Shell is projecting estimated peak production of 40 MBOEPD from Kaikias Shell Offshore, Inc. (ticker: RDS.A) started production early at the first phase of the Kaikias project, a subsea development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico with estimated peak production of 40,000 BOEPD. Shell has reduced costs by around 30% at this deep-water project since taking the investment decision in
Houston-based Erin Energy Corporation (ticker: ERN) completed the drilling of the Oyo-NW well, concluding it has discovered hydrocarbons in the Miocene formation. The well is located approximately 9.5 kilometers northwest of the Oyo Central field on the company’s offshore Nigeria block 120. The Miocene formation is where several of Erin Energy’s neighbors have discovered billions of barrels of hydrocarbons and from which several
GeoPark Limited (ticker: GPRK) said that in Chile the Uaken 1 exploration well in the Fell block was successfully drilled and tested. The well is operated by GeoPark and the company has 100% working interest. GeoPark drilled and completed the Uaken 1 exploration well to a total depth of 3,658 feet. A production test through different chokes in the El
In its Payara reservoir, offshore of Guyana, ExxonMobil Corp. (ticker: XOM) discovered an additional accumulation of oil. The discovery increased ExxonMobil’s estimated oil in the Payara reservoir to 500 MMBOE, and the total estimated gross recoverable resource in the Stabroek Block to between 2.25 and 2.75 BBOE. Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited, an affiliate company of ExxonMobil, found 59
Headquartered in Calgary and with its main operations in Colombia, Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. (ticker: GTE) averaged 29,879 BOEPD in its first quarter of 2017. Q1 activity During its first quarter of 2017, Gran Tierra recompleted its Costayaco-2 well into the “A” Limestone. This marks the third well producing out of the “A” Limestone. The company also drilled its Costayaco-28,
Eni S.p.A. (ticker: E) believes its Zohr Prospect, located about 120 miles off the coast of Egypt, could hold as much as 30 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of lean gas, the company announced on August 30, 2015. According to the news release, the discovery is reportedly the largest in the history of both Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. The Zohr
“If I had to do it over again I would do the same thing. I love the chase. The thrill of exploration.” –Bill Barrett, IPAMS 1993 Wildcatter of the Year, 2003 Hall of Fame Inductee Oil and gas exploration is an art, and even though the golden age of discoveries is likely in the rearview mirror, a certain appreciation will
Contango Oil & Gas (ticker: MCF) announced “the discovery and successful completion” of a well located in Weston County, Wyoming, according to a company press release. The Elliott #1H well (80% working interest) is the first to be drilled by Contango in the Muddy Sandstone formation of its North Cheyenne Prospect Area. Initially intended to be a vertical well drilled
Major tight oil discovery in China China’s state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) discovered more than 100 million metric tons of tight oil geological reserves in its Changqing field, according to a report by Reuters. Converted to barrels of oil, the discovery was over 733 million barrels of oil. This marks the first time that a tight oil discovery of
New South Sea discovery tested to produce more than 35 MMcf/d China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC; ticker: CEO) announced yesterday a new “mid-to-large sized” natural gas discovery. The find, Lingshui 25-1, is located in the northeast of Ledong Sag in the Qiongdongnan Basin of the South Chinese Sea. The discovery well Lingshui 25-1-1 was drilled and completed at a
Thunder Bayou Production Expected to Commence Q2 2015 at 25-30 MMcfe/day gross On December 9, 2014, PetroQuest Energy (ticker: PQ) announced results from its Thunder Bayou Prospect (50% working interest and 37% net revenue interest) located in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. The onshore well encountered 490 gross feet (202 net) of pay within the primary Cris R2 objective and casing has been set
Afren plc (ticker: AFR) is an independent upstream oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Afren is currently producing from its assets offshore