Exploration/discoveries
Xu outlines the thinking and theories that led his team to six world-class oil discoveries that total more than 100 million tons of proven geological reserves since 2021.
INEOS Energy and Shell have partnered to invest in Gulf of Mexico exploration, while Eni reported strong productivity from its Geliga 1 discovery in Indonesia. Santos is advancing its Agogo project in Papua New Guinea, and ConocoPhillips received approval to redevelop several previously producing oil fields in Norway’s Greater Ekofisk Area.
After a decade and a half of declining production, Uzbekistan, ranked 15th worldwide in gas output, has been seeking foreign partners to revive and reverse the fortunes of its oil and gas industry.
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Well is estimated to have encountered as much as 35 million BOE. -
Program will focus on finding more resources around Goliat and Johan Castberg through 2026.
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The current program comprises six planned wells.
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Rig will continue to work offshore India.
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Pair joins other E&Ps who have halted work in the area after disappointing results.
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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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Challenges to development, including costs, cited as reasons for turning back the acreage.
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Lebanon hopes to join the club of EastMed gas producers as TotalEnergies and its partners spud an appraisal well near Beirut’s maritime border with Israel where gas is already being produced.
