BHP: Trion Appraisal Well Hits Oil In GoM

The Trion Field is in the Perdido Fold Belt area in the deepwater GoM.

Talos Energy Hits Pay At Tornado In GoM

Drill to a total depth of 21,600 ft by the Noble Don Taylor rig, the well logged about 200 ft gross and 130 ft net of true vertical pay, the company said in an update given as part of its 2019 operating and financial guidance.

Equinor Makes Gas, Condensate Discovery In Norwegian Sea

Recoverable resources are estimated at between 6 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) and 25 MMboe, the company said.

NPD Says Norwegian Shelf Barely Halfway Through Its Oil, Gas Story

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate forecast showed that, after a minor decline in 2019, oil and gas production will increase from 2020 and up to 2023, it reported on Jan. 10. Overall production will then approach the record year of 2004.

UAE’s ADNOC Awards Eni-led Consortium Offshore Exploration Blocks

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) said on Jan. 12 it awarded a consortium formed by Italian oil major Eni (NYSE: E) and Thailand’s PTTEP two offshore exploration blocks.

Canacol Hits Pay In Colombia Nelson Gas Field

Canacol Energy Ltd. has provided the results of the Nelson 13 well along with the company’s drilling plans for 2019 on Jan. 8.

Royale, CRPC Make Gas Discovery In California’s Rio Vista Field

California-based Royale Energy Inc. said its first well drilled as part of a joint venture (JV) with California Resources Production Corp. (CRPC) has hit natural gas in the Rio Vista Field.

Aker Energy Confirms Successful Pecan-4A Appraisal Well Offshore Ghana

Aker Energy, as the operator of the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) Block, announced Jan. 10 that it is about to complete a successful drilling operation of the Pecan-4A appraisal well offshore Ghana.

BP Green Lights $1.3 Billion GoM Project

The Atlantis Phase 3 project will include constructing a new subsea production system from eight new wells that will be tied to the existing platform, BP said.

IOG Expands UK Plans With Goddard Find

Independent Oil and Gas Plc has provided an upgrade on its core development project in the U.K. Southern North Sea, the company said on Jan. 8.