Apache saw a rise in production from its shale assets in the Permian Basin.
The Glaucus-1 well hit a gas-bearing reservoir of about 133 m in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
An appraisal well drilled by Corallian Energy Ltd. in England’s Wessex Basin encountered oil and gas shows over a 9.4-m interval at the top of the Sherwood Sandstone, according to a news release.
If the new find at the group's Kali Berau Dalam-2 well shows good results, Indonesia may be able to push back the current estimate for when it has a natural gas deficit, or when consumption is greater than domestic supply, from 2025.
The find, made in the Sakakemang block in South Sumatra, would translate into more than 350 million barrels of oil equivalent.
The Brulpadda well encountered 57 m of net gas condensate in Lower Cretaceous reservoirs. The well was extended to a final depth of 3,633 m and has also been successful.
French energy major Total is eyeing further strong growth in oil and gas production in 2019 after record output in 2018 enabled it to post a 28% jump in full-year earnings.
Two new discoveries offshore Guyana build on the previously announced estimated recoverable resource of the Stabroek block operated by Exxon Mobil with partners Hess and CNOOC.
Total said further drilling and testing would be carried out to appraise the resources and productivity of the reservoir.
Iran has discovered oil in the southwestern Abadan region for the first time, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh was quoted as saying by the Mehr news agency on Jan. 23.