Geology & Geophysics
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November 19, 2015
Polarcus has signed a contract with an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project offshore Egypt.
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November 10, 2015
VNG Norge AS, operator of production license 586, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 6406/12-5 S. The well was classified as dry.
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November 09, 2015
Schlumberger and Ikon Science have announced an agreement to further develop the existing quantitative seismic interpretation capability in the Petrel E&P software platform.
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November 09, 2015
Maersk Oil has agreed to acquire half of Africa Oil Corp.’s shares in three onshore exploration licences in Kenya and a further two in Ethiopia.
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November 09, 2015
Lundin Malaysia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lundin Petroleum, has commenced drilling the Selada-1 exploration well in Block PM308A, offshore Malaysia.
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November 09, 2015
Shell has officially launched the Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Alberta, Canada, and the start of commercial operations there.
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November 06, 2015
Faced with the collapse in oil prices, the two dominant North Sea producers are taking opposite approaches to bolster dwindling investment: The UK is offering carrots, while Norway is wielding a stick.
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November 06, 2015
New York’s decision to probe climate change disclosures by Exxon Mobil Corp. marks the most aggressive state action yet on the financial effects of burning fossil fuels.
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November 05, 2015
Eni has reported a new discovery of gas and condensates offshore Congo, in the Nkala Marine exploration prospect, in Block Marine XII, about 20 km from the coast and 3 km from the producing Nene Marine field.
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November 05, 2015
CGG SA, the French oil field surveyor which last year rejected a takeover approach from Europe’s largest oil engineer Technip SA, plans to sell shares and assets after reporting a $1.07-billion loss in the third quarter.
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November 04, 2015
Eni, together with Statoil, Sasol and ENH, has been awarded the exploration and development rights for Block A5-A, following the 5th Competitive Mozambique Bid Round.
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November 03, 2015
The deepwater Zohr gas discovery in Egypt is of major significance to the Eastern Mediterranean region.
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November 03, 2015
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in Norway and the UK, has announced the results of the Blink exploration well in the Norwegian Sea (Faroe 25%).
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October 30, 2015
Apache Corp. has announced significant discoveries on two exploration wells in the Beryl area of the UK North Sea. The company also drilled two significant development wells in the Beryl area, from which no reserves have been previously booked.
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October 30, 2015
Statoil has completed a farm-in transaction with Exxon Mobil Exploration and Production South Africa Limited, acquiring a 35% interest in the ER 12/3/154 Tugela South Exploration Right.
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October 30, 2015
Sasol has confirmed that two of its three applications in Mozambique's 5th Licensing Round were successful.
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October 29, 2015
Chevron Corp. has announced the successful appraisal of the deepwater Anchor discovery in the Lower Tertiary Wilcox Trend in the Gulf of Mexico.
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October 29, 2015
Royal Dutch Shell Plc reported its biggest net loss in more than a decade after halting some operations and lowering its oil-price expectations, resulting in a $7.89 billion charge.
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October 29, 2015
CGG has been appointed as technical consultant by the Gabonese Republic’s Ministry of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons to help with the promotion of its 11th Licensing Round focusing on five highly prospective deepwater blocks.
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October 28, 2015
Hess Corp. plans to cut spending by about 27% next year after its oil and natural gas business lost more than $2 million a day during the third quarter.
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October 26, 2015
Energean Oil & Gas has appointed Dr. Medhat Tarakhan as country general manager in Egypt.
