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PGNiG Upstream Norway Expands License Portfolio with Ten New Exploration Areas in Norwegian Continental Shelf

(IN BRIEF) PGNiG Upstream Norway AS (PUN), a subsidiary of the ORLEN Group, has secured ten new license areas for exploration on the Norwegian Continental Shelf through the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) for 2023. PUN will act as the … Read the full press release

Business Days Twente Celebrates 40th Anniversary: A Decades-Long Journey of Career Exploration

(IN BRIEF) Business Days Twente, the largest student career event in the Netherlands, is marking its 40th anniversary this year with a special edition. Started by study associations, it has evolved into a foundation, offering workshops, company interviews, informal activities, … Read the full press release

TotalEnergies Advances Carbon Storage Strategy with Acquisition of 40% Interest in CO2 Storage Exploration License

(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies has entered into an agreement with CapeOmega Carbon Storage AS to acquire a 40% participating interest in the CO2 storage exploration license ExL004, also known as the “Luna” project. The license covers an area of 453 sq.km … Read the full press release

Alma Media and Partners Drive Innovation with TET.FI Service for Youth Employment Exploration

(IN BRIEF) Alma Media, Jobly, and the Finnish Children and Youth Foundation are partnering to create a new service called TET.FI that will consolidate all available TET (Tutustumiskoulutus) jobs for young people in Finland. The aim is to make it … Read the full press release

AXA renews the mandate of its AXA Research Fund for five more years, supporting the exploration of emerging risks and partnerships with academic experts around major societal issues

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 12-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA (EPA: CS), a French multinational insurance and asset management firm, has announced that it has renewed the mandate of the AXA Research Fund for five years. The fund, one of the largest … Read the full press release

Preliminary positive results of Eni’s first offshore exploration well in Abu Dhabi show a range of 1.5-2 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of raw gas

(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 3-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni (BIT: ENI), an Italian multinational energy company with focus on innovation, efficiency and accessibility for all, has announced first preliminary positive results from its offshore exploration well in Abu Dhabi. The well … Read the full press release

Les résultats préliminaires positifs du premier puits d’exploration offshore d’Eni à Abu Dhabi montrent une fourchette de 1,5 à 2 billions de pieds cubes (TCF) de gaz brut

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) MILAN, 3-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni (BIT : ENI), une multinationale italienne de l’énergie axée sur l’innovation, l’efficacité et l’accessibilité pour tous, a annoncé les premiers résultats positifs préliminaires de son puits d’exploration offshore à Abu Dhabi. Le … Read the full press release

Equinor: 19-62 million barrels of oil discovered in exploration well 6407 / 1-9 – Egyptian Vulture in the Norwegian Sea

(PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, 1-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR), an oil, gas, wind and solar energy company active in more than 30 markets globally, has announced that together with partners PGNiG Upstream Norway and Longboat Energy Norway, have … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce partners with UK Space Agency for pioneering project on future nuclear power technologies for space exploration

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 12-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce and UK Space Agency announce that they have signed an innovative contract for a study into future nuclear power options for space exploration. This is the first cooperation between both organisations and … Read the full press release

Total strengthens its presence in Egypt with exploration and production permit for North Ras Kanayis Offshore block in the Herodotus Basin

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 4-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — A Total-led international consortium signs an exploration and production agreement with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding company (EGAS) for the North Ras Kanayis Offshore block located in the Herodotus Basin, offshore Egypt in … Read the full press release

Eni awarded 70% stake in the Exploration Offshore Block 3, one of Abu Dhabi’s largest offshore exploration concessions

(PRESS RELEASE) ABU DHABI, UAE, 21-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Italian multinational oil and gas company, Eni announces the signing of Concession Agreement for the acquisition of a 70% stake in the Exploration Offshore Block 3, leading a consortium including a … Read the full press release

European Space Agency: free live event on 14 Oct 2020 to show the hardware and the people that Europe relies on for its exploration missions to ISS, Moon and Mars

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 13-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — European Space Agency, the European intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, has announced that this year’s International Astronautical Congress will be visiting virtually the sites where Europe’s exploration of our Solar … Read the full press release

Eni-led consortium wins exploration license of offshore block in Argentina

(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 20-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — An Eni-led consortium wins an exploration license of offshore block MLO 124 from the Argentinian authorities. The award is a result of the consortium’s successful bid in the International Bid Round “Ronda Costa … Read the full press release

