Discoveries
Discoveries
Eni, Partners Discover Gas in Nooros Area Offshore Egypt
The well hit a 152-m thick gas column in the Messinian age sandstones of the Abu Madi Formation with excellent petrophysical properties, Eni said in a news release.
Discoveries
CNOOC Makes Oil, Gas Discovery in South China Sea
The discovery well HZ26-6-1 was drilled and completed at a depth of 4,276 m and encountered oil and gas pay zones.
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Born in the Bakken
U.S. tight rock oil production exceeded 9 million barrels per day in March, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The story began 20 years ago in Richland County, Mont., with a prospector, two wildcatters, Halliburton and a bold venture: land a lateral in the middle Bakken—and frac it.
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Petrobras Finds New ‘Optimum Quality’ Oil Within Presalt Region
The oil was found in the Buzios oil field offshore Brazil.
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Repsol-led Group Makes Deepwater Oil Find in Gulf of Mexico
The consortium said in a statement that the find was in the Polok-1 and Chinwol-1 wells, located in Block 29 of the Salina Basin, off the southeastern states Veracruz and Tabasco.
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SDX Energy Makes Commercial Gas Discovery in Egypt
The company estimates the well, which was drilled to a measured depth of 7,245 feet, encountered about 24 billion cubic feet equivalent of recoverable gas and condensate resources.
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Wintershall Dea Makes Oil Find in Norwegian Sea
The well hit an oil column of at least 60 meters in the Garn Formation and an oil column of at least 120 meters in the Tilje Formation.
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Equinor, Partners Make Oil Discovery in US GoM
Drilled by the Pacific Khamsin rig to a depth of 33,348 feet, the well found about 200 ft of net oil pay with good reservoir characteristics in Paleogene sandstone.
Discoveries
Apache, Total Score Another Win with Discovery Offshore Suriname
The Sapakara West-1 well hit gas condensate and oil, boosting confidence in the play located offshore Suriname.