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LUKOIL Moves to Next Stage of North Caspian Field Development

​Russian oil major LUKOIL said on April 10 the company has moved on to the next stage of facilities construction for the Valery Grayfer field being the launch …

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Government Admits BP Drilling Permit Process was Unlawful

The government admits it acted unlawfully in granting BP’s permit to drill for new oil in the North Sea, a Greenpeace legal challenge reveals, after officials …

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U.S. Goes Ahead With Oil, Gas Lease Sales Despite Price Crash

Despite calls for immediate suspension of oil and gas drilling lease sales on federal land amid slumping prices, the U.S. will hold lease sales this week in fou…

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Total Makes New Gas & Condensates Discovery in the North Sea

Total, Operator, and its partners have made an encouraging discovery with the Isabella 30/12d-11 well on the license P1820, located in the Central North Sea off…

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CNOOC Makes Large Oil Discovery in Bohai Bay

Chinese oil and gas company CNOOC Limited has made a large-sized discovery Kenli 6-1 in Bohai Bay, which is expected to be the first large-sized oil field in La…

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Russia Makes Move On Antarctica’s 513 Billion Barrels Of Oil

Rosgeologia’s seismic surveys and other related work since the 70s to now indicate that there is at least 513 billion barrels of oil and gas equivalent in Anta…

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Shell and ExxonMobil Plan for Exploration of Blocks Offshore Somalia

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Somalia has agreed on an initial roadmap with the Shell/ExxonMobil joint venture focused on the next steps to…

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Equinor Strikes Oil Near Gudrun Field in North Sea

Equinor has made an oil discovery near the Gudrun field following the conclusion of the drilling of wildcat wells 15/3-12 S and 15/3-12 A in the central part of…

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Lebanon Launches Oil and Gas Exploration Project

​Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday inaugurated the country's first offshore oil and gas exploration, the President's office said in a statement.

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Arctic Oil Drilling Plan Coming Soon, U.S. Interior Chief Says

The Trump administration is moving to sell drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said Saturday.

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Lebanon Begins 'Historic' Offshore Oil Drilling Amid Crisis

Lebanon's president Thursday inaugurated the Mediterranean country's first offshore exploratory drilling for oil and gas, calling it a “historic day” for the …

Carbajal Introduces Bill to Halt Future Oil and Gas Drilling

​Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced the California’s Land Preservation and Protection Act to place a moratorium on fracking and new oil and gas drilling o…

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UAE’s Latest Natural Gas Discovery Is A Gamechanger

The Persian Gulf is, without doubt, the most prominent oil and gas production area in the world. After decades of intensive exploration and production, the regi…

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Saudi Aramco Announces Regulatory Approval of Al-Jafurah Gas Field

Saudi Aramco on Saturday announced the regulatory approval of the development of the Al-Jafurah unconventional gas field in the Eastern Province, the largest no…

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Frontera Announces Discovery in Colombia

Frontera Energy Corporation provided an exploration update in relation to prospects in Colombia in the Lower Magdalena Valley, including its exploration joint v…