Exploration/discoveries
Equinor said it found between 14 million and 24 million BOE with its most recent exploration well in the Polynya Tubåen prospect.
Companies largely focused on deepwater acreage in the second Gulf lease sale held under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Operator started planning the development before it made its latest North Sea discovery.
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The well was meant to prove hydrocarbons in Triassic-aged sandstones within the Kobbe formation of the Polmak prospect.
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A 25th licensing round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf has been announced.
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The two oil companies will spend more than $400 million to find targets in the expansive offshore area that is currently the subject of the world’s largest 3D survey.
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The new field is the fourth exploration well the operator has drilled offshore Norway in the past 16 months.
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The new deal will focus on developing Arctic onshore blocks in a region where a successful LNG project already exists.
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The Houston-based exploration company will work with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company if it strikes big in the vast onshore block.
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Zion expects to spud the Megiddo-Jezreel #2 well at its current well location near Bet She'an by the middle of this month. The new license may be extended for a total of 12 months.
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Africa Oil announced Impact Oil & Gas entered into two agreements for exploration areas offshore South Africa. The company has a 31.10% shareholding in Impact, a privately owned exploration company.
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The seismic consortium comprising PGS, TGS, and WesternGeco was awarded a multiyear contract by Petronas to acquire and process up to 105,000 km2 of multisensor, multiclient 3D data in the Sarawak Basin, offshore Malaysia.
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Hess completed the sale of its 28% working interest in the Shenzi Field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) to BHP, the field’s operator, for $505 million.