Lundin, Det norske cleared for exploration drilling offshore NorwayPetroleum Safety Authority Norway has approved Lundin’s request for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea using the semisub Bredford Dolphin. |
Offshore Guyana exploration well targets Turonian playThe jackup Atwood Beacon has spudded Repsol’s Jaguar-1 on the Georgetown Petroleum Prospecting License offshore Guyana. |
Petrobras approves 26 offshore drilling rig contractsPetróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) has approved contracting of 21 offline rigs with Sete Brasil and five dual-activity rigs with Ocean Rig. |
Double gas strike for ONGC offshore IndiaIndia’s Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) (NSE: ONGC, BSE: 500312) has notched two shallow water discoveries this year offshore India. |
Positive results for Petrobras from Santos basin offshore appraisal wellPetrobras (PBR:NYSE) has completed drilling of the Franco NW well in the Santos basin presalt area. |
Buccaneer gains clearance for Alaska exploration drillingBuccaneer Energy (ASX:BCC) has secured two permits for oil and gas exploration in the Cook Inlet offshore Alaska. |
Barryroe appraisal well offshore Ireland back on trackProvidence Resources (PVR:Aim) has encountered hydrocarbon shows in its Barryroe appraisal well off southern Ireland. |
Tanin strike boosts Levant basin deepwater gas reservesNoble Energy has confirmed another natural gas discovery offshore Israel. |
Leiv Eiriksson inked in for Norway wellsRWE Dea Norge has secured a rig to drill three wells in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea during 2013-15. |
Wintershall gets go-ahead for North Sea drillingPetroleum Safety Authority Norway has authorized Wintershall to drill an exploratory well in the North Sea, using the semisub drilling rig Songa Delta. |
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