Eni awarded Areas A, B & C onshore Exploration Concession Agreements in the UAE Sharjah Emirate

These agreements are the result of the first International Competitive Exploration Licensing Round launched by Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) in 2018 to explore and develop new hydrocarbon resources through the establishment of new partnerships. Eni will act as Operator … Read the full press release

Eni to pursue petroleum exploration of an area of over 2,800 km2 still largely unexplored offshore Bahrain

(PRESS RELEASE) MANAMA, Kingdom of Bahrain, 14-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed today between the National Oil and Gas Authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain (NOGA) and Eni with the aim to pursue petroleum exploration … Read the full press release

Eni, Total and Algeria’s state oil company Sonatrach sign exclusive partnership for offshore exploration in Algeria

Eni, Sonatrach and Total signed two agreements which include an exclusive partnership for offshore exploration in Algeria in a virtually unexplored geological province. Algiers, Algeria, 30-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Chairman and Director General of Algeria’s state oil company Sonatrach, … Read the full press release

Eni further strengthens its presence in Mozambique with acquisition of new exclusive exploration and development rights

With this acquisition, Eni further strengthens its presence in Mozambique, a country that has a strategic relevance for the company. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 19-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — At the presence of the Ministry for Mineral Resources and Energy Ernesto Max Tonela, … Read the full press release

BP and Eni and Libya’s National Oil Corporation to resume exploration activities in Libya

Libya’s National Oil Corporation, BP and Eni today signed an agreement expected to lead to Eni and BP working together to resume exploration activities on a major exploration and production contract in Libya.  LONDON, 09-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A letter of … Read the full press release

Eni receives new offshore exploration license in the prolific East Nile Delta Basin of the Mediterranean Sea

Eni granted new exploration license named “Nour” located in the prolific East Nile Delta Basin of the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt San Donato Milanese (Milan), 15-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni announces that a new Concession Agreement, aimed at governing an offshore … Read the full press release

Total President Exploration & Production Arnaud Breuillac: The Ichthys LNG Project will be an important addition to Total’s portfolio in the fast growing LNG market

PARIS, 30-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ichthys LNG Project reached a major milestone on July 27 with the opening of the first offshore production well, marking the start of 40 years of operations of this gas and condensate field. At full … Read the full press release

Shell Exploration and Production Mauritania (C-10) B.V. and Shell Exploration and Production Mauritania (C-19) B.V. sign two Production Sharing Contracts for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons offshore Mauritania

The HAGUE, 24-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Shell Exploration and Production Mauritania (C-10) B.V. and Shell Exploration and Production Mauritania (C-19) B.V. (“Shell”) today signed two Production Sharing Contracts with the government of Mauritania for the exploration and potential future production … Read the full press release

Eni: second light oil discovery on the B1-X exploration prospect in the Egyptian Western Desert

The discovery confirms the high potential of deep geological sequences of the Faghur Basin San Donato Milanese (Milan), 10-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni announces a second light oil discovery on the B1-X exploration prospect located in South West Meleiha license, … Read the full press release

Total and Sonangol expand partnership on exploration and scholarships in Angola

PARIS, 29-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — During an official visit to France by João Lourenço, the President of the Republic of Angola, Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of Total, and Carlos Saturnino, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sonangol, signed … Read the full press release

Shell Offshore announces large, deep-water, exploration discovery the U.S. Gulf of Mexico

The HAGUE, 28-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Dover discovery is Shell’s sixth in the Norphlet and encountered more than 800 net feet of pay (244 meters). The discovery is located approximately 13 miles from the Appomattox host and is considered an … Read the full press release

Eni: oil discovery on the A-2X exploration prospect in South West Meleiha license, in the Egyptian Western Desert

San Donato Milanese (Milan), 08-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni announces an oil discovery on the A-2X exploration prospect located in South West Meleiha license, in the Egyptian Western Desert, some 103 Km North of the oasis of Siwa. The well … Read the full press release

Eni awarded 100% participating interest in the East Ganal deepwater exploration block in Indonesia

Eni strengthen its position and its upstream portfolio in the East Kalimantan’s Kutei Basin, as well as in gas and LNG market of the Asia Pacific region. MILAN, 03-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni has been awarded 100% participating interest in the … Read the full press release

BP and Oman Oil Company Exploration & Production approved the development of the second phase of the giant Khazzan gas field in Oman

