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Discoveries

Petronas' 2023 Malaysia discoveries total more than 1 billion boe

Dec. 1, 2023
PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd recorded 19 exploration discoveries and two exploration-appraisal successes in Sarawak basin, Northwest Sabah basin, and Malay Basin over the course ...
Discoveries

GeoPark, Hocol find hydrocarbons onshore Colombia

Oct. 5, 2023
GeoPark Ltd. and Ecopetrol subsidiary Hocol, encountered hydrocarbons in a second oil well drilled in Llanos basin in central Colombia.
Discoveries

Eni makes discovery offshore Indonesia

Oct. 2, 2023
Eni North Ganal Ltd. discovered gas in the Geng North-1 exploration well in North Ganal PSC about 85 km off the cost of East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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OMV made a gas discovery in well 6607/3-1 S, 225 km west of Sandnessjøen.
Discoveries

OMV discovers gas in Norwegian Sea

Sept. 27, 2023
OMV made a gas discovery in Velocette exploration well 6607/3-1 S, 225 km west of Sandnessjøen and 45 km southeast of Equinor Energy-operated Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian...
Discoveries

OMV makes minor discovery near Aasta Hansteen field

Sept. 20, 2023
OMV (Norge) AS made a minor hydrocarbon discovery at the Velocette 6607/3-1 S exploration well in Norwegian Sea production license (PL) 1016
Drilled to a vertical depth of 4,800 m with the Deepsea Yantai drilling rig, Norma is DNO’s first operated high-pressure high-temperature exploration well.
Discoveries

DNO considers North Sea gas condensate discovery a play-opener

Sept. 19, 2023
Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO ASA made a gas condensate discovery on the Norma prospect in the Norwegian North Sea license PL984 that it considers a play-opener for the deep...