Exploration/discoveries
Co-owner Chevron confirmed the find at the Bandit prospect offshore Louisiana and suggested it may become a subsea tieback to existing faciltiies operated by Occidental Petroleum.
The Orange Basin and Gulf of Guinea will see most of the high-impact drilling activity planned this year in Africa.
Technology and partnerships remain important, while phased approaches may supplant lengthy appraisal programs, experts said during CERAWeek.
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New well on the South Salinas project encounters commercial quantities of oil. -
Life-extension project will double the facility’s life in hopes to double its output to date.
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Plan granted contains permission for one appraisal well and up to six horizontal development wells.
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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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The new well in offshore Bloc 9 is expected to wrap up by year-end.
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SMJ will get 50% nonoperating interest in the PSC.
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One new license holds the future location of the Gale exploration well.
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The rigs will work in the Norwegian Sea and on the Johan Castberg field.
