Exploration

CCS

Equinor Secures First CCS Exploration Permit in Denmark

Equinor will seek the approval of the authorities for the project. Credit: Arne Reidar.Norwegian energy company Equinor has been awarded its first carbon captur…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Angola: Sonangol and Chevron Sign Contracts for Oil Exploration in Lower Congo

Sonangol and Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited (CABGOC), Chevron's subsidiary in Angola, on Tuesday in Luanda signed two 'Risk Services Contracts' fo…

Geothermal Drilling

Exploration Drilling for Geothermal Resources Planned in Dikili, Izmir, Türkiye

View from Izmir, Dikili, Türkiye (source: Dikili Municipality web page)Uc-As Akaryakit Nakliye Inaaat Tarim Turizm Taahhüt ve Ithalat Ihracat San. Tic…

Geothermal Drilling

Inpex to Start Exploratory Drilling for Geothermal in Shibetsu, Hokkaido, Japan

Mount Musadake viewed from Kaiyodai Observatory, Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido, Japan (source: Koda6029, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)INPEX Corporation (INPEX) …

Oil&Gas Drilling

KNOC to Drill Deepwater Wildcat Offshore South Korea in Area Touted to Have Multi-Billion Boe Potential

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.Photo: AP/SCANPIXThe South Korean government has tasked state-run Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) with drilling a rar…

Oil&Gas Drilling

South Korea's Yoon Says Vast Amount of Oil, Gas Reserve Possible off East Coast

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Monday he gave the green light to conduct exploration drilling of potentially vast oil and gas prospects that had b…

LNG

Woodside Gets $1 Bln in Funding for Scarborough LNG Project

A plant decorates the booth of Australian petroleum exploration and production company Woodside Energy during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, Briti…

Oil & Gas Trade

Conocophillips to Buy Marathon Oil in $22.5 Bln Deal in Latest Energy Merger

The logo of American oil and natural gas exploration and production company ConocoPhillips is seen during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British C…

Oil Exploration

Petrobras Taps Seatrium for Construction of $8.15 Billion FPSO Pair

Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has hired Singapore-headquartered Seatrium Limited for the supply of two floating production, storage, and off…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Totalenergies to Invest $600M to Boost E&P Activites in Congo in 2024

TotalEnergies has announced that it will invest $600 million to strengthen exploration and production activities in the Republic of Congo in 2024. The investmen…

Geothermal Drilling

Bureau of Land Management Approves Wabuska Geothermal Exploration Project

The Bureau of Land Management will be exploring a future geothermal site out near Yerington now that they’ve completed their environmental assessment.Jona…

Oil & Gas Trade

China's CNOOC Signs Oil Exploration, Production Contracts With Mozambique

Men wearing face masks walk past a sign of China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) outside its headquarters in Beijing, China March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wa…

Geothermal Power Project

PT DMGP Prepares for Exploration Drilling in Cipanas Geothermal Area, Indonesia

South face of Gunung Gede-Pangrango from Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia (source: Afrogindahood, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)PT Dian Swaistika Sentosa Tb…

Oil&Gas Drilling

FG, UAE Plan New Oil Exploration Deal

The Federal Government, on Monday, urged the United Arab Emirates to invest in the renewal and reconstruction of the more than 50-year-old oil pipelines in Nige…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Indonesia Expects Oil and Gas Investments to Rise 29% to $17 Billion in 2024

Indonesia expects investments in its oil and gas sector to rise 29% in 2024, the chairman of regulator SKK Migas told Reuters, as it races to ramp up drilling a…