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Equinor, Wellesley announce oil discovery in the estimate of 3.3 and 5.2 million standard cubic metres of recoverable oil equivalent

Posted on 7, January 2022 by

(PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, 7-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR), an oil, gas, wind and solar energy company active in more than 30 markets globally, has announced, together with its partner Wellesley, a Norwegian oil and gas exploration company, … Read the full press release →

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Wintershall Dea announces significant gas, and oil discovery in the Dvalin North, Haltenbanken area of the Norwegian Sea

Posted on 20, May 2021 by

Combined resource estimate of 71-157 mmboe in primary and secondary target Field development options being evaluated (PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, 20-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Europe’s leading independent gas and oil company, Wintershall Dea announces that it has made a significant gas, … Read the full press release →

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

Posted on 10, July 2018 by

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 →

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

Posted on 8, May 2018 by

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 →

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Eni makes new important oil discovery in the Minsala Marine exploration prospect in offshore Congo

Posted on 31, October 2014 by

Eni preliminary estimates the potential of Minsala Marine discovery in about 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent in place, of which 80% oil. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 31-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni has made a new important  oil  discovery in the … Read the full press release →

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Eni makes significant oil discovery at the Oglan-2 exploration well in Ecuador

Posted on 23, September 2014 by

Early estimates suggest that the Oglan discovery potentially contains about 300 million barrels of oil in place. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 23-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni has made a significant oil discovery in Ecuador at the Oglan-2 exploration well located in … Read the full press release →

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Equinor announces new oil and gas discovery in Skavl Stø, Barents Sea

Posted on 9, June 2022 by

(PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, 9-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR), an oil, gas, wind and solar energy company active in more than 30 markets globally, has announced a new discovery of oil and gas in Skavl Stø, exploration well … Read the full press release →

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TotalEnergies announces significant discovery of light oil with associated gas in block 2913B in deep offshore Namibia

Posted on 24, February 2022 by

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 24-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA:TTE), one of the seven “supermajor” oil companies, has announced a significant discovery of light oil with associated gas has been made on the Venus prospect, located in block 2913B in the … Read the full press release →

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TotalEnergies and APA Corporation announced a new oil and associated gas discovery in Block 58 offshore Suriname

Posted on 21, February 2022 by

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 21-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA:TTE), one of the seven “supermajor” oil companies, and APA Corporation, an American company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration, have announced a significant new oil and associated gas discovery at the Krabdagu-1 well, … Read the full press release →

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PGNiG Upstream Norway and AkerBP: successful discovery of gas and oil reserves in the PL127C licence in the Norwegian Sea

Posted on 13, November 2020 by

(PRESS RELEASE) WARSAW, 13-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — PGNiG Upstream Norway (PUN), PGNiG S.A.’s subsidiary, in partnership with the operator Aker BP ASA, have completed the drilling of an exploration well in the Alve Nord East prospect, approximately 7 km north … Read the full press release →

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Statoil announces oil and gas discovery close to Norne

Posted on 17, January 2017 by

One year after the licence award Statoil has made an oil and gas discovery close to Norne estimated at between 20 and 80 million barrels. Stavanger, Norway, 17-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — “It’s great kicking off the new year with a … Read the full press release →

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Shell’s new exploration discovery: initial estimated recoverable resources for the Fort Sumter well are more than 125 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe)

Posted on 28, July 2016 by

Discovery further enhances Shell’s deep water position LONDON, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Shell today announced a new exploration discovery in the deep water U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The initial estimated recoverable resources for the Fort Sumter well are more than 125 … Read the full press release →

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Eni announced new discovery of oil and gas in the West Melehia deep exploration prospect in the Western Desert of Egypt

Posted on 23, January 2015 by

In the last three years, in the Western Desert of Egypt Eni has doubled its oil production through exploration of deep sequences. San Donato Milanese, 23-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni has announced a new discovery of oil and gas in the … Read the full press release →

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Eni announce new offshore oil and gas discovery in the Norwegian Barents Sea, 240km from Hammerfest

Posted on 9, December 2013 by

Eni has been present in Norway since 1965, with current production standing at  approximately 110,000 boe per day through its subsidiary Eni Norge AS. San Donato Milanese, Italy, 09-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni has made a new offshore oil and gas discovery … Read the full press release →

