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A recent round of funding which raised $18 million positioned ReconAfrica to proceed with drilling and seismic programs for the Kavango basin in ­Namibia, said CEO Scot Evans.

Petrobras will sell its stakes in 27 onshore exploration and production concessions located in Espírito Santo, called the Cricaré Cluster, to Karavan SPE Cricaré SA, a specific-purpose ­entity (SPE), for $155 million.

CGG began a multiclient 3D survey in the Northern North Sea to provide a second azimuth over its existing Northern Viking Graben (NVG) multiclient 3D survey and extend into open acreage on offer in the UK 32nd License Round.

Apache and Total said the Noble Sam Croft drillship gathered reservoir and other technical data in the upper cretaceous-aged Santonian intervals since its 29 July discovery.

Barron Petroleum drilled a new discovery well in Val Verde County, Texas, finding an estimated 417 Bcf (74.2 million bbl) in oil and gas reserves.

CNOOC Limited’s Nanbao 35-2 oil field S1 area offshore China in the central Bohai bay began production. The oil field, fully owned by CNOOC Limited, has an average water depth of 17 m.

Pharos Energy, an independent E&P company, received approval from the Prime Minister of Vietnam for its Te Giac Trang (TGT) full-field development plan (FFDP), enabling the company to begin drilling six new producer wells in Q4 2021.

The sale of Chevron’s interest in the IDD project is part of its cost-cutting measures.

The Bubbleheads, a team of four deep-sea saturation divers, share the view of a bellman. 

ExxonMobil is evaluating additional development opportunities in the Stabroek Block with plans for five drillships operating offshore Guyana by the end of 2020.

Santos is a step closer to the go-ahead for its Narrabri coal-seam gas project after gaining approval from a government planning commission. It is planning workover activities on existing wells and an appraisal drilling program.

Critics of the new rule call it a de facto ban on new drilling and completions that will affect large portions of the state’s undeveloped oil and gas properties.