CNOOC Starts Production at Two Offshore Projects

The Caofeidian 6-4 Oilfield and Wenchang 19-1 Oilfield Phase II projects by CNOOC Ltd. are expected to produce more than 20,000 bbl/d of crude combined.

Expand Lands 5.6-Miler in Appalachia in Five Days With One Bit Run

Expand Energy reported its Shannon Fields OHI #3H in northern West Virginia was drilled with just one bit run in some 30,000 ft.

CNOOC Makes Oil, Gas Discovery in Beibu Gulf Basin

CNOOC Ltd. said test results showed the well produces 13.2 MMcf/d and 800 bbl/d.

Early Innings: Uinta’s Oily Stacked Pay Exploration Only Just Starting

Operators are testing horizontal wells in less developed Uinta Basin zones, including the Douglas Creek, Castle Peak, Wasatch and deeper benches.

PEDEVCO Enters Joint Development Agreement with D-J Basin E&P

PEDEVCO Corp.’s agreement with a private equity operator will develop drilling spacing units in the Denver-Julesburg Basin’s Weld County, Colorado.

E&P Highlights: March 3, 2025

Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, from planned Kolibri wells in Oklahoma to a discovery in the Barents Sea.

Judgment Call: Ranking the Haynesville Shale’s Top E&P Producers

Companies such as Comstock Resources and Expand Energy topped rankings, based on the greatest productivity per lateral foot and other metrics— and depending on who did the scoring.

VAALCO Acquires 70% Interest in Offshore Côte D’Ivoire Block

Vaalco Energy announced a farm-in of CI-705 Block offshore West Africa, which it will operate under the terms of an acquisition agreement.

EOG Resources to Begin Persian Gulf Wildcatting Onshore Bahrain

Multi-decade U.S. shale producer EOG Resources said it is confident the tight-gas resource is there and first gas will come online beginning in 2026.

E&P Highlights: Feb. 24, 2025

Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, from a sale of assets in the Gulf of Mexico to new production in the Bohai Sea.