Oil Search Finds Oil, Deems Alaska Drilling Campaign a ‘Success’
The company reported the discovery of oil from a well west of the Horseshoe discovery and hydrocarbon pay from a sidetrack.
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Byron Energy Strikes Pay in US Gulf of Mexico Well
Byron Energy’s latest well located on South Marsh Island Block 71 in shallow water Gulf of Mexico was flowing at a rate of 8.3 million cubic feet per day of gas.
MOL Norge, Lundin Petroleum Hit Oil, Gas In Norwegian North Sea
MOL said preliminary evaluation of the main discovery shows recoverable resources between 12 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) and 71 MMboe.
Total Makes Gas Discovery In North Sea
Total, which holds a 30% working interest and is operator of the field, said the well was drilled in water about 80 m deep.
CNOOC Makes Large-sized Discovery In Bohai Bay
The company said the discovery well was drilled and completed at a depth of 1,596 m and encountered oil pay zones with a total thickness of about 20 m.
Equinor, Neptune Strike Oil In North Sea
The company said the wells, which followed the Sigrun appraisal well drilled in 2018, aimed to prove extra resources and clarify commerciality.
Torchlight Energy Strikes Oil, Gas At Orogrande Test Well
The oil producer said it expects the new field—The Upper Pennsylvanian Silt (WolfPenn)—to be an oil-rich reservoir with significant volumes of gas as well.
VAALCO Energy Makes Oil Discovery Offshore Gabon
VAALCO Energy Inc. said Feb. 18 that the South East Etame 4P appraisal wellbore drilled from the VAALCO operated South East Etame North Tchibala platform offshore Gabon in the Etame Marin permit area successfully encountered oil sands in the Gamba formation.
Eni Says Offshore Mexico Find Could Make Block Commercial
The new find is believed to contain between 200 million and 300 million barrels of light oil at a water depth of 340 m.