Ghazeer development to bring Khazzan production to an estimated 1.5 bcf/d gas MUSCAT, Sultanate of Oman, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — BP today announced that, together with its partner the Oman Oil Company Exploration & Production, it has approved the development … Read the full press release

Eni signs two Exploration and Production Agreements for blocks offshore Lebanon

San Donato Milanese (Milan), 13-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni has signed two Exploration and Production Agreements (EPA) with the Republic of Lebanon covering Blocks 4 and 9, located in the deep waters offshore Lebanon. The agreements are the result of the … Read the full press release

Thales delivers SuperCam laser for NASA’s Mars 2020 exploration programme

 La Défense, France, 25-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — NASA has begun building the Mars 2020 rover and integrating the instruments it will carry. The Mars 2020 mission will follow in the footsteps of Curiosity, which has been exploring Gale Crater on the … Read the full press release

VNG – Verbundnetz Gas Aktiengesellschaft AG to explore strategic options for its oil and gas exploration and production business in Norway and Denmark

LEIPZIG, 19-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of VNG Group’s strategic programme “VNG 2030+”, VNG – Verbundnetz Gas Aktiengesellschaft (VNG AG) will explore strategic options for its oil and gas exploration and production business in Norway and Denmark, VNG Norge AS … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä to supply engines and exhaust gas cleaning systems for a new 104 metres long exploration cruise vessel

HELSINKI, 27-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the engines and exhaust gas cleaning systems for a new 104 metres long exploration cruise vessel. The ship is being built at the China Merchants Heavy Industry … Read the full press release

Royal Dutch Shell and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) cancel share sale of Shell Integrated Gas Thailand Pte. Limited (SIGT) and Thai Energy Co Limited (TEC)

The HAGUE, 04-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Dutch Shell announces today that its subsidiary, BG Asia Pacific Holdings Pte Limited, and KUFPEC Thailand Holdings Pte Limited, a subsidiary of Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC), have mutually agreed to cancel the … Read the full press release

Eni signs three new exploration and production licenses for Blocks 7, 10 and 14 offshore Mexico

San Donato Milanese (Milan), 28-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni successfully drilled the Miztón-2 well, in the shallow waters of Campeche bay, offshore Mexico, boosting the estimates of the resource in place for Contractual Area 1 to over 1.4 billion barrels of … Read the full press release

Dana Petroleum looks forward to the further evaluation of the Eagle exploration results in due course

ABERDEEN, 07-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — On 1 July 2016, EnQuest announced a discovery in respect of the recently drilled Eagle exploration well in the Central North Sea. EnQuest asserted that it had drilled the well on a 100% working interest basis. … Read the full press release

Planetary exploration probes: SENER to present at the 14th International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW) in The Hague, Holland

GETXO, 14-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The engineering and technology group SENER participates in the 14th International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW), held in The Hague, Holland. The aim of this annual conference is to bring together scientists, technicians and engineers from the … Read the full press release

Eni obtains majority stakes in two new exploration blocks off the shore of the Ivory Coast

Eni will operate the two blocks by applying its proprietary technologies and by leveraging the important synergies with other activities in the region, reducing the time-to-market, as well as costs. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 23-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni today announced … Read the full press release

MOL Group expands exploration portfolio with 6 new licences in Hungary and 4 licences in Norway

BUDAPEST, 13-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — MOL Group expanded its exploration portfolio by acquiring new licenses in Hungary and Norway. MOL acquired 6 new licences in the 4th bid round in Hungary, doubling its exploration acreage in the country. MOL Norge participated … Read the full press release

Statoil awarded interests in 29 exploration licences on the Norwegian continental shelf

Stavanger, Norway, 17-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In connection with the Award in Predefined Areas (APA) for 2016 Statoil has been awarded interests in 29 exploration licences on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), 16 of these as operator, and 13 as … Read the full press release

The University of Dundee is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner

DUNDEE, 17-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Dundee announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorationswinner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The project will enable a unique collaboration bringing together expertise at Dundee in … Read the full press release

Eni successfully resumed exploration activities onshore Tunisia in the Sahara desert

The company has just completed operations on the discovery well Laarich East-1, located in the MLD (Makhrouga-Laarich-Debbech) license. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 20-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni has successfully resumed exploration activities onshore Tunisia in the Sahara desert, approximately 700 kilometers … Read the full press release