Exploration/discoveries
Supermajor aims to start appraisal activities in 2027 and is evaluating development possibilities for the deepwater find offshore Brazil, which is the company’s largest discovery in 25 years.
Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
BP’s most recent discovery in Namibia is the eleventh globally in 2025 since the UK major refocused its investments strategy back to its core oil and gas businesses.
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While many expect oil and natural gas to retain their roles in the energy mix of 2050, the more significant question should not only be on how much oil and gas will be needed but from where the world will find it.
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Project consists of two production wells and a subsea tieback to ETAP.
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The Biden Administration plans for a maximum of three lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico from 2024 to 2029.
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Consortiums led by ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies lead the charge into the blocks offered in the oft-delayed offshore parcel auction.
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The discovery in Putumayo could benefit from nearby existing infrastructure.
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The Anita Garibaldi was built by MODEC and will produce Marlim and Voador together with FPSO Anna Nery, already in operation.
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Mukuyu-1 sidetrack proves a working hydrocarbon system in the Cabora Bassa basin.
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Jackup rig Borr Norve has started drilling operations on the project’s fourth production well, DHIBM-6H.
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Additional milestones reached could add $14 million to purchase price.
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Wellesley estimates that the drilling campaign has proved a developable gas-condensate accumulation of 60 to 100 million BOE.