CAMAC Energy Inc., a U.S.-based energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas, announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Gambian Ministry of Petroleum (on behalf of the Government of the Republic of The Gambia) on the provisional award of two offshore exploration blocks, A2 and A5, [...]
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Petrobras announces the discovery of a new light oil and natural gas accumulation in the Golfinho Concession (4-BRSA-1001-ESS). The discovery was made during drilling of well 4-GLF-31-ESS, known as Tambuatá. The well is located 74 km off the Espírito Santo coast, and 7 km from FPSO Cidade de Vitória, in the eastern side of Golfinho [...]
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North Energy declares that the rig “Aker Barents” has completed drilling of wildcat well 7121/9-1 (Zapffe) located in PL518 in the Barents Sea. The well was drilled to a total depth of 2417 m below sea level. The purpose of the drilling was to prove hydrocarbons in the Lower Cretaceous and Upper Jurassic interval but [...]
McMoRan Exploration Co., a shallow water Gulf of Mexico exploration company, reported yesterday that its Lafitte ultra-deep prospect, which is located on Eugene Island Block 223 in approximately 140 feet of water, has encountered additional hydrocarbons. The well has been drilled to a true vertical depth of 29,756 feet and has been logged with wireline [...]
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Petroleo Brasileiro SA , Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, found traces of oil and gas in an offshore well in the C-M-95 block of the c… By Karen Eeuwens (Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg, October 19, 2011
Det norske oljeselskap ASA, operator of production licence 482, is about to complete drilling of wildcat well 6508/1-2. The well proved oil and gas. The well was drilled about ten kilometres south of the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea. The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in Early Jurassic reservoir rocks (the [...]
The sidetrack of the recent gas discovery at the Broder Tuck prospect in Licence 12/06 offshore Denmark has confirmed additional hydrocarbon column whilst sample analyses from the initial exploration well have indicated a higher than expected condensate content. Bo Askvik, President and CEO at PA Resources, comments: “We are pleased to have confirmed additional hydrocarbons [...]
Noble Energy, Inc. announced today that it has ended drilling operations at the Leviathan #2 appraisal well location, offshore Israel. During the drilling process, the Company identified water flowing to the sea floor from the wellbore. The source is a water sand that flowed behind the surface casing. It has been monitored closely and [...]
Octanex N.L. has been advised by Eni Australia Limited, the Operator of the Galahad-1 well located in the outer Exmouth Plateau permit, WA-363-P, that at 07:00 hours WST (Western Standard Time) on Monday, 16 May 2011, the well had reached its total depth (TD) of 3448m MDRT (measured depth below rotary table). Operations over the [...]
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OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. (“OGX”) , the Brazilian oil and gas company responsible for the largest private sector exploratory campaign in Brazil, announced today that it has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Albian section of 3-OGX-40D-RJS well and in the Albian-Cenomanian section of the well 3-OGX-41D-RJS, both appraisal wells from [...]
