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Exploration

More than two dozen high impact wells planned for Guyana, other hotspots for 2023

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S&P Global says there will be almost 30 high impact wells (HIW) being drilled across Latin America, Africa, and the Asia Pacific regions in 2023. It said there will be fewer wells planned in Europe, frontier North America, and the...
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Norwegian company confirms ‘largest discovery on the shelf’ for 2022

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Norway-based Vår Energi ASA has confirmed a discovery of gas in the Vår Energi operated 7122/9-1 T2 (Lupa) well in the Goliat area, Barents Sea. The company said on Friday that preliminary estimates of the size of the discovery are...
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TotalEnergies and Eni make new gas discovery offshore Cyprus

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TotalEnergies and Eni (operator) have made a new gas discovery at the Zeus-1 well, in Block 6, offshore Cyprus. This discovery follows the Calypso-1 and the Cronos-1 discoveries made on the same block respectively in 2018 and August 2022....
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Exxon aiming for jackpot at Tarpon-1 offshore Guyana

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ExxonMobil is ramping up its exploration activities offshore Guyana, targeting a new prospect at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block. Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) said in a notice that the company Guyana will be engaged in exploration drilling operations...
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TotalEnergies comes up dry again at Suriname’s most promising block

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APA Corporation, a 50% stakeholder in the offshore Block 58, provided updates on operations, Monday. The most recent exploration well drilled by operator, TotalEnergies, is non-commercial. Titled Awari, the well is situated in the previously untested northwest portion of Block...
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UPDATE: CGX Wei-1 well to be drilled by January 31

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CGX Energy Inc’s Wei-1 prospect is expected to be drilled no later than January 31, 2023 the company said in an update on Monday. Barring delays, the new timeline has been accepted by the Guyana government and CGX outlined its...
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Exxon plans to target reservoirs at 18,000 ft in Stabroek Block next year

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ExxonMobil is expected to spend the next year and a half looking for the most optimal oil-rich reservoirs trapped some 18,000 feet deep in the Stabroek Block. This was recently revealed by co-venturer on the concession, Hess Corporation. Specifically, the...
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UK firm confident Exxon, Tullow will hit jackpot at several Guyana blocks soon

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Since 2019, UK energy investment firm, Westmount Energy Limited has participated indirectly via its investee companies in the drilling of exploration wells on the Kaieteur, Canje, and Orinduik Blocks. While those efforts have not produced a commercial, standalone discovery,...
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Exploration results show emergence of deeper plays in Guyana-Suriname basin – Westmount Energy

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Exploration drilling results for the Guyana-Suriname basin support the presence of extensive and deeper plays. This much is evident to Westmount Energy, a UK-based investment firm with exposure in several blocks in the basin. Westmount said one only ought to...
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Decision soon on bids for Trinidad deepwater auction – Energy Minister

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The government of Trinidad and Tobago is expected to issue a decision on the lone four bids it got from its recent deepwater oil block auction which saw 17 blocks up for grabs. Energy Minister, Stuart Young, recently made the disclosure. Young told...
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Shearwater mobilizes Amazon Warrior for 3D survey offshore Suriname

Norwegian marine geosciences company Shearwater is deploying its Amazon Warrior vessel for a 150-day, 6,042 sq km 3D seismic...

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