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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Operator sites Covid-19 related issues for delayed work on massive land parcel. -
Exploration test could yield as much as 200+ million BOE.
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Data gathered from the well will be used to inform the next steps for Keskesi appraisal.
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The country’s 17th Bidding Round attracted bids on just five of the 92 blocks on offer… and all from Shell.
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Aram block was awarded as part Brazil’s 6th Pre-Salt Round.
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Operator inks $252 million deal for use of newbuild drillship.
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Deal marks the first ADNOC partnership with Pakistani energy companies.
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As Canada, Greenland, and even Norway shy away from developing their Arctic oil and gas resources, only Russia and the US remain in the game as Alaska seeks to renew interest in exploration and development of its North Slope.
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Last year’s GOM auction received high bids on just 93 blocks. Higher oil prices could attract bidders back to the planned lease sale.
