Lundin Norway received approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill an appraisal well located southeast of the giant Edvard Grieg field, in the central North Sea. Map of well 16/1-23S…
Italian regulators will allow London-based explorer Northern Petroleum to conduct 3D seismic data studies at two of its wholly-owned permit areas in the southern Adriatic Sea. The approval to conduct new seismic in permits F.R39.NP and F…
The Macquarie/Brookfield-led consortium completed the acquisition of Apache’s Western Australian business, renaming the business Quadrant Energy, according to partner Carnarvon Petroleum. Phoenix map…
Statoil made its third discovery in three months in the Aasta Hansteen area, this time at the Gymir prospect, that the company said will help unlock the full potential. Gymir map. From Statoil…
Suncor Energy began operations at the Niobe exploration prospect in the UK North Sea, according to partner Trap Oil. Niobe map. From Suncor. Niobe is located in license P.1889…
Lundin's Morkel exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea has made a small but uncommercial discovery. The well, 33/2-2 S in production licence 579, was drilled about 40km northwest of the Snorre field, 180km west of Florø…
A drilling exploration program is set to begin at Cambodia Offshore Block D offshore Thailand, after a project cooperation agreement was signed between subsidiaries of Mirach Energy and Landocean Energy. Map of Block D…
Petrobras encountered a new oil accumulation at its ultra deepwater Sergipe basin at the Poco Verde field, offshore Brazil. Poco Verde map. From Petrobras. Well 3-SES-189 (Poco Verde well 4) is located in concession BM-SEAL-4…
In this video, Shell shows the operation of the Noble Globetrotter II as it passed through the Bosphorus Bridge. The vessel is equipped with a multipurpose tower (MPT) specially designed to easily enter the Bosphorus. Its removable…
A total of 12 groups are challenging the US Department of Interior’s (DOI) decision to reaffirm the 2008 Chukchi Sea lease sale that will allow oil and gas drilling in a nearly 30 million acre area of the Chukchi Sea outer continental shelf (OCS)…
LLOG Exploration and its partners Ridgewood Energy and Stone Energy Corp. drilled a successful exploration test at the Viosca Knoll 959 “Crown & Anchor” prospect. The initial exploratory well encountered greater than 50ft of net oil bearing sand in a high-quality Miocene reservoir…
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. (EGPC) and Italian giant Eni entered into a US$2 billion deal for exploration and development activities offshore Egypt. Image from Egypt Ministry of Petroleum…
Israel’s Delek Group is proposing a US$155 million deal to acquire 19.9% stake in Block 12, offshore Cyprus, from Houston-based Noble Energy. Map from Noble. Block 12 covers approximately 2684sq km in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea…
Apparently undeterred by low oil prices, oil and gas output from ultra deepwater (>1000m water depth) fields will continue the relentless growth seen in recent years. Image from Shell. In…
With a mean estimate of 23.6 billion bbl of undiscovered, technically recoverable conventional oil in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, the Arctic could be one of the last big finds. Heather Saucier examines what is at stake on the US side. Source…
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