Exploration/discoveries
The Loran Phase 2 license award builds on BP’s growing presence in Venezuela as it seeks to develop offshore projects, particularly shared fields near Venezuela’s maritime border with Trinidad and Tobago.
Gran Tierra will refocus its investment strategy to strengthen its portfolio in Canada and Azerbaijan while Maurel & Prom, majority owned by Pertamina’s international upstream arm, grows its South American footprint in Colombia and Ecuador.
After acquiring the block more than a decade ago, Petrobras has finally found oil in the deepwater area of the Equatorial Margin with the Morpho-1 exploration well.
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Royal duo could add over 130 million bbl of reserves -
The move is part of a larger reset, cutting the operator’s international exposure
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Major makes another discovery in Stabroek block, comes away empty in Canje
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Oman will open a new round of bidding on two onshore blocks from which previous license holders are exiting and a promising offshore block near where production has recently been initiated from the Yumna field.
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CEO John Hess said the Whiptail discovery could form the basis for a future oil development in the southeast area of the Stabroek Block.
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Ministry reveals shale finds during tests in sensitive basin.
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The gas find is likely to be tied back to the nearby Jangkrik floater.
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Significant Perdido-region find could merit its own host.
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Contract for a dozen wells plus options to begin next year.
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The semisubmersible will begin North Sea work in early 2022.
