Exploration News

1. Great Interest in Latest Norway License Round

   There has been great interest in the Norwegian continental shelf during the country's latest licensing round, according to Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.

2. First Exploration Well for North Sea Company Drilled

   Longboat Energy has announced that drilling has commenced at Rodhette, the company's first exploration well.

3. Significant Onshore Australia Gas Discovery Made

   Mineral Resources Limited revealed that recent drilling activity led to a 'significant' gas discovery at the Lockyer Deep 1 project in the onshore Perth Basin, Australia.

4. BW Energy's Gabon Oil Find Volumes Disappoint

   BW Energy has stated that preliminary results from its Hibiscus North exploration well off Gabon were not as good as it hoped but that there was an upside to it as well.

5. Carnarvon Petroleum Picks Valaris Rig for Buffalo-10 Well

   Carnarvon Petroleum hires the Valaris JU-107 jack-up for drilling of the Buffalo-10 well offshore Timor-Leste.