Archive for the ‘Discoveries’ Category
Driven by its large investment in Guyana, ExxonMobil Corp. is leader of the pack among the top oil and gas explorers of 2018, according to Rystad Energy’s annual exploration review. “ExxonMobil was exceptional, both in terms of discovered volumes and v…
Block R returned to Equatorial Guinea
January 29th, 2019 by Latest News
Ophir Energy PLC, London, is no longer operator of Block R, which contains the Fortuna natural gas discovery, and will not be granted an extension to the joint production contract, the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea confirmed. …
CNOOC Petroleum Europe has discovered natural gas and condensate pay in the Glengorm prospect in the Central Graben area of the UK central North Sea. Drilled to 5,056 m TD in 86 m of water, the exploration well encountered net gas and condensate pay wi…
Valeura Energy Inc., Calgary, has completed drilling and logging an appraisal well in the Thrace basin in northwestern Turkey. The Inanli-1 well, which was spudded in October 2018 and drilled to a total depth of 4,885 m, reached an objective section at…
Lukoil’s fourth Eridu well confirms model
January 24th, 2019 by Latest News
Lukoil said testing of its fourth well in Eridu oil field on Block 10 in southern Iraq confirmed the geologic model. The discovery well, Eridu 1, flowed on test during early 2017 at more than 8,000 b/d of oil from the Middle Cretaceous Mishrif formation.
OVL tests second strike on Colombian block
January 24th, 2019 by Latest News
ONGC Videsh Ltd. (OVL) is testing an oil discovery on trend with its 2017 Mariposa-1 oil strike on Block CPO-5 in Colombia and plans further drilling. The operator reported earlier this month that it had logged 284 ft of gross oil pay in the Lower…
Talos Energy to proceed with Zama appraisal
January 24th, 2019 by Latest News
Talos Energy Inc. will move ahead with an updip penetration in the Zama reservoir offshore Mexico following initial phase results that help to derisk Zama and the remainder of the Block 7 inventory, the company said.
Geoscience company CGG is extending its Gabon multiclient data footprint with a 9,800-km offset 2D seismic survey in an unexplored deepwater area of the South basin. CGG said it is building on the recent success of its 25,000-sq-km 3D BroadSeis survey,…
ExxonMobil Corp. reported the start of drilling of the Haimara-1 exploration well offshore Guyana—the first of two planned wells in January. The Stena Carron drillship is drilling the well, which is 19 miles east of the Pluma-1 discovery in the southea…
ExxonMobil Corp. reported the start of drilling of the Haimara-1 exploration well offshore Guyana—the first of two planned wells in January. The Stena Carron drillship is drilling the well, which is 19 miles east of the Pluma-1 discovery in the southea…