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18 Mar 24 |
Norway: The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for well 24/12-8 S in PL 869 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for exploration well 24/12-8 S in PL 869. The well will be drilled by the Deepsea Nordkapp semi-sub. |
18 Mar 24 |
Austria: ADX Energy's Welchau-1 well discovers condensate rich gas ADX Energy has advised that the Welchau-1 well has encountered 115 metres liquids rich gas column within the primary target 'Steinalm Formation' at a depth between 1452 metres and 1567 metres measured depth (MD). The Steinalm Formation intersected in Welchau is the same zone that flowed condensate rich gas in the nearby Molln-1 well at a rate of 4 MMSCFPD in 1989. |
18 Mar 24 |
China: CNOOC Ltd announces hundred million ton oil field discovery Qinhuangdao 27-3 in the Bohai Sea CNOOC Limited has made a major oilfield discovery of Qinhuangdao 27-3 in the Bohai Sea, which adds over a hundred million tons of oil equivalent proved in-place volume. Qinhuangdao 27-3 Oilfield is located in the north-central waters of the Bohai Sea, with an average water depth of approx. 25 meters. |
18 Mar 24 |
India: Blackford Dolphin secures drilling contract from Oil India Dolphin Drilling has announced the award of a USD 154 million drilling contract from Oil India. Dolphin Drilling will deploy the Blackford Dolphin semisub drilling rig to support Oil India's exploration and development activities, with operations planned to commence in the second half of 2024. The contract duration spans a firm three wells drilling campaign over 14 months. |
18 Mar 24 |
Guyana: ExxonMobil Guyana announces new discovery ExxonMobil Guyana has announced a discovery at Bluefin in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, the company’s first discovery of 2024. The well is located approx. 8.5 kms southeast of the Sailfin-1 well, in the southeastern portion of the Stabroek block, |
18 Mar 24 |
Namibia: Sintana Energy provides PEL 83 exploration campaign update – new significant light oil discovery and successful appraisal at Mopane-2X Sintana Energy has provided an update regarding the ongoing exploration campaign on Blocks 2813A and 2814B located in the heart of Namibia’s Orange Basin, emerging as the one of the world’s most prospective oil and gas regions. Operator Galp has successfully drilled the Mopane-2X appraisal well in PEL 83, where it encountered a significant column of light oil in reservoirs of high quality. |
18 Mar 24 |
Namibia: ReconAfrica announces an updated independent third party Resource Report for the Damara Fold Belt onshore Namibia Reconnaissance Energy Africa has announced that an updated independent third party Prospective Resource Report has estimated that the Company's Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL73), in the Kavango Basin, NE Namibia, may contain unrisked, prospective oil resources in identified prospects of 3.1 billion barrels. |