Exploration/discoveries
This work introduces a novel predictive methodology combining historical metocean data with real-time riser analysis for shallow water dynamically positioned rig operations.
New agreements for exploration and production in Africa include activity in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia, offshore Angola, Senegal, and Côte d’Ivoire. In the Gulf of Mexico, a memorandum of understanding for deepwater evaluation was signed between Woodside Energy and PEMEX and Viridien initiated its Walker Ridge Reimaging Extension. TotalEnergies provided a targe…
Since the start of the Ukraine war, Norway has replaced Russia as the top gas supplier to the EU and Britain by maximizing its pipeline capacity and LNG volumes through its interests in export facilities in Norway and the US, as well as regasification in Europe.
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Cook Inlet leases have been a hard sell for federal or Alaska state authorities for years, given the environmental sensitivity of the area. -
Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
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This study evaluates the feasibility of drilling a closed-loop, unconventional geothermal system in the Pannonian Basin basement of Romania.
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The agreement follows the discovery of 724 million BOE in unconventional oil and gas reserves in November.
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Westwood links 2026 exploration outcomes to policies, with operators offshore Norway finding seven times more resources than those offshore the UK.
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The Granat prospect on the Norwegian Continental Shelf may be developed with a subsea tieback to existing infrastructure.
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Phase 1 of the lease agreements calls for 2D and 3D seismic over the blocks.
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Eni reports its latest deepwater exploration well offshore Côte d'Ivoire found gas and condensate in high-quality Cenomanian sands in the Calao channel complex.
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By opening new fields to exploration and development, Libya is poised to boost gas production to supply exports in meaningful volumes to Europe by early 2030.
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The operator has estimated about 500 million bbl of oil in place at Algaita in Block 15/06.
