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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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. -
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.
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Appraisal drilling at Block 58’s Sapakara South find is underway.
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Two unconventional gas reservoirs were found underlying existing producing fields.
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The four blocks on offer could contain around 4 billion bbl of oil.
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The Norwegian Sea field is expected to come on stream in late 2025.