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Breakthrough Discovery: New Proteins Enhance Botox Effectiveness in Medical Treatments

Posted on 19, December 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) Researchers at PSI have made a surprising discovery that could expand the medical applications of botulinum toxin A1, commonly known as Botox. They have developed antibody-like proteins called DARPins that unexpectedly accelerate the toxin’s impact on nerve signal … Read the full press release →

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Equinor Makes Commercially Viable Gas Discovery Near Gina Krog Field in the North Sea

Posted on 7, November 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) Equinor has announced a commercially viable gas discovery near the Gina Krog field in the North Sea. Although the discovery is relatively small, it is considered commercially viable due to its ability to leverage existing infrastructure by the … Read the full press release →

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Eni Accelerates Energy Transition with Giant Gas Discovery off Indonesia’s East Kalimantan

Posted on 2, October 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) Eni, the global energy company, has made a significant gas discovery through the Geng North-1 exploration well off the coast of East Kalimantan in Indonesia. Preliminary estimates suggest a gas volume of 5 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) with … Read the full press release →

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Africa’s First Emission-Free Oil Production: Eni Launches Operations in Côte d’Ivoire’s Baleine Field

Posted on 28, August 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) Eni has initiated oil and gas production from the Baleine Field off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire, less than two years after its discovery in September 2021. This marks Africa’s first Scope 1 and 2 emissions-free production project. … Read the full press release →

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BP’s digital technologies set to revolutionize oil production at Argos platform in Gulf of Mexico

Posted on 14, April 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) BP has announced the start of oil production at the Argos offshore platform, its fifth platform in the Gulf of Mexico and the first new bp-operated production facility in the region since 2008. The platform is the centerpiece … Read the full press release →

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Eni’s FPSO Firenze to enable production start-up of largest hydrocarbon discovery in Côte d’Ivoire

Posted on 7, April 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) Eni, in collaboration with PetroCi, has celebrated the sail away of FPSO Firenze to the Baleine field offshore Côte d’Ivoire. The FPSO Firenze has been refurbished and upgraded to allow it to handle up to 15,000 bbl/d of … Read the full press release →

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Eni Discovers More Than 200M Barrels of Oil Offshore Mexico

Posted on 18, March 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) Italian energy company Eni has made a new oil discovery on the Yatzil exploration prospect in Block 7 offshore Mexico. Preliminary estimates suggest that the discovery may contain around 200 million barrels of oil in place. The Yatzil-1 … Read the full press release →

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Equinor strikes oil and gas for eighth time near Troll field in North Sea

Posted on 15, March 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) Norwegian energy company Equinor has discovered oil and gas near the Troll field in the North Sea for the eighth time since 2019. Named Heisenberg, the discovery well was drilled by the Deepsea Stavanger drilling rig and is … Read the full press release →

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Equinor Adds to its North Sea Portfolio with Røver Sør Discovery

Posted on 9, February 2023 by

(IN BRIEF) Equinor, a Norwegian energy company, has made another oil and gas discovery, named Røver Sør, close to its Troll field in the North Sea. The size of the discovery is estimated to be between 17 and 47 million … Read the full press release →

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

Posted on 1, November 2021 by

(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 →

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Eni and SNOC announce first production start-up from new discovery onshore Sharjah since the early 1980s

Posted on 4, January 2021 by

This is the first step in the further evaluation of the discovery, announced last January, that is estimated to hold significant resources of natural gas and associated condensate. The production start-up has been achieved in less than one year since … Read the full press release →

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Development options to be explored at Bashrush discovery in North El Hammad concession following successful well testing

Posted on 28, July 2020 by

(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 28-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Italian multinational oil and gas company, Eni together with its partners bp and Total have successfully tested the well drilled on the prospect called Bashrush, in the North El Hammad concession, in the … Read the full press release →

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First oil production from the giant Clair Ridge project in the West of Shetland region offshore UK

Posted on 23, November 2018 by

Major UK North Sea development is sixth new upstream project to come on stream for BP in 2018. Targeting 640 million barrels of oil reserves; peak production of 120,000 barrels of oil a day. First offshore deployment of BP’s ground-breaking … Read the full press release →

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

Posted on 28, May 2018 by

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 →

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Eni to acquire 5% stake in the Lower Zakum offshore oil field and 10% stake in the oil, condensate and gas offshore fields of Umm Shaif and Nasr, UAE

