Exploration

Woodside bags Morocco offshore exploration licence

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 26th November 2014

26th November 2014

Woodside bags Morocco offshore exploration licence

Woodside has entered into a contract for an exclusive reconnaissance licence (RL) with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines, the national oil company of the Kingdom of Morocco, to explore a block offshore Morocco

Does China’s offshore oil and gas industry still need Western technology?

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 5th November 2014

05th November 2014

Does China’s offshore oil and gas industry still need Western technology?

Offshore deepwater production from fields within China’s territorial waters is growing exponentially and state players like CNOOC and CNPC want to go it alone without kowtowing to Western IOCs – but is this the end of European and North American involvement offshore China?

Eni bags two exploration blocks offshore Vietnam

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 13th October 2014

13th October 2014

Eni bags two exploration blocks offshore Vietnam

Eni's CEO, Claudio Descalzi, signed today with Petrovietnam's president and CEO, Do Van Hau, two production sharing contracts (PSCs) for the exploration of blocks 116 and 124, located off the coast of Vietnam

Genie claims huge swathe of Mongolia in hunt for shale

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 16th September 2014

16th September 2014

Genie claims huge swathe of Mongolia in hunt for shale

Genie Energy has said that its subsidiary, Genie Oil Shale Mongolia, LLC (GOSM), has signed a prospecting agreement with the Petroleum Authority of Mongolia (PAM) that adds 25,000 square kilometres to its exploration assets in the country

Statoil eyes offshore Nicaragua with Petronic joint venture

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 12th September 2014

12th September 2014

Statoil eyes offshore Nicaragua with Petronic joint venture

Statoil has announced that it signed a Petronic-Statoil cooperation agreement last Wednesday with the intention to find ways to cooperate in oil and gas activities offshore Nicaragua’s Pacific coast

Roc Oil spuds wildcat in Beibu Gulf Block offshore China

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 12th September 2014

12th September 2014

Roc Oil spuds two wildcats offshore China

Roc Oil (China) has announced that drilling has commenced on the first of two exploration wells in Beibu Gulf Block 22/12

CGG nets quartet of BroadSeis-BroadSource marine contracts

Submitted by Mark Venables on 11th September 2014

11th September 2014

BroadSeis with BroadSource, marine broadband technology

CGG has been awarded contracts for the 3D seismic acquisition of four major surveys using its BroadSeis with BroadSource, marine broadband technology. T

Shell announces first oil from Cardamom field in Gulf of Mexico

Submitted by Eva Brynjulfsen on 8th September 2014

08th September 2014

Shell announced Monday that production is underway from a Gulf of Mexico subsea development it discovered in 2010 that is now poised to produce 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

ADX receives exploration extension offshore Tunisia

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 14th August 2014

14th August 2014

ADX receives exploration extension offshore Tunisia

ADX Energy has announced that the Tunisian authorities (Comité Consultatif des Hydrocarbures) have approved a two year extension of the exploration period for the Kerkouane permit offshore Tunisia to 21 February 2016

Marathon Oil nets Gabon deepwater Block G13 contract

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 11th August 2014

11th August 2014

Marathon nets Gabon deepwater Block G13 contract

Marathon Oil Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary Marathon Oil Exploration Limited, has announced that it has signed an exploration and production sharing contract (EPSC) for Gabon offshore Block G13, which was named Tchicuate upon signing, located in the deepwater, pre-salt play