Exploration/discoveries
CERAWeek panelists see AI as a way to leverage data and people in interpreting data for exploration, but a cultural shift at companies may still be needed.
Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
Equinor said it found between 14 million and 24 million BOE with its most recent exploration well in the Polynya Tubåen prospect.
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The extension will keep the semisubmersible rig busy to April 2025. -
A successful sidetrack well at South Tchibala could add future drilling locations across Etame block.
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The 10-well plus eight-well option contract should keep the rig busy well into 2024.
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Monies are recoupment for Petrobras’ sunken costs in the Atapu development, to date.
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ExxonMobil and its partners now believe they have discovered 11 billion BOE.
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The Norwegian government grants a 20-year license extension for Ekofisk.
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Two new wells will add 20,000 BOED to the field’s overall production volumes.
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A total of 59 blocks were awarded to 13 companies.
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First well suffered mechanical issues, while the followup encountered noncommercial quantities of oil.
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The well is in the Orange Basin where Shell and TotalEnergies made significant oil finds on the Namibia side.
