The oil and gas discoveries, which can be developed with wells from the Edvard Grieg platform, have combined resources of between 4 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) and 37 MMboe.
Petrobras has made natural gas discoveries in six deepwater fields in the Sergipe Basin, the company said in a regulatory filing on June 17.
The 6507/3-13 well proved gas in its first target, Snadd Outer Outer, and oil in its second target, Black Vulture, Equinor said in a news release.
As IOCs exit the area, regional operators look to stem the tide of declining production.
The current development plan is a subsea tieback to the Talos-operated Green Canyon 18 platform.
Calgary, Alberta-based Parex Resources Inc. said the Andina Norte-1 exploration well hit oil- and gas-bearing reservoirs in the Une and Guadalupe formations in Colombia’s Capachos Block.
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PJSC Lukoil concludes an agreement with New Age M12 Holdings Ltd. to acquire a 25% interest in the Marine XII license in the Republic of Congo for $800 million in cash.
Australia's No.2 independent gas producer Santos Ltd. on June 6 said the Dorado-2 appraisal well in Western Australia has confirmed a major oil and gas resource.
Santos has an 80% stake in the field after acquiring Quadrant Energy in 2018, while the remainder is owned by operator Carnarvon Petroleum.
Hurricane Energy has announced first oil at its Lancaster field off Scotland, the first such success for so-called fractured basement reservoirs in Britain and a major milestone for the company within its guided schedule.
