches SigmaWave, its first DAS seismic solution

SigmaWave is fully integrated with Sercel’s existing downhole seismic tools and enables continuous, real-time seismic measurements along the entire length of a fibre optic cable.

Siccar Point Energy spuds Blackrock exploration well
19 Mar 20191 min read

Siccar Point Energy spuds Blackrock exploration well

The company has commenced its 2019 drilling campaign with the spudding of an exploration well at the Blackrock prospect.

Sercel optimises vibroseis productivity with launch of vibrator auto-guidance
19 Mar 20192 min read

Sercel optimises vibroseis productivity with launch of vibrator auto-guidance

The solution can be fitted to all Sercel Nomad seismic vibrator trucks and works by optimising a truck’s travel time to the next vibrating point (VP) and reducing baseplate dead time.

ADNOC awards INPEX CORPORATION onshore exploration concession
18 Mar 20195 min read

ADNOC awards INPEX CORPORATION onshore exploration concession

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company signed an agreement awarding the exploration rights for Abu Dhabi Onshore Block 4 to Japan’s INPEX CORPORATION.

Leveraging Legacy Data
15 Mar 20194 min read

Leveraging Legacy Data

Jo Firth and Priyabrata Pradhan, CGG, UK, explore the value in reprocessing legacy seismic data sets.

Frontera awarded two exploration blocks in Ecuador's Intracampos bid round
14 Mar 20192 min read

Frontera awarded two exploration blocks in Ecuador's Intracampos bid round

Frontera Energy Corporation and GeoPark Limited, as part of a consortium, have announced that they have been awarded production sharing contracts on two blocks in Ecuador's Intracampos Bid Round.

Qatar Petroleum signs agreement to enter twelve exploration blocks in Morocco
13 Mar 20192 min read

Qatar Petroleum signs agreement to enter twelve exploration blocks in Morocco

The company has entered into an agreement with Eni to acquire a 30% participating interest in the Tarfaya Shallow Exploration Permit, a series of 12 neighbouring offshore blocks along the Atlantic coast of the Kingdom of Morocco.

Eni announces a major oil discovery offshore Angola
13 Mar 20192 min read

Eni announces a major oil discovery offshore Angola

The discovery opens new opportunities for oil exploration in the north-west part of the prolific Block 15/06.

Emerson and Repsol to form alliance on advanced, cloud-based exploration and development software
13 Mar 20192 min read

Emerson and Repsol to form alliance on advanced, cloud-based exploration and development software

Industry leaders collaborate to help energy producers execute digital transformation, achieve fastest first oil with leading subsurface technologies.

Qatar Petroleum signs agreement to enter new exploration block in Mozambique
11 Mar 20192 min read

Qatar Petroleum signs agreement to enter new exploration block in Mozambique

The company entered into an agreement with Eni to acquire a 25.5% participating interest in block A5A, located in the Angoche basin, offshore the Republic of Mozambique.

TGS announces new project in US onshore
8 Mar 20192 min read

TGS announces new project in US onshore

The company has announced a new multi-client onshore 3D seismic project, South Hackberry 3D, located on the east flank of the Anadarko Basin in Garfield, Kingfisher and Logan Counties, Oklahoma.

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