Exploration

New airborne gravity gradiometer coverage opens up exploration blocks

Submitted by Mark Venables on 17th February 2017

17th February 2017

Extent of the Bapco FalconPlus survey area.

CGG has completed the acquisition and processing of the first ever Airborne Gravity Gradiometry (AGG) survey of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Eni awarded two out of three exploration blocks offshore Cyprus

Submitted by Mark Venables on 22nd January 2017

22nd January 2017

Eni has been awarded two exploration blocks offshore Cyprus, following the competitive international bid round - third licensing round.

BP to acquire additional interest in the West Nile Delta project

Submitted by Editorial staff on 11th December 2015

11th December 2015

BP Egypt has announced the completion of its acquisition of 22.75 per cent in the North Alexandria Concession and 2.75 per cent in the West Mediterranean Deep Water Concession from Hamburg-based DEA Deutsche Erdoel.

EPI to support GNPC seismic exploration of Voltaian basin

Submitted by Editorial staff on 1st December 2015

01st December 2015

Two-year contract to assess feasibility of 104,000km area and kick-start onshore exploration in Ghana

Payback periods lengthen in Northern Midland Basin

Submitted by Editorial staff on 29th November 2015

29th November 2015

Nascent Spraberry play encouraging, but stacked pay and steep learning curves in basin suggest more time needed to properly risk company acreage

BG Group secures equity in Aphrodite discovery, offshore Cyprus

Submitted by Editorial staff on 23rd November 2015

23rd November 2015

BG Group today announces it has taken a 35% holding in Block 12 offshore Cyprus which includes the Aphrodite gas discovery.

Ashtead Technology secures exclusive underwater glider agreement

Submitted by Editorial staff on 6th November 2015

06th November 2015

Underwater gliders for ocean data monitoring

Ashtead Technology has secured a global asset management agreement with Blue Ocean Monitoring to store, maintain and supply underwater gliders for ocean data monitoring.

BP to accelerate development of first phase of Atoll field in Egypt

Submitted by Editorial staff on 6th November 2015

06th November 2015

BP today announced that it has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, His Excellency Eng. Tarek El Molla, regarding the acceleration of the development of the recent Atoll gas discovery. The Atoll discovery (BP 100%) in the North Damietta Offshore Concession in the East Nile Delta, offshore Egypt was announced in March 2015.

Eni starts new production in the Nile Delta and in the Western Desert

Submitted by Editorial staff on 4th November 2015

04th November 2015

Eni has announced the success of the Nidoco North West 3 well drilling in the Nooros exploration prospect, located in the Abu Madi West licence in the Nile Delta, which is estimated to contain about 15 billion standard cubic meters of gas.