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All Approvals Ready for Australian Well Drilling to Kick off Next Month

With all regulatory and environmental approvals in place, SapuraOMV is preparing to drill the Kanga-1 exploration well offshore Western Australia early next mon…

Oil&Gas Drilling

US Resumes Public Land Leasing for Oil and Gas Drilling

The US Department of the Interior said around 144,000 acres of public land will be put up for sale this week, marking the end of a moratorium on new leases.

Crude Oil

U.S. to Resume Oil, Gas Drilling on Public Land Despite Biden Campaign Pledge

The Biden administration on Friday said it has resumed plans for oil and gas development on federal lands, a move that could break a pledge Joe Biden made while…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Australian Offshore Oil Exploration Well Imminent for SapuraOMV

The Malaysian-Austrian joint venture company SapuraOMV Upstream will spud early next month the Kanga-1 oil exploration well offshore Western Australia.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Nigeria’s Rig Count up as OPEC Warns of Uncertainty from Impact of Ukraine Conflict

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has kept its key oil market projections for 2022 unchanged, but it expects to adjust the forecasts in t…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Shale Drilling Climbs Most in Month as Biden Calls for More Oil

Shale explorers returned to growth mode this week, adding the most rigs in a month as the Biden administration calls on them to unleash more crude to offset a b…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Ukraine-Russia Conflict Could Impact Vietnam Oil Drilling

PetroVietnam has cautioned that the disruptions to international trade caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could impact its operations.

Oil&Gas Drilling

America is Finally Cleaning up its Abandoned, Leaking Oil Wells

Washington is making a concerted effort to plug these wells through a $4.7 billion fund, passed as part of an expansive overhaul of the nation's infrastructure.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Shell Makes Significant Oil & Gas Discovery Offshore Namibia

Shell has made a significant oil and gas discovery offshore Namibia, one of the expected hotspots for exploration this year.

Oil Exploration

Japan’s Inpex to Start Domestic Exploratory Drilling

Japanese upstream firm Inpex is planning to start exploratory drilling offshore the country's western Shimane and Yamaguchi prefectures in a search for oil and …

Oil Field

Equinor Makes Oil Discovery Near Existing Infrastructure in North Sea

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has made a new oil discovery, located near the Fram field in the North Sea offshore Norway, and will consider tying it to …

Oil&Gas Drilling

Indian State Oil Giant To Significantly Expand Oil Exploration

Indian state firm Oil and Natural Gas Corporation plans to raise fourfold its exploration and production acreage by 2025

Oil&Gas Drilling

Aker BP Secures Drilling Permit for North Sea Well Trio

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for three wells in the North Sea offshore Norway.

Oil&Gas Drilling

APA, Sinopec to Recover $900MM of “Backlogged Costs” in Egyptian Project

APA Corp. and its Chinese partner in an Egyptian oil project will recover almost $900 million in prior investments under a new drilling contract with the North …

Crude Oil

Turkey's Drillship Fatih Starts Operations in Türkali-7 well

Turkey’s first drillship, Fatih, began drilling in the Türkali-7 location in the Black Sea on Dec. 24, according to Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Min…