Pemex Discovers Four New Fields In GoM
Pemex discovered four new shallow-water fields in the Gulf of Mexico, CEO Emilio Lozoya said, according to Bloomberg. They could produce 200Mbbl/d of oil and 170MMcf/d of natural gas.
Statoil Makes Third Gas Discovery In Aasta Hansteen Area
The well 6706/11-2, drilled by the Transocean Spitsbergen rig in the Gymir prospect, proved a gross 70-m gas column in the Nise Formation with good reservoir qualities, the company said in a news release.
Poço Verde 4 Well Hits New Oil In Sergipe-Alagoas Basin
Formally known as Well 3 SES 189, this was the third well drilled in the Poço Verde area. The well is 23.5km from the discovery well in 2.479m of water.
W&T Hits Hydrocarbons In GoM, Brings Medusa Online
The company said it expects recovery from the Ewing Banks 910 A-5 ST well to exceed pre-drill estimates, and the well could be online and flowing by the end of the second quarter.
Premier Opens New Oil Zone Off Falkland Islands
The quality of the crude at Isobel Deep, Premier’s second exploration well this year off the Falklands, is similar to that at Sea Lion.
CNOOC Makes Oil Discovery In South China Sea
The discovery well LH20-2-1 was drilled and completed at a depth of about 2,970 m and encountered oil pay zones with a total thickness of 35.2 m, CNOOC said in the release.
CNOOC Makes Mid-sized Oil Discovery In South China Sea
Baiyun Sag has “huge exploration potential,” CNOOC said. The area is expected to become the new reserves growth area of deepwater exploration of crude oil in South China Sea.
Eni Strikes Gas, Condensates Offshore Libya
The discovery was made through the A1-1/1 well, which encountered gas and condensates in the Metlaoui Group of Eocene age, Eni said.
Esso Exploration’s Well Hits Oil Offshore Guyana
Stabroek Block is 6.6 million acres (26,800 sq km), and is about 120 miles offshore Guyana. The well found more than 295 ft (90 m) of high-quality oil-bearing sandstone reservoirs.
Kosmos’ Tortue-1 Well Finds Additional Hydrocarbons Offshore Mauritania
Tortue-1 intersected about 10 m (32 ft) of net hydrocarbon pay in the lower Albian section, interpreted to be gas. The discovery area was renamed Ahmeyim.