Exploration/discoveries
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has set its sights on anti-corruption efforts for the 2025 Licensing Round, which began on 1 December.
The discovery in the Kutei Basin offshore Indonesia is being considered for fast-track development.
Deepwater blocks drew most of the attention in the first lease sale for the offshore region to be held in 2 years.
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The Agua-Marinha block is located in the Campos Basin off Brazil. -
Equinor will participate in 25 exploration wells on the NCS this year.
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New well on the Gydan Peninsula strikes gas and condensate.
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Both finds will be tied back to the nearby Ram-Powell TLP.
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The deal marks the biggest injection into Libya's flagging oil and gas industry in 2 decades, but not everyone in the ruling government is on board.
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Novatek is reporting a 6.3% jump in 2022 LNG exports, driven by Europe which has shunned Russian pipeline gas while increasing its purchases of Russian LNG.
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Chevron is "encouraged and excited" after drilling its first successful exploration well in the Eastern Mediterranean block.
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Malaysia plans to launch its 2023 bid round in Q1, hoping to exceed last year’s completion of 18 exploration wells that boasted a 60% success rate in new offshore hydrocarbon discoveries.
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The well is the operator’s third discovery over the past 6 months in the region.
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Northern Nigerian prospect could hold a billion barrels of resource.
