Exploration/discoveries
Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
Sale 262 will be the first new auction covering leases in US Gulf federal waters in 2 years.
Oil and gas companies drilled 75 “high-impact” wells in 2024, representing 5.2 billion BOE.
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Nation also changes fiscal regime to attract new investment. -
New terms would allow contractors more than 50% equity share in some new blocks.
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BP, QatarEnergy and Zarubezhneft were among the other winners.
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The energy ministry instructed a shutdown following Hamas missile strikes.
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Total structure discovered could hold as much as 5 Tcf of gas in place.
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A drop in the number of wells drilled on the UK Continental Slope is concerning as many fields in the mature basin are reaching the point of production cessation.
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The current program comprises six planned wells.
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Gas reserves will prove an important feedstock for Atlantic LNG facilities.
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While many expect oil and natural gas to retain their roles in the energy mix of 2050, the more significant question should not only be on how much oil and gas will be needed but from where the world will find it.
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Project consists of two production wells and a subsea tieback to ETAP.
