Archive for the ‘Discoveries’ Category
Equinor and Aker BP dominated awards by Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum as part of the Award in Predefined Areas (APA) for 2018 held Jan. 15.
Santos group prepares for Dorado appraisal
January 21st, 2019 by Latest News
A joint venture of Santos and Carnarvon Petroleum is moving swiftly in preparation for its appraisal of last year’s large Dorado oil and gas discovery in permit WA-437-P in the Bedout subbasin offshore Western Australia. Carnarvon said in its quarterly…
OGJ Newsletter
January 21st, 2019 by Latest News
International news for oil and gas professionals
Equinor has, together with partners ExxonMobil, Total, and Norway’s Petoro, made a natural gas and condensate discovery with the Ragnfrid North (6406/2-9 S) exploration well in the Norwegian Sea. The well, drilled in production license 199 about 20 km …
Oil Search expands Alaskan portfolio
January 15th, 2019 by Latest News
Oil Search Ltd., Port Moresby and Sydney, has expanded its acreage position on the North Slope of Alaska following the recent 2018 Alaska Lease round with the acquisition of interests in prospective blocks close to and adjacent to its existing position…
SDX Energy Inc. reported its SRM-3 appraisal well encountered oil on the South Ramadan license offshore Egypt in the Gulf of Suez. The operator is Pico. SDX has a 12.75% interest.
BP PLC approved a $1.3-billion expansion at Atlantis field in the Gulf of Mexico and said recent seismic imaging identified 1 billion bbl of additional oil in place at Thunder Horse field. Elsewhere in the gulf, two discoveries near Na Kika platform pr…
LLOG Exploration Co. LLC, Covington, La., reported the drilling of a successful discovery on its Nearly Headless Nick exploratory prospect on Mississippi Canyon Block 387 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
BP PLC approved a $1.3-billion expansion at Atlantis field in the Gulf of Mexico and said recent seismic imaging identified 1 billion bbl of additional oil in place at Thunder Horse field. Elsewhere in the gulf, two discoveries near Na Kika platform pr…
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…