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Foothills Exploration expects to close on Montana acquisition in 3Q19
20 Jun 20193 min read

Foothills Exploration expects to close on Montana acquisition in 3Q19

The company is aiming to complete the acquisition of 7000 acres and 87 oil and gas wells in the US state by 22 August.

Chisholm Oil and Gas and Gastar Exploration to merge
20 Jun 20191 min read

Chisholm Oil and Gas and Gastar Exploration to merge

The combined company, which will operate under the name Chisholm Oil and Gas and be headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US, will have net production of approximately 20 000 boe/d.

Oil discovered at Jorvik and Tellus East exploration wells
20 Jun 20193 min read

Oil discovered at Jorvik and Tellus East exploration wells

The combined gross resources of Jorvik and Tellus East are estimated to be between 4 and 37 million boe.

Equinor and partners make oil and gas discovery in Norwegian Sea
18 Jun 20193 min read

Equinor and partners make oil and gas discovery in Norwegian Sea

The discovery was made in exploration well Snadd Outer Outer/Black Vulture in production licence 159B in the Norwegian Sea.

Union Jack Oil announces gas discovery in West Newton, UK
17 Jun 20192 min read

Union Jack Oil announces gas discovery in West Newton, UK

A net 65 m hydrocarbon saturated interval has been encountered from within the Kirkham Abbey formation indicating a substantial hydrocarbon accumulation, including a significant liquids component.

Trendsetter Engineering awarded contract for TC2 connection systems
14 Jun 20191 min read

Trendsetter Engineering awarded contract for TC2 connection systems

Shell plan to use Trendsetter’s 15 000 psi 2 in. connectors to deliver gas lift service in the Princess Field located in the Gulf of Mexico.

African Energy Chamber to host roadshow for Equatorial Guinea oil and gas licensing rounds in China
12 Jun 20192 min read

African Energy Chamber to host roadshow for Equatorial Guinea oil and gas licensing rounds in China

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea launched the 2019 oil and gas licensing round in the country.

Amerisur Resources receives approval for Occidental farm-out agreement
11 Jun 20192 min read

Amerisur Resources receives approval for Occidental farm-out agreement

The deal relates to four exploration blocks: Putumayo-9, Terecay, Tacacho and Mecaya in the Putumayo region, southern Colombia.

New 2D regional multi-client survey to assess hydrocarbon potential of East Africa and West Indian Ocean
10 Jun 20193 min read

New 2D regional multi-client survey to assess hydrocarbon potential of East Africa and West Indian Ocean

CGG geoscientists have been sifting through the evidence to re-evaluate opportunities offshore East Africa and in the West Indian Ocean.

Santos appraisal well confirms major oil and gas resource in Bedout Basin
7 Jun 20193 min read

Santos appraisal well confirms major oil and gas resource in Bedout Basin

The Dorado-2 appraisal well is in Commonwealth waters approximately 160 km north of Port Hedland, Australia, and 2 km away from the Dorado-1 discovery, made in July last year.

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.

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.

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