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TXO Announces 3 Tcfe NatGas Potential in San Juan Basin

TXO Partners plans to exploit a 3,520-acre play as Phase 1 development in the Mancos Shale.

Talos Energy’s Katmai West #2 Well Hits Oil, Gas Pay in GoM

Combined with the Katmai West #1 well, the Katmai West #2 well has nearly doubled the Katamai West Field’s proved EUR to approximately 50 MMboe gross, Talos Energy said.

Formentera Joins EOG in Wildcatting South Texas’ Oily Pearsall Pay

Known in the past as a “heartbreak shale,” Formentera Partners is counting on bigger completions and longer laterals to crack the Pearsall code, Managing Partner Bryan Sheffield said. EOG Resources is also exploring the shale.

E&P Highlights: Jan. 13, 2025

Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including Chevron starting production from a platform in the Gulf of Mexico and several new products for pipelines.

Murphy’s Vietnam Find May Change Investor Views, KeyBanc Analysts Say

The discovery by a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corp. is a reminder of the company’s exploration prowess, KeyBanc Capital Markets analysts said.

Production Begins at Shell’s GoM Whale Facility

Shell’s Whale floating production facility in the Gulf of Mexico has reached first oil less than eight years after the field’s discovery of 480 MMboe of estimated recoverable resources.

Sintana Reports Two Discoveries Offshore Namibia

Sintana Energy Inc. said the Mopane-2A well found gas condensate in one reservoir and light oil in a smaller one.

QatarEnergy Joins Joint Venture Offshore Namibia

QatarEnergy acquired a 27.5% stake in petroleum exploration license 90 offshore Namibia. 

DNO Makes Another Norwegian North Sea Discovery

DNO ASA estimated gross recoverable resources in the range of 2 million to 13 million barrels of oil equivalent at its discovery on the Ringand prospect in the North Sea.

Kosmos in Talks to Acquire UK’s Tullow Oil in All-Stock Deal

Kosmos Energy is in early discussions to acquire U.K.-based Tullow Oil in an all-stock transaction, the companies confirmed.