Exploration/discoveries
The agreement requires the partners to conduct their own proprietary 3D survey of Block 8 in hope of zeroing in on the sweet spot that eluded the TotalEnergies-led consortium when it drilled a dry hole in an adjacent block in 2023.
Murphy Oil’s Hai Su Vang (Golden Sea Lion) appraisal well reinforces the commerciality of the 2025 discovery.
Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
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Oil find will be tied into existing infrastructure for development. -
The three US lease auctions were the last planned under the current 5-year federal leasing plan.
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The Glaucus-2 well confirms the existence of a multi-TCF gas field.
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Satellite discovery will likely be tied back to one of the Troll platforms.
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Dry hole dampens spirits in Brazil’s Sergipe-Alagoas Basin.
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New FPS hosting production from a trio of deepwater fields.
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Operator purchases outstanding interest in shallow water producing properties
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African nation becoming the latest global hotspot for giant oil finds.
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Plan to double gas output in order to help ease supply issues in Europe caused by Russian invasion.
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A successful appraisal well at the field has boosted reserves estimates as high as 1 billion barrels.
