News Topics: Discoveries

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Statoil reports that initial drilling results at the Harpoon prospect are very encouraging for Statoil's drilling plans offshore Newfoundland this year.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Max Petroleum reports that its SAGW-4 in Kazakhstan has identified 65 feet of new hydrocarbon pay.

Friday, June 14, 2013 Noble Energy announces that the second appraisal well at Gunflint encountered 109 feet of net pay within the primary reservoir targets.

Thursday, June 13, 2013 Statoil completes the appraisal wells in the western part of the Johan Sverdrup field, finding additional oil in Jurassic sandstones.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 DNO International reports that its deep Tawke-17 well in the Kurdistan region of Iraq has flowed oil at 1,500 barrels per day from an Upper Jurassic reservoir.

Monday, June 10, 2013 Daybreak Oil and Gas meets further success at its drilling program in the East Slope Project in Kern County, California.

Friday, June 07, 2013 Santos reports that the Bassett West-1 exploration well in the Browse Basin has discovered gas.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013 Three Japanese energy firms have confirmed natural gas and condensate reserves in exploration blocks offshore Vietnam.

Monday, June 03, 2013 Jubilant Energy says that it has issued a notice of discovery after a well on its Tripura Block in India successfully flowed gas.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Statoil makes an oil discovery of up to 33 million barrels near its Grane field in the North Sea.

Monday, May 27, 2013 Ecopetrol announces that it has proven the presence of hydrocarbons at Cusuco 1 in Colombia.

Friday, May 24, 2013 A significant gas condensate discovery was made in the deepwater KG D6 Block, offshore India, by partners Reliance, BP and NIKO.

Thursday, May 23, 2013 Salamander announces that the Bedug-1 exploration well in the Bontang PSC has been concluded as a gas discovery.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Noble Energy finds 1.8 Tcf of gross mean reserves of natural gas near the Tamar field.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Noble and partners sidetrack the Carla discovery in Block I offshore Equatorial Guinea.

Monday, May 20, 2013 Roxi Petroleum says Well 806 on its BNG contract area, onshore Kazakhstan, has yielded 130 barrels of oil per day over a two-day period from a second interval.

Thursday, May 16, 2013 Operators of two large Israeli natural gas fields say that another offshore field under exploration shows promise.

Thursday, May 09, 2013 Karoon Gas boosts size estimate of its Bilby-1 oil discovery off the coast of Brazil, increasing the likelihood of a commercial development.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013 Apache reports three oil and gas discoveries in Egypt's western desert, expanding the company's production base in the area.

Monday, May 06, 2013 ENI reports that it has made a new gas discovery on the Sukhpur Block, onshore Pakistan.

Monday, May 06, 2013 Lundin estimates that its Luno II discovery off Norway could yield as much as 160 million barrels, the latest in a string of finds that have revived interest in the North Sea.

Sunday, May 05, 2013 Karoon Gas makes its second significant oil discovery offshore Brazil, sending its shares soaring as much as 28% and increasing the possibility of finding another partner to share development costs.

Thursday, May 02, 2013 Noble Energy encounters oil in good quality sandstones at the target level at the Carla South exploration well in Block I.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 ONGC makes new oil and gas discoveries in eastern and western India and will invest $386 million in revamping some of its other facilities.

Thursday, April 25, 2013 Total reports that its Ivoire-1X exploration well, offshore Ivory Coast, West Africa, has found 92 feet of net oil pay.

Thursday, April 25, 2013 Anadarko successfully tests the Sigsbee Escarpment in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico with the Phobos-1 well, its third significant discovery this year.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 ENI upgrades estimates for gas finds offshore Mozambique after appraisal campaign.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Repsol completes its winter drilling campaign in North Slope region of Alaska, finding oil in three wells.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Chevron makes another natural-gas discovery offshore Australia, adding to the oil major's portfolio in the region.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Both the Bonneville exploration well and its sidetrack in the UK North Sea discover oil, Premier Oil reports.