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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The rigs will work in the Norwegian Sea and on the Johan Castberg field. -
Supermajor down, but not out of Brazilian exploration game.
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The operator had been in communication with government about the future of the permits since 2020.
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Norwegian oil company gets $220 million for 28% of the license.
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Italian company finds 200 million BOE with its Block 7 exploration well.
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The first of two exploration wells planned to be drilled in Mexico's Block 30 is being hailed as a success by the German operator.
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Regulator hits the brakes on any Jeanne d’Arc Basin acreage offerings for 2023.
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After successfully identifying prospects offshore Namibia with Shell and TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy is now expanding its African footprint into Mauritania.
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The nation set to offer 14 offshore blocks in April.
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The operator adds equity interests in five discoveries in the region.
