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Oil Exploration

China Heralds Another Major Oil Discovery

China’s state-run China Petrochemical Group, Sinopec, says it has discovered a massive oilfield in the Tarim Basin, containing 1.7 billion tons of oil reserves…

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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 Exploration

Proceeds of Oil and Petroleum Exploration to be Equally Divided Between States in DAB

Chief Minister of Assam has positively indicated for equally dividing the proceeds of Petroleum and Oil exploration and extraction between the two states in sec…

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Deep-Water Exploration Permits Attract Attention in Australia

Offers submitted for nine exploration blocks of which six are off the south-east coast

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Drilling Firm Challenging Denial of Oil Exploration Efforts in Big Cypress Swamp

Burnett Oil Co. did not have a rendering of its proposed exploratory oil drilling facility it might build in the Everglades should permits be granted. This is a…

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PM of Barbados Defends Country’s Oil and Gas Exploration

Prime Minister Mia Mottley has defended Barbados’ plans to resume fossil fuel exploration off its coast, saying that developing nations deserved “equity” and…

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ONGC Conducts Seismic Surveys in Tripura to Identify Oil Reserves

ONGC started drilling in Tripura back in 1962. The national oil and gas explorer was awarded acreages at Central Baramura, Aramura Bulge, Tichna and Khubal area…

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Opportunities Still Exist in Kenya’s Oil, Gas Sector

Last week Kenya announced for sale 35 oil and gas exploration blocks mostly in the natural gas prone coastal Lamu Basin. This is an indication of revived upstre…

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Oil and Gas Exploration is on The Rise In Africa

Increasing exploration activities in 2022 and onwards is a top priority for African hydrocarbon producers as they seek to expand production and establish the co…

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Namibia: TotalEnergies Makes Significant Discovery In Offshore Block 2913B

TotalEnergies said Thursday it has made a significant discovery of light oil with associated gas on the Venus prospect, located in block 2913B in the Orange Bas…

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Second Oil Discovery “on Trend” to Pancontinental Energy’s (ASX:PCL) PEL 87 License Area

TotalEnergies makes an oil discovery “on trend” from Pancontinental Energy’s (PCL) 75 per cent owned PEL 87 area in offshore Namibia

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TotalEnergies Announces Major Oil Discovery Offshore Suriname

TotalEnergies and its partner APA Corporation have made significant oil and associated gas discovery offshore one of the hottest basins for major oil finds in r…

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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.

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Kuwait's Kufpec Discovers Gas, Condensate in Indonesia

Kufpec, the foreign upstream arm of Kuwait's state-owned KPC, today announced a gas and condensate discovery in the Anambas block in the Natuna Sea north of Ind…

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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 …