Exploration News

 

Mexico’s new era

Apr 09, 2015

David Shields provides a glance at Mexico’s energy reform and Round One. Pemex’s Ku-S platform at the Ku Maloob Zaap oil field in the Bay of Campeche. Image from Return To Scene.   Round One…

Woodside hits off Western Australia

Apr 08, 2015

Woodside made a gas discovery at its Pyxis-1 exploration well in production license WA-34-L, offshore Western Australia. Map of WA-34-L. From Woodside.   The well intersected approximately 18…

Apache’s Phoenix gets resource appraisal

Apr 07, 2015

Apache Energy’s Phoenix area off Western Australia is estimated to contain 48-232 MMbbl of contingent and prospective recoverable oil, according to an independent technical advisor. Map from Carnarvon…

KrisEnergy drills third Thai well

Apr 07, 2015

KrisEnergy began drilling the Rossukon-3 exploration well in G6/48 in the Gulf of Thailand using Shelf Drilling's Key Gibraltar jackup rig. Gulf of Thailand block map. From KrisEnergy.   Rossukon…

Deepwater Malaysia discovery for JX Nippon

Apr 07, 2015

Japanese exploration firm JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration's Malaysia subsidiary is planning two further exploration wells offshore Malaysia after confirming a deepwater oil discovery. The Bestari-1 exploration well, the first drilled in Deepwater Block R (the Block)…

Gazprom, Petrovietnam expand partnership

Apr 06, 2015

Gazprom Neft and Petrovietnam signed a series of agreements to extend their collaboration activity on the Pechora Sea shelf. Dolginskoye field. From Gazprom.   The joint oil and gas exploration…

Resetting the industry

Apr 01, 2015

Exploration and production executives are facing a bleak year with tough budgets – but the mood wasn’t all doom and gloom at IP Week. Solutions are being suggested – as Meg Chesshyre reports. Yves-Louis Darricarrère…

Karoon spuds third Santos well

Apr 01, 2015

Karoon Gas Australia spudded its third well in the Santos basin drilling campaign, offshore Brazil. Map of the Santos basin, from Karoon.   The Echidna-1 exploration well is located in exploration block S-M-1102…

BW Offshore gets Polvo extension

Apr 01, 2015

BW Offshore signed an agreement with Petrorio for a one-year extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Polvo. The firm period has been extended to 3Q 2016 (from 3Q 2015), with options until 3Q 2022.  BW Offshore is operating the FPSO offshore Brazil…

Exploring MEOR

Apr 01, 2015

Jerry Lee takes a look at some of the research surrounding microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR), and how it could be a viable solution for increasing recovery efforts. A Glori scientist observes…

Spotlight on Latin America

Apr 01, 2015

Heather Saucier examines the effect of regional energy policies on Latin America’s rich untapped resources, estimated to be some 126 billion bo and 679 Tcf of natural gas, a large majority of which is offshore. Piñon…

Northern delays jackup deliveries

Mar 31, 2015

Northern Offshore is delaying the delivery of two of its high specification jackups due to the downturn of the drilling market. The West Navigator. From NADL.   Northern was able to…

VAALCO dry off Angola

Mar 31, 2015

Houston-based VAALCO Energy is in the process of plugging and abandoning its post-salt Kindele-1 well, offshore Angola after encountering non-commercial hydrocarbons. Map of Kindele-1, offshore Angola…

Eni, Chevron, Reliance ink Myanmar contracts

Mar 31, 2015

Italian exploration and production major Eni is joining Chevron, Woodside, Ophir Energy and India's Reliance Industries, in gearing up for exploration activities offshore Myanmar after signing two production sharing contracts (PSCs). All the companies have been awarded PSCs off the country…

Oil price on the rise towards 2020

Mar 31, 2015

Oil prices are set to rise on average US$10/bbl annually towards 2020, with global liquids supply and demand balancing out in around two years, according to Oslo-headquartered oil and gas consulting and business intelligence firm Rystad Energy…

Current News

Mubadala Hires SLB for Deepwater Drilling Services Offshore Indonesia

Mubadala Hires SLB for Deepwat

Cydome Rolls Out Remote Cybersecurity Tool for Offshore Wind Farms

Cydome Rolls Out Remote Cybers

BW Offshore, McDermott Unveil Blue Ammonia FPSO Concept (Video)

BW Offshore, McDermott Unveil

Jan De Nul’s Fleeming Jenkin CLV to Get Dedicated Training Simulator

Jan De Nul’s Fleeming Jenkin C

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News

 
Offshore Engineer Magazine