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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.
The purchase includes approximately 260 producing wells and expands Caturus’ footprint in the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk.
The Granat prospect on the Norwegian Continental Shelf may be developed with a subsea tieback to existing infrastructure.
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The supermajor would be the second to conduct a hydraulic fracturing pilot project in the country. -
Students seeking internships and permanent employment are being challenged like no other time in the history of our industry. Along with guidance, SPE President Tom Blasingame shares his outlook on the future of the oil and gas industry and the opportunities it offers.
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Latest Canje Block test does not find commercial hydrocarbons.
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OBR 4 will include license opportunities in the country’s exclusive economic zone.
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NASA is undertaking a drilling project on the Moon—the first on any planetary body outside the Earth. The mission’s purpose, collecting subsurface soil and ice samples to search for water beneath the lunar surface, is being compared to collecting core samples on Earth and will use technologies, such as a rotary-percussive drill, that have been adapted from those for h…
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The government of Oman has transferred its stake in one of the Middle East’s largest oil blocks to a newly established firm. By royal decree, the new, state-controlled Energy Development Oman (EDO) will hold the country’s 60% stake in Block 6. The stake was moved from Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), another government-run company.
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South American country looks to revitalize its offshore oil industry by offering 32 new blocks for exploration
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Total number of applicants down for latest Barents Sea frontier licensing round.
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Independent producer’s 2021 exploration budget will remain flat at around $150 million.
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Ease of use and crowd-pleasing economics are driving US shale producers toward wet-sand completions. Chesapeake Energy is among the latest converts and explains why it wants to use wet sand on every new well.
