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TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy Win Exploration License in Algeria Share your comments
The Ahara license spans 14,900 square kilometers at the 'intersection of the prolific Berkine and Illizi Basins'.
7:40 AM EST | June 20, 2025
ConocoPhillips Confirms Slagugle Oil Discovery in Norwegian Sea Share your comments
The Slagugle oil discovery holds an estimated 30.8 to 61.6 million barrels of oil equivalent.
2:30 AM EST | June 20, 2025
Petronas Gets New Block offshore Suriname Share your comments
The new acreage lies next to Petronas' Block 52, which contains the Fusaea, Roystonea and Sloanea discoveries.
7:53 AM EST | June 19, 2025
Equinor Offered Another CO2 Exploration License in Norwegian North Sea Share your comments
EXL014 will be the fourteenth license to be awarded for CO2 storage on Norway's continental shelf.
5:32 AM EST | June 19, 2025
Lakes Blue Energy Secures Funding for Wombat-5 Drilling Share your comments
The funding is subject to Lakes' reinstatement to trading on the Australian Securities Exchange.
2:34 AM EST | June 19, 2025
Equinor Wins New Exploration Block offshore Brazil Share your comments
The S-M-1617 license is near an existing Equinor block, S-M-1378, 'an area with strong potential that we can leverage to reinforce our position in the Santos basin'.
4:22 AM EST | June 18, 2025
TotalEnergies Farms Into 40 Chevron Exploration Leases offshore US Share your comments
TotalEnergies acquired a 25 percent stake in a Gulf of America exploration portfolio operated by Chevron.
10:46 AM EST | June 16, 2025
OMV Petrom, NewMed Energy to Drill Another Well in Bulgaria Share your comments
NewMed Energy and OMV Petrom have agreed to drill another prospect in the Han Asparuh block on Bulgaria's side of the Black Sea, after approving their first as new partners in March.
9:02 AM EST | June 12, 2025
OKEA Discovers More Oil in Brage Field in Norwegian North Sea Share your comments
OKEA made a discovery that is estimated to hold 300,000 to 2.8 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent along the eastern flank of the already producing Brage field.
2:56 AM EST | May 30, 2025
Ecopetrol to Push Ahead Gas Drilling after Shell Exit Share your comments
Ecopetrol plans to continue drilling for gas in Caribbean waters after partner Shell exited three offshore blocks, betting on growing domestic demand and potentially lucrative reserves.
2:30 AM EST | May 29, 2025
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Announce 'Highly Significant' Oil Discovery Share your comments
'The discovery is regarded as highly significant', a joint statement noted.
8:08 AM EST | May 27, 2025
Petronas Gets Two New PSCs offshore Indonesia Share your comments
The Serpang PSC in East Java spans about 8,498 square kilometers (5,280.41 square miles) while the Binaiya PSC in Eastern Indonesia covers 8,484 square kilometers.
4:13 AM EST | May 26, 2025
DOI Says New USGS Study Finds 'Significant' Undiscovered Oil, Gas Resources Share your comments
'This new USGS assessment underscores the role of American energy resources in strengthening our energy independence and driving economic development across the West', Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said.
4:44 AM EST | May 23, 2025
Inpex Secures More Exploration Acreage offshore Indonesia Share your comments
Following the award, Inpex signed a PSC with the Indonesian upstream regulator SKK Migas, Petronas Energy Serpang and EO Serpang.
2:18 AM EST | May 23, 2025
Aker BP Makes Oil Discovery Near Skarv Field Share your comments
One of the targets yielded preliminary estimated recoverable volumes of 3-7 million barrels of oil equivalent.
2:10 AM EST | May 23, 2025
KNOC to Join JV for Otway Exploration Project Offshore Victoria Share your comments
The joint venture is undertaking exploration activities for natural gas in the Otway Basin offshore Victoria near existing natural gas wells.
9:00 AM EST | May 21, 2025
Equinor Finds Potential CO2 Injection Site in North Sea Share your comments
Two appraisal wells drilled by Equinor in the North Sea about 12 miles east of the Troll A platform have shown a suitable reservoir for carbon CO2 storage.
4:49 AM EST | May 21, 2025
EOG Secures Oil Acreage in Abu Dhabi Share your comments
The U.S. company has been awarded Unconventional Onshore Block 3, located in an oil-prone basin in the Al Dhafra region.
2:30 AM EST | May 20, 2025
Tamboran Prepares for Major Drilling in Beetaloo Basin Share your comments
'Having successfully raised funding to progress drilling activity in the Beetaloo Basin, we are focused on delivering the largest single drilling campaign in the region to date'.
2:30 AM EST | May 19, 2025
Murphy Discovers More Oil in Cuu Long Basin offshore Vietnam Share your comments
'The Lac Da Hong (Pink Camel) discovery, combined with the recently announced Hai Su Vang (Golden Sea Lion) discovery, deepens our understanding of the resource potential in our Cuu Long Basin blocks'.
8:04 AM EST | May 12, 2025
IPR Announces 'Significant Hydrocarbon Discovery' in Egypt's Western Desert Share your comments
IPR Energy Group announced 'another significant hydrocarbon discovery' in the Yidma field.
10:28 AM EST | May 01, 2025
Marula-1X Well offshore Namibia Turns Up Dry Share your comments
Drilling targeted Albian-aged sandstones within the Marula fan complex, some 29.2 miles south of the Venus-1X discovery.
2:32 AM EST | April 30, 2025
Sockeye-2 Well Flow Test Proves High-Quality Reservoir: APA Share your comments
The North Slope well averaged 2,700 bopd during a 12-day test.
10:30 AM EST | April 29, 2025
EnQuest Wins Bidding for 2 PSCs in Indonesia Share your comments
EnQuest said the award marks its entry into Indonesia, 'a country that offers a broad range of growth opportunities that span the full upstream lifecycle'.
