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Wood Mackenzie projects that the three exploration prospects currently being developed in Suriname’s offshore basin this year hold a combined total of approximately 900 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe).
[Read more…] about Suriname’s 2025 exploration wells targeting 900 mm boe of resourcesTotalEnergies plans to begin drilling the Macaw-1 exploration well in Block 64, located offshore Suriname, by mid-May 2025.
[Read more…] about Macaw-1 first of five offshore exploration wells in 2025Chevron announced last Thursday that it is considering drilling an exploration well in the Walvis Basin off the coast of Namibia, with plans to begin as early as 2026 or 2027.
[Read more…] about Chevron to explore new offshore oil reserves in Walvis BasinHarbour Energy has secured a permit to drill a well in the Norwegian Sea, which is part of the carbon storage exploration license at Havstjerne development.
[Read more…] about Harbour Energy gets drilling permit for CCS Exploration off NorwayBP plans to explore for new oil fields in the Azeri Caspian Sea, BP’s upstream chief Gordon Birrell told Reuters.
[Read more…] about BP eyes new oil prospects in Azeri Caspian SeaEquatorial Guinea is taking decisive steps to revitalise its upstream sector, with plans to launch a new licensing round in 2025 aimed at increasing exploration and production.
[Read more…] about Equatorial Guinea plans licensing round in 2025Shell is seeking approval from Suriname’s National Environment Authority (NMA) to conduct an exploration drilling program in Block 65, formerly Block 54.
[Read more…] about Shell plans new offshore drilling in Suriname’s Block 65On September 20 bp and SOCAR (The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Baku announcing bp’s intention to join agreements on two exploration and development blocks in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.
[Read more…] about bp and SOCAR sign MOU on two blocks in Caspian SeaThe Norwegian Ministry of Energy has received applications from 21 companies in connection with the announcement of the license round for the best-known exploration areas on the Norwegian continental shelf.
[Read more…] about 21 companies are applying for new exploration areas NorwayPetrobras has formalized its entry into three exploration blocks offshore São Tomé and Príncipe, Africa, and it has signed amendments to the production sharing contracts and joint operating agreements.
[Read more…] about Petrobras joins offshore São Tomé and Príncipe consortia
