The hydrocarbon exploration company Vaalco Energy is set to begin a drilling program off Gabon following a successful full-field maintenance shutdown at the Etame Marin licence.The Houston-based energy company provided an operational update…
Talos Energy and its partners have increased the resource estimate of the Zama field in the offshore portion of Mexico's Sureste Basin, following evaluation of the data acquired from the Talos-operated Block 7 Zama appraisal campaign.'Based on the preliminary results of our appraisal program…
The jack-up drilling rig Noble Tom Prosser is close to being on location to drill the Dorado-2 well offshore Australia, Carnarvon Petroleum announced this week.The Dorado-2 well is the first appraisal of the Dorado discovery that was drilled in the second half of 2018 in WA-437-P…
The offshore oil and gas operator Aker Energy Ghana, as the operator of the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block, announces that is has concluded its appraisal drilling campaign offshore Ghana.The Company is currently working on a revised Plan for Development and Operations (PDO)…
Talos Energy said it has completed a successful Zama appraisal well and production test in Block 7, located in the offshore portion of Mexico's Sureste Basin.Talos is the operator of the bock, and its partners are Sierra Oil & Gas, a company of DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG…
Independent oil and gas company i3 Energy said Boslkalis' marine survey subsidiary Gardline is performing a site survey for its 2019 and 2020 drilling program at the Liberator development and Serenity prospect, as well as the pipeline route for its Liberator Phase I development offshore the UK…
An appraisal well in the Zama project offshore Mexico showed more potential for oil, raising hopes of a large discovery, operator Talos Energy said on Thursday.The Zama project in Block 7 offshore Mexico is operated by Talos, whose partners include Sierra Oil and Gas and Premier Oil…
Faroe Petroleum has failed to find hydrocarbons at its Brasse East exploration well in the Norwegian North Sea, while the Brasse appraisal sidetrack well encountered hydrocarbons.The Aberdeen-headquartered firm said that the Brasse East exploration well 31/7-3 S was drilled to a total depth of 2…
Australian oil and gas exploration and production company Carnarvon Petroleum has secured a Noble Tom Prosser jack-up drilling rig for two appraisal wells at the Dorado joint venture oil, gas and condensate discovery offshore Western Australia…
Talos Energy has spudded its Zama-2 appraisal well, beginning the Zama discovery appraisal program, which will consist of three reservoir penetrations, including two wells and one sidetrack.The Zama discovery, which is located in Block 7 in the Sureste Basin…
U.S. operator Talos Energy informed that the Mexican oil & gas regulator, the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) has approved the appraisal plan for the Zama discovery.The approval of the appraisal plan by the CNH is a key approval required to commence the appraisal of the Zama discovery…
ConocoPhillips announced it has concluded its 2018 winter exploration and appraisal program in Alaska.The company’s original plan was to drill five wells on the Western North Slope comprising two appraisal wells of the Willow Discovery announced in January 2017…
Hyperdynamics will seek a two-year appraisal period to test the Fatala prospect area for commercial resources, but will go solo after partner South Atlantic Petroleum (Sapetro) decided to withdraw from the joint operating agreement (JOA)…
Hyperdynamics Corp. received a letter from the government of Guinea confirming that a two-year appraisal period will be granted to the consortium of SCS Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of HDYN, and South Atlantic Petroleum (Sapetro) in the event of an oil discovery in the Fatala-1 well…
Faroe Petroleum started drilling the Brasse appraisal well 31/7-2S in the Norwegian North Sea. Map of Brasse, from Faroe. The main objectives of the appraisal well are to reduce…