Field Development
2010.02.19 -
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Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced the Windjammer exploration well in the frontier Rovuma Basin offshore Mozambique has reached an intermediate casing point and encountered more than 480 net feet of natural gas pay in high quality reservoir sands, with a gross column of more than 1,200 feet. To date, this well has tested one of the seven identified play types in Anadarko's operated acreage offshore Mozambique. Full text
2010.02.12 -
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Rocksource ASA today announces that the partnership in PL 416 in block 31/8 on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) has decided to move forward to drill a firm well targeting the "Breiflabb" prospect. Full text
2010.02.12 -
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A limited oil column was proven during drilling of an exploration well on the Omega Nord prospect six kilometres north-east of the Snorre field in the North Sea. Full text
2010.02.09 -
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Det norske oljeselskap ASA, operator of PL 476, has completed drilling of exploration well 6507/11-10 6507/11-10 Frusalen. The well was dry, and was located 5.5 km east of the Midgard Field. The objective was to test the hydrocarbon potential of Middle- and Lower Jurassic reservoir rocks (Fangst- and Båt Groups). Full text
2010.02.05 -
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Lundin Petroleum has announced that drilling of exploration well 16/4-5 on the Luno High prospect in the Greater Luno Area has commenced. The well in PL359 is located 9 km south of the Luno field on the southern Utsira High in the North Sea. Full text
2010.01.27 -
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TGS has commenced acquisition of the next phase of 3D projects offshore Liberia. This newest project covers Liberia blocks 8 and 9 and totals 5,000 kms2. The MV Polarcus Nadia will acquire the project and TGS will apply advanced pre-stack time and pre-stack depth imaging techniques to create the final subsurface image. Full text
2010.01.20 -
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Det norske oljeselskap ASA is offered most licenses in APA 2009. Det norske emerged as a winner in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2009 licensing round. Following this award, Det norske has ownership in 81 licenses and is operator for 36 licenses. Full text
2009.12.16 -
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Statoil has discovered gas two kilometres south-west of the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea during the drilling of exploration well 6507/3-8. Full text
2009.12.16 -
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Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), through its subsidiary Chevron Australia Pty Ltd, today announced an additional natural gas discovery in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia. The discovery is located in Australia’s premier hydrocarbon basin, where Chevron is the leading leaseholder. Full text
2009.12.08 -
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The Acheron 2D Non-Exclusive seismic survey is operated by Searcher Seismic in conjunction with its project partner Seabird Exploration. The project acquired approximately 2,700 km of 2D seismic data over an unexplored Cretaceous - Jurassic Rift basin lying immediately to the west of the Bernier Ridge. Full text
