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Exploration

Extending the Highly Productive Gas Play in Sarawak, Offshore Malaysia

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July 18, 2021

PTTEP announced in May its offshore Sirung-1 exploration well as an oil and gas discovery, intersecting a column of more than 100m in Miocene clastic reservoirs, in the shallow waters…

Establishing a Working Petroleum System in the Kavango Frontier, Onshore Namibia

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July 18, 2021

With drilling, coring and logging operations now complete on ReconAfrica’s PEL 73 6-2 well, clear evidence of a working conventional petroleum system has been shown in the Kavango Basin, onshore…

Vietnam: Drilling Campaign in the Song Hong Basin

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July 18, 2021

Eni appraise gas and condensate at Ken Bau in their 2021 drilling campaign in Block 114 of the offshore Song Hong Basin, Vietnam. Map showing location of Eni’s Block 114…

No luck for Equinor in the Stord Basin

Henk Kombrink

July 7, 2021

As reported by the NPD today, the drilling of 31/11-1S has now been concluded with a dry well as a result. The well can be seen as a courageous attempt…

Neptune intends to drill a third Dugong panel

Henk Kombrink

June 25, 2021

As announced by partner Petrolia Noco yesterday, the Dugong partnership with Neptune as the operator aims to drill a third exploration well on the Dugong discovery (Shamu prospect). This will…

Equinor spuds first UKCS exploration well of the year

Henk Kombrink

June 25, 2021

Last week, Equinor spudded well 16/2a-6 in P2319, the first UK Continental Shelf exploration well being drilled this year. It follows on from a previous attempt to prove oil in…

Limited uptake in 25th NCS Licensing Round

Henk Kombrink

June 24, 2021

Another sign that frontier exploration is getting less and less important even in the Norwegian sector? One would say so, when looking at the awards announced by the NPD yesterday.…

OMV targets Chalk overlying Ipswich salt dome

Henk Kombrink

June 23, 2021

Back in 2008, Dong E&P Norway drilled well 1/3-11 only 1,200 m to the west of where 1/3-13 has now been spudded. However, the target of the Dong-operated well was…

The area near the oldest NCS licence keeps on giving

Henk Kombrink

June 22, 2021

With the discovery of between 60 and 135 MMboe recoverable, Vår Energi and partner Mime Petroleum (10%) have clearly proven that the area where the second wildcat on the entire…

Dry Well at Jaws, UK Quad 22

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June 19, 2021

Shell and Capricorn (50/50 co-venturers) have reported a dry well at 22/12d-13, called the Jaws prospect. Map showing location of the dry well at 22/12d-13 (Jaws). Image credit: NVentures.Shell and…

Natural Gas – Underexplored in Bangladesh?

Thomas L Davis, Geologist, Ventura, CA, and Badrul Imam, University of Dhaka

June 19, 2021

Increasing demand, decreasing supply, untested high-potential plays, and much-needed exploration. Natural gas (NG) is the principal fuel for electrical generation in Bangladesh and the foundation for the nation’s rapid economic…

ExxonMobil Kick-Off Major Pre-salt Wildcat Campaign in Campos-Santos

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June 18, 2021

ExxonMobil lead the way in pre-salt exploration offshore Brazil on the boundary of the Campos and Santos Basins, with recent reports suggesting an oil discovery in the Opal prospect. Map…

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Exploration

Extending the Highly Productive Gas Play in Sarawak, Offshore Malaysia

Establishing a Working Petroleum System in the Kavango Frontier, Onshore Namibia

Vietnam: Drilling Campaign in the Song Hong Basin

No luck for Equinor in the Stord Basin

Neptune intends to drill a third Dugong panel

Equinor spuds first UKCS exploration well of the year

Limited uptake in 25th NCS Licensing Round

OMV targets Chalk overlying Ipswich salt dome

The area near the oldest NCS licence keeps on giving

Dry Well at Jaws, UK Quad 22

Natural Gas – Underexplored in Bangladesh?

ExxonMobil Kick-Off Major Pre-salt Wildcat Campaign in Campos-Santos

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