Posted on 12, March 2018 by

Abu Dhabi (UAE), 12-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni signed today in Abu Dhabi two Concession Agreements for the acquisition of a 5% stake in the Lower Zakum offshore oil field and of a 10% stake in the oil, condensate and gas … Read the full press release →

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Lloyd’s Register and GOSCO joint venture to provide services to the oil and gas sector in Ghana

Posted on 6, April 2017 by

LONDON, 06-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Lloyd’s Register has signed an agreement with GOSCO, to form a joint venture dedicated to providing well project management, well engineering and associated site survey, geotechnical and rig inspection services, in the territorial waters of … Read the full press release →

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Eni confirms presence of oil in reservoirs in the shallow waters of Campeche Bay, offshore Mexico

Posted on 23, March 2017 by

Amoca-2 is the first well drilled by an international oil major in Mexico since the 2013 Energy Reform. Reserves are being assessed, but the well indicates a meaningful upside to the original estimates. The first well drilled by an international … Read the full press release →

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

Posted on 17, January 2017 by

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 →

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Statoil plan for development and operation of Utgard and Byrding approved by the authorities

Posted on 17, January 2017 by

The plan for development and operation for the Utgard and Byrding fields in the North Sea has been approved by the authorities. Utgard is a gas and condensate field on Norwegian and UK continental shelf while Byrding is an oil … Read the full press release →

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Eni sets new record production from Nooros field in Egypt just 13 months after the discovery

Posted on 13, September 2016 by

Eni reached a production of 128,000 boed (67,000 net to Eni) from Nooros field in the Nile Delta offshore. This important milestone was achieved just 13 months after the discovery and ahead of schedule. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 13-Sep-2016 — … Read the full press release →

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Statoil ASA will acquire Petrobras’ 66% operated interest of the BM-S-8 offshore licence in Brazil’s highly prolific Santos basin

Posted on 3, August 2016 by

Statoil ASA (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras(“Petrobras”) (BVMF: PETR4, NYSE:PBR) have agreed that Statoil will acquirePetrobras’ 66% operated interest of the BM-S-8 offshore licence in Brazil’s highly prolific Santos basin. The acquisition includes a substantial part of … Read the full press release →

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Eni starts production two weeks ahead of schedule at the Cinguvu oil field in the West Hub Development Project, Angola

Posted on 4, May 2015 by

Eni started production two weeks ahead of schedule at the Cinguvu oil field, from the West Hub Development Project in Block 15/06 in Angola. This is another important step within the innovative hub-building strategy at the base of Eni success … Read the full press release →

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GDF SUEZ: new natural gas discovery made in Illizi Basin in southeast Algeria

Posted on 24, April 2015 by

PARIS, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — GDF SUEZ, through its subsidiary GDF SUEZ E&P International, announces that a new natural gas discovery has been made in the Illizi Basin located in southeast Algeria. The TESO-2 well was drilled to a depth of 1,307 … Read the full press release →

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Wintershall expands its oil and gas production and reserves with the acquisition of shares from Norwegian company Statoil ASA

Posted on 15, September 2014 by

Wintershall to acquire shares in oil and gas fields from Statoil for 1.25 billion US Dollar Daily production in Norway will increase to around 60,000 barrels of oil equivalent Kassel, Germany, 15-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF Group company Wintershall is further … Read the full press release →

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Wood Group GTS and KazTurboRemont joint venture awarded contract to support the critical rotating equipment at Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan

Posted on 8, April 2014 by

Scotland, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — KTR-WG Turbine Services LLP (KTR-WG), a joint venture between Wood Group GTS and KazTurboRemont (KTR), has been awarded a long-term service agreement by the North Caspian Production Operating Company (NCPOC) in Kazakhstan. The joint venture will support the … Read the full press release →

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SGS selected by Occidental de Colombia to provide construction supervision services for infrastructure projects needed to exploit the Caño Limón oil field

Posted on 4, October 2013 by

Bogata, Colombia, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In August 2013, Occidental de Colombia selected SGS to provide construction supervision services for infrastructure projects needed to exploit the Caño Limón oil field. During the three-year contract, up to 50 on-site SGS experts will supervise … Read the full press release →

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