Petrobras, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. have won exploration rights in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, betting that the nation’s environmental regulator will finally open the promising offshore oil region for drilling after years of delay.
The 40 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) federal leases, spanning approximately 1,000 km2 and located 175 to 330 km from shore, include 13 blocks located in the Walker Ridge area, 9 blocks in the Mississippi Canyon area and 18 blocks in the East Breaks area.
Getech Group plc, a leading locator of subsurface energy and mineral resources, and STRYDE, the onshore nodal seismic imaging experts, have jointly announced the launch of a new high impact targeting and exploration service designed to help energy and natural resource companies explore faster and more effectively, while reducing exploration risk and cost.
Japanese oil and gas explorer and producer Inpex Corp. has secured rights to explore the Serpang Working Area offshore Eastern Java in Indonesia. Inpex said in a media release it had won the award in Indonesia’s second Petroleum Bidding Round 2024, hosted by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
The campaign aims to drill a debut exploration well in the waters of southern Namibia and is expected to last six months. The value of the contract was not disclosed.
Recent regulatory reforms have positioned the country as a highly competitive market for foreign investment. With a 2025 licensing round expected to open in Q1 next year, the country offers a wealth of opportunity for upstream firms
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) PLC (AIM:EOG) has strengthened its management team, hiring Dr Eleanor Rowley as its new independent non-executive director
Norway has been betting on the continued development of its oil and gas resources and has raised its natural gas production over the past year.
Overall, Norway’s oil and gas production was slightly lower than expected in 2023, largely due to unplanned and extended maintenance shutdowns at multiple fields.
Investments in 2023 and 2024 are rising more than expected at this time last year due to high activity, a weaker Norwegian currency, and growing cost.
Norwegian oil and gas companies will drill more exploration wells this year as the country seeks to maintain its position as a key supplier to Europe.
Custos Energy announced that the Mopane 2X exploration well located on blocks governed by Petroleum Exploration License 83 (“PEL 83”) in the heart of Namibia’s Orange basin has been spud.