Exploration/discoveries
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.
Formerly titled E&P Notes, this monthly snapshot of global E&P activity highlights ongoing developments worldwide.
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The record-setting probe has yielded a discovery estimated to be between 53–90 million BOE. -
First gas is flowing from IOG’s Blythe H2 well, part of the Southern Banks gas development in the UK southern North Sea.
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Successful well trio adds as much as 30 million BOE of recoverable reserves.
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Plan granted contains permission for one appraisal well and up to six horizontal development wells.
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A testing and completion program for the CN-1 discovery is under review.
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New well on the South Salinas project encounters commercial quantities of oil.
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The acreage comprises 10 leases covering approximately 25,430 contiguous acres.
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New well northwest of Cizre strikes 162 m of light oil pay.
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New probe extended past 5.3 miles deep in Tarim Basin.
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Life-extension project will double the facility’s life in hopes to double its output to date.
