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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Gas discovery the first from nation’s offshore exploration concessions. -
KUFPEC makes commercial discovery of natural gas and condensate in the Anambas Block.
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Exploratory, development well success in current onshore program.
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Deal also includes commitment from Eni to drill four wells.
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State-run company will direct $2 billion towards frontier drilling in the area.
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Petroleum Development Oman is building infrastructure for the project’s initial phase.
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Statfjord has produced 5.1 billion barrels of oil equivalent over its four-plus decades online.
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New discovery pair drilled near Fram field.
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New find located in Shell’s prolific Perdido Corridor in western US Gulf.
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State-run Staatsolie retains its 40% stake in Block 5.
