Exploration/discoveries
In Asia, Valeura Energy and PTTEP advanced a Gulf of Thailand gas project, while Murphy Oil and Seadrill moved forward with projects in Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia. In the Americas, Perenco, Petrobras, and Equinor advanced projects in Brazil, Canada, and elsewhere. Other developments included updates from Equinor, Serica Energy, BW Energy, and Sharjah National Oi…
Industry forecasts point to increasing upstream expenditure and production, even as geopolitical volatility and smaller discoveries challenge project economics.
The Society’s archive of technical papers, maps, figures, and geological data sets will be integrated into the GIX platform, enabling geoscientists to query AI agents about exploration opportunities within specific geographic regions while combining historical research with public data, proprietary information, and advanced analytics.
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Norwegian oil company gets $220 million for 28% of the license. -
Italian company finds 200 million BOE with its Block 7 exploration well.
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The first of two exploration wells planned to be drilled in Mexico's Block 30 is being hailed as a success by the German operator.
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Regulator hits the brakes on any Jeanne d’Arc Basin acreage offerings for 2023.
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After successfully identifying prospects offshore Namibia with Shell and TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy is now expanding its African footprint into Mauritania.
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The nation set to offer 14 offshore blocks in April.
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The operator adds equity interests in five discoveries in the region.
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Initial production rates have exceeded 10,000 B/D of oil.
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Production-sharing contracts sold were in the Baram Delta region.
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Ministry takes to Twitter to reveal new oil concession round coming soon.
