Exploration well

Indonesia

Italy's Eni makes major Indonesian offshore gas discovery

20 April – Eni announces a new giant gas discovery made by the Geliga‑1 exploration well, drilled in the Ganal block in the Kutei Basin, offshore Indonesia, a…

Oil Exploration

Occidental Announces Gulf of America Oil Discovery at Bandit

April 09 ,Occidental announced an oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in the Gulf of America, about 125 miles south of the Louisiana coast. The exploration wel…

Brazil

Petrobras augments oil arsenal as it strikes black gold in Brazilian waters

Petrobras has announced the presence of excellent-quality oil in the pre-salt Campos Basin through an exploration well drilled in the Marlim Sul field, which wa…

Crude Oil

Egyptian Petroleum Minister Inspects First Exploration Well Operations at New Oil Field in Gulf of Suez

Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, recently visited the Gulf of Suez region to inspect the drilling progress of Well No. 133…

Oil Exploration

Oil Companies in Norway to Drill 18% Fewer Exploration Wells in 2026, Survey Shows

Norwegian oil and gas companies plan to drill approximately 37 exploration wells in 2026, an 18% reduction from the 45 wells completed this year, according to a…

Natural Gas

Azule Energy Reports Gas Discovery Offshore Angola

Azule Energy reported a significant gas discovery at the Gajajeira-01 exploration well, located offshore in Angola’s Lower Congo Basin. Drilled at a water…

Oil Field

Murphy Discovers More Oil in Cuu Long Basin Offshore Vietnam

Murphy Oil Corp. has announced a significant oil discovery in Block 15-1/05, located in the Cuu Long Basin offshore Vietnam. The exploration well Lac Da Hong-1X…

Oil Field

BP Makes New Oil Discovery off US Gulf Coast

On Monday, BP announced a new oil discovery in the Far South field, located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The exploration well, drilled in Green Canyon Block 584,…

Natural Gas

Marienergies Discovers Significant Gas Reserves at Mari Ghazij-1 Well in Sindh, Pakistan

MariEnergies has revealed a notable gas find at the Mari Ghazij-1 exploration well, located in the Mari Development & Production Lease (Mari D&PL) area in Sindh…

Geothermal Drilling

Geothermal Exploration Drilling Set to Commence in Durdevac, Croatia

Drilling of a geothermal exploration well in the town of Durdevac in the Koprivnica-Krizevci County, Croatia will officially begin on Friday, 28 March 2025. Thi…

Geothermal Heating Project

Ignis H2 Energy Successfully Completes First Geothermal Well in Türkiye

Drilling rig at the Kaynarpinar site in TurkiyeIgnis H2 Energy Inc. has announced the successful completion of its first geothermal exploration well in Tür…

Crude Oil

Chevron Says No Commercial Oil, Gas Found at Namibia Exploration Well

A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed Chevron logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2022.Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab said o…

Natural Gas

Exxon Makes Natural Gas Discovery in Mediterranean Sea off Egypt

Exxon Mobil Corp. discovered natural gas off the coast of Egypt after successfully drilling an exploration well in the Mediterranean Sea.Exxon completed the Nef…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Vår Energi Granted License to Drill North Sea Exploration Well

Vår Energi ASA has been granted a permit by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate to drill in the North Sea.Exploration well 7/1-3 will be drilled in production l…

Oil Exploration

Exploration Well Encounters 4 Oil Rich Reservoirs

Arrow Exploration Corp. (AXL:TSX.V; AXL:LSE) made a material discovery with its Alberta Llanos AB-1 exploration well on the Tapir block in Colombia's Llanos…