8:00 AM EST | April 29, 2025
Hydrocarbons Discovered at Offshore Namibia Well Share your comments
BP and Eni confirmed the preliminary results of the Capricornus 1-X exploration well in Namibia's Orange Basin.
5:57 AM EST | April 25, 2025
Turkey Plans Oil and Gas Exploration in Bulgaria, Libya, and Iraq Share your comments
Turkey is in talks to look for oil and gas in Bulgaria, and is also planning exploration work in Iraq and Libya, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.
5:00 PM EST | April 22, 2025
ReconAfrica, ANPG Ink Angola Cooperation Deal Share your comments
'Our regional geological models indicate that the promising Fold Belt play, known for hosting some of the world's largest fields and covering extensive areas, likely extends into Angola'.
2:30 AM EST | April 21, 2025
TGS Expands its Mauritania 3D Seismic Library Share your comments
Energy data and intelligence provider TGS has expanded its multi-client data library offshore Mauritania.
10:19 AM EST | April 17, 2025
United Oil Secures Two-Year Extension for Jamaican Asset Share your comments
United said it has resumed talks with selected parties who had previously expressed interest before the farm-out process was suspended in December 2024.
3:36 AM EST | April 17, 2025
DOI Announces 'Significant Increase' in Estimated Gulf OCS O&G Reserves Share your comments
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced a 'significant increase in estimated oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf'.
10:56 AM EST | April 16, 2025
BP Announces Oil Find in Deepwater US Gulf Share your comments
BP announced 'an oil discovery at the Far South prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of America'.
10:53 AM EST | April 15, 2025
OGDCL Reports Third Gas and Condensate Discovery at Spinwam-1 Well Share your comments
The Pakistani company said the discovery had been made in the well's Hangu formation.
3:21 AM EST | April 07, 2025
Kumul Wraps Up Kimu, Barikewa Seismic Program Share your comments
Papua New Guinea's national oil company expressed commitment to exploring and potentially commercializing previously deemed unviable gas resources in the country.
3:25 AM EST | April 03, 2025
CNOOC Makes 'Major' Oil and Gas Discovery in South China Sea Share your comments
The Huizhou 19-6 field has now been shown to have over 100 million metric tons of oil equivalent of proven in-place volumes.
4:37 AM EST | March 31, 2025
DNO Announces 'Important' Oil, Gas Discovery in North Sea Share your comments
'We are on a hot streak in Norway', DNO Executive Chairman Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani said.
9:07 AM EST | March 27, 2025
MOL Discovers Oil in Western Hungary Share your comments
According to the results, the well located in the Somogysámson oilfield is capable of producing 1,200 barrels per day.
8:00 AM EST | March 24, 2025
APA Hits Oil Discovery on Alaskan North Slope Share your comments
APA and its partners declared a 'significant' petroleum discovery in the Lagniappe area on Alaska's North Slope.
11:30 AM EST | March 18, 2025
FIRST-NNPC JV Confirms Significant Hydrocarbon Discovery Share your comments
'Preliminary analysis indicates substantial oil and gas volumes', a statement posted on FIRST E&P's website said.
6:21 AM EST | March 14, 2025
China Extends Subsidies for Unconventional Gas Drilling Share your comments
China is extending a subsidy program to support unconventional natural gas drilling as it continues to push for new domestic supplies to ensure energy security.
2:18 AM EST | March 13, 2025
Genel Enters Block 54 in Oman Share your comments
Genel has secured a 40 percent stake.
4:02 AM EST | March 12, 2025
BP Reveals Another Discovery Offshore Egypt Share your comments
'This reinforces BP's commitment to Egypt and its growing energy needs', William Lin, BP EVP Gas & Low Carbon, said.
5:26 AM EST | March 11, 2025
Tanzania Plans to Kick Off 5th Oil, Gas Licensing Round in May Share your comments
The country's last licensing round was in May 2014.
4:00 PM EST | March 06, 2025
Equinor Makes Gas Discovery in Halten Area of Norwegian Sea Share your comments
Preliminary estimates indicate 19-44 million barrels of oil equivalent recoverable resources.
2:52 AM EST | March 06, 2025
CNOOC Says Achieved Breakthrough in Buried Hills Exploration in Beibu Gulf Share your comments
CNOOC declared an oil and gas discovery in the Weizhou 10-5 field, marking a 'breakthrough' in the exploration of Paleozoic buried hills in the Beibu Gulf of the South China Sea.
2:07 AM EST | March 06, 2025
EOG Ventures into Bahrain with Exploration Project Share your comments
EOG and Bapco Energies will 'evaluate a promising gas exploration prospect in the kingdom'.
8:39 AM EST | March 04, 2025
Halliburton, Sekal Make Drilling Automation Breakthrough Share your comments
Halliburton and Sekal AS said they delivered the world's first automated on-bottom drilling system.
5:48 AM EST | March 03, 2025
Var Energi Strikes Oil in Barents Sea Share your comments
The preliminary estimated gross recoverable resources encountered in the well are between 15 million and 43 million barrels of oil equivalent.
3:39 AM EST | March 03, 2025
Canacol Aims to Grow Reserve Base in 2025 Share your comments
Canacol said it plans to drill 11 exploration wells and three development wells in the Lower Magdalena Valley Basin this year.
2:55 AM EST | February 27, 2025
Galp Offers Mopane-3X Update Share your comments
Galp said it has successfully drilled, cored, and logged the Mopane-3X well.
11:32 AM EST | February 26, 2025
Black Gold Starts Drilling at Indiana Well Share your comments
The Illinois Basin has a history of producing 10 to 12 million barrels of oil annually, the company said.
7:00 AM EST | February 26, 2025
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