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Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Aug. 21, 2020)

Occidental Petroleum Wolfcamp Shale wells in New Mexico’s Eddy County of the Permian Basin plus a pre-salt oil discovery offshore Brazil in the Buzios Field top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.


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Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Aug. 21, 2020)

Larry Prado, Hart Energy’s activity editor, summarizes recent exploration action from the oil and gas industry.  (Source: Hart Energy; Shutterstock.com)

In case you missed it, here’s a look at this week’s top five drilling activity highlights from around the world.

  • Offshore Brazil Oil Discovery in Buzios Field
  • Oxy USA Announces Results from Purple Sage Field-Wolfcamp Wells
  • Offshore Gabon Appraisal Test Completed in Etame Marin Permit Area
  • Trail Ridge Field Well in Colorado’s Garfield County Flows from Commingled Zones
  • Three Wildcats Targeting Lower Decorah Scheduled in Menard County, Ill.

For more up-to-date information on the latest U.S. and international exploration wells visit Hart Energy’s online Drilling Activity Highlights database.

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NYSE: PBR Petróleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras)
NYSE: OXY Occidental Petroleum Corp.
NYSE: EGY VAALCO Energy Inc.
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