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Drilling at the Prospect I location has been significantly derisked by the results of our first Damara Fold Belt well, Naingopo, which encountered reservoir in the Otavi carbonates, hydrocarbon shows and oil to surface.
Chevron plans to begin drilling an explorationwell offshore Namibia, where several international majors have found huge oil and gas resources in recent years.
(World Oil) – APA Corporation and its partners Lagniappe Alaska, LLC, an Armstrong company, and Oil Search (Alaska), LLC, a subsidiary of Santos Limited, have completed successful flow testing of the Sockeye-2 exploratory well in Alaska’s North Slope.
Chevron is considering drilling an explorationwell in the Walvis Basin off the coast of Namibia in 2026 or 2027, the U.S. oil major said on Thursday.Chevron Namibia
The initial results of the Fayoum 5 explorationwell located in North Alexandria, which is in the west of the Mediterranean, showed the presence of a gas-bearing layer, and electrical recordings are being made in the coming days.
The explorationwell was drilled in Green Canyon Block 584 about 120 miles off the coast of Louisiana. Both the initial well and a sidetrack encountered [Read more] By Sheila Dang April 14 – BP made an oil discovery in the Far South field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the UK-based oil major said on Monday.
drilled the explorationwell in Green Canyon Block 584 BP and its partner Chevron have made an oil discovery at the Far South prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of America.BP
Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil), the countrys offshore industry safety watchdog, has granted consent to Equinor for exploration drilling in an oil and gas block in the North Sea
Norwegian oil and gas company OKEA has signed an agreement with Aker BP to acquire a 35% working interest in Tverrdal explorationwell in the North Sea.OKEA secured
bp drilled the explorationwell in Green Canyon Block 584, located in western Green Canyon approximately 120 miles off the coast of Louisiana in 4,092 feet of water. The well was drilled to a total depth of 23,830 feet. Sign located on the corner of Wynn Drive and University Drive and image taken at sunset.
TotalEnergies reveals in its recent annual report that two explorationwells drilled in 2024 on Oman exploration Block 12 (Total 80%op, PTTEP 20%) were dry.
TotalEnergies finished drilling Tamboti-1X and spudded Marula-1X, both explorationwells in block 2913B - which contains the Venus discovery - on the Namibian side of the offshore Orange Basin.
Vr Energi ASA has announced an oil discovery in the operated Zagato explorationwell near the Goliat field in the Barents Sea, adding to recent exploration success in the area.
Equinor and its partners, Okea and Pandion Energy, have proven gas and condensate in the Mistral Sr explorationwell in the Halten area, situated in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea.
The results of the Naingopo explorationwell announced in January 2025 increased our confidence in the potential for Prospect I. We remain on track to spud the well this quarter and are looking forward to unlocking the significant potential of the Damara Fold Belt.”
ReconAfrica has achieved a major milestone in its exploration efforts in Namibia with the successful drilling of the Naingopo explorationwell on Petroleum Exploration License 73 (PEL 73).
Meanwhile, Enis offshore drilling campaign in Libyas Sirte Basin is set to be one of the most closely watched exploration programs in 2025, with four explorationwells in the pipeline. This increase in production from existing fields underscores the countrys commitment to stabilizing and expanding its energy supply.
In a statement , the company said that it drilled the explorationwell in Green Canyon Block 584, located in western Green Canyon, about 120 miles off the coast of Louisiana, in water depths of 4,092. Both the initial well and a subsequent sidetrack encountered oil in high-quality Miocene reservoirs.
In collaboration with the NOC, TotalEnergies has achieved a 20% increase in production at the Waha field; Repsol plans to drill nine new prospects in 2025; while Eni is planning four explorationwells in 2025. Algerias Sonatrach will increase hydrocarbon production by 2.5%
The initial phase of the agreement, set to last three years with investments reaching up to $25 million, will include the execution of advanced 3D seismic surveys, the drilling of new explorationwells, and the re-evaluation of existing wells.
42.5%), drilled the Far South explorationwell in Green Canyon Block 584, located in the western Gulf of America approximately 120 miles off the coast of Louisiana. The well was drilled in 4,092 feet of water to a total depth of 23,830 feet.
million acres in Namibia in the highly prospective Damara Fold Belt and Rift Basin exploration plays. It complements ReconAfricas activities in Namibia and highlights the potential of the Damara Fold Belt and Rift Basin by adding 5.2 million acres in Angola to the existing 6.3
A key advantage: many of these discoveries are located near existing infrastructure, allowing BP to tie back new wells quickly and cost-effectively. Looking ahead, BP plans to drill around 40 explorationwells over the next three years , underscoring its ambition to expand its upstream production base.
Prospect I is located onshoreNamibiain Petroleum Exploration Licence 073 (PEL73) and is the Company’s largest prospect to be drilled … Read More The post NAMIBIA: Reconnaissance Energy Africa Provides Drilling update on Prospect I appeared first on oilnewsafrica.
PRE-PRODUCTION ASSETS Somaliland - SL10B13 (51% working interest, Operator) We continued to work with stakeholders towards the complete framework required to support drilling the Toosan-1 explorationwell.
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