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Sea Lion Offshore Oil Project in Falkland Islands Targets FID in Mid-2025

Mar 24, 2025

A final investment decision (FID) for the Sea Lion development offshore the Falkland Islands could be reached in mid-2025, according to Rockhopper, which is partner in the project with the operator Navitas Petroleum.Navitas continues to estimate Capex to first oil on phase 1 of c$1.4 billion and in this regard has entered into a number of FEED agreements including an MoU for an FPSO which is currently operating in the North Sea…

Chevron Eyes Exploration Well Drilling off Namibia

Apr 25, 2025

Chevron is considering drilling an exploration well in the Walvis Basin off the coast of Namibia in 2026 or 2027, the U.S. oil major said on Thursday.Chevron Namibia Exploration Limited said it is maturing its prospect portfolio offshore Namibia…

OMV Petrom, NewMed Energy Partner Up for Offshore Exploration in Bulgaria

Mar 13, 2025

OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy producer in Southeastern Europe, has closed the farm-down transaction with NewMed Energy, forming an equal partnership for the exploration of Bulgaria's Han Asparuh offshore block in Black Sea.The transaction…

Denmark Invites Bids for Offshore CO2 Exploration and Storage Licenses

Jan 09, 2025

The Danish Energy Agency has launched the fourth licensing round for exploration and CO2 storage in three areas near the Danish coast.The licensing round for exploration and use of the subsurface for geological storage of CO2 covers Jammerbugt…

Hungary’s MOL and Turkish Petroleum Join Forces for Hydrocarbon Exploration

Oct 18, 2024

MOL Group and Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate as strategic partners in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons.The companies agreed to elevate their cooperation to a new…

Rockhopper Sells Italian Assets and Instates Ombrina Mare Insurance Policy

Oct 14, 2024

Oil and gas company Rockhopper Exploration has put in place insurance policy to cover the event that the Italian Republic succeeds in annulling Rockhopper Ombrina Mare arbitration award, while selling its remaining Italian assets to Zodiac Energy…

QatarEnergy Expands Footprint in Egypt with East Port Said Exploration Block Win

Oct 04, 2023

QatarEnergy confirmed Wednesday it had won a new exploration block offshore Egypt as part of the 2022 EGAS International Bid Round.The results of the competitive bid process were announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources…

Shell to Use New AI Technology in Deepwater Oil Exploration

May 17, 2023

Shell Plc will use AI-based technology from big-data analytics firm SparkCognition in its deep sea exploration and production to boost offshore oil output, the companies said on Wednesday. SparkCognition's AI algorithms will process and analyze…

Exxon Mobil Not Quitting Exploration in Brazil

May 01, 2023

Exxon Mobil Corp is not giving up on oil exploration in Brazil, the company's country chief Alberto Ferrin said on Monday during the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston.'I would say very crystal clear that Exxon Mobil is not quitting exploration in Brazil at all…

Sea Lion Offshore Project in Falkland Islands Could Finally Reach FID in 2024

Mar 24, 2023

A final investment decision for the long-stalled Sea Lion development offshore the Falkland Islands could be reached in 2024, Rockhopper, a partner in the project, said Friday, after Navitas Petroleum, the project operator, presented it with an updated development plan…

Israel Launches Fourth Offshore Exploration Bidding Round

Dec 14, 2022

Israel's energy ministry on Tuesday announced the launch of the fourth bidding round for gas exploration rights in Israeli waters.As part of the fourth offshore exploration bidding round, four groups of exploration licenses (Zones) will be offered…

Oil Firm Rockhopper 'Disappointed, But Not Surprised' as Italy Seeks to Overturn Ombrina Mare Ruling

Oct 31, 2022

Oil and gas company Rockhopper Exploration said Monday that Italy was working to annul the August ruling by an arbitration panel under which Italy has to pay 190 million euros plus interest to Rockhopper for breaching its obligations related to the company's Ombrina Mare field in the Adriatic Sea…

Ombrina Mare Dispute: Italy Has to Pay 190M Euros to Rockhopper Exploration

Aug 24, 2022

Italy will have to pay 190 million euros plus interest to the oil and gas company Rockhopper Exploration for breaching its obligations related to the company's Ombrina Mare field in the Adriatic Sea.The oil company - now mainly focused on Falkland…

CGX Secures Funds for Wei-1 Exploration Well Off Guyana. Spud Date Set for October

Jul 22, 2022

CGX, a Toronto-based oil and gas firm focused on the Guyana-Suriname Basin, has secured funding for its next offshore exploration well in Guyana's Corentyne block by agreeing to farm out a portion of its interest to its partner Frontera.As part of the agreement…

Navitas to Become Operator of Sea Lion Development Offshore Falkland Islands

Apr 19, 2022

Navitas Petroleum has agreed to farm into the Sea Lion oil field development project offshore the Falkland Islands.  In January 2020, Premier Oil, as the Sea Lion operator, and Rockhopper, as the partner in the project, signed non-binding heads of terms with Navitas Petroleum…

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