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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Cook Inlet leases have been a hard sell for federal or Alaska state authorities for years, given the environmental sensitivity of the area. -
Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
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This study evaluates the feasibility of drilling a closed-loop, unconventional geothermal system in the Pannonian Basin basement of Romania.
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The agreement follows the discovery of 724 million BOE in unconventional oil and gas reserves in November.
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Westwood links 2026 exploration outcomes to policies, with operators offshore Norway finding seven times more resources than those offshore the UK.
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The Granat prospect on the Norwegian Continental Shelf may be developed with a subsea tieback to existing infrastructure.
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Phase 1 of the lease agreements calls for 2D and 3D seismic over the blocks.
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Eni reports its latest deepwater exploration well offshore Côte d'Ivoire found gas and condensate in high-quality Cenomanian sands in the Calao channel complex.
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By opening new fields to exploration and development, Libya is poised to boost gas production to supply exports in meaningful volumes to Europe by early 2030.
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The operator has estimated about 500 million bbl of oil in place at Algaita in Block 15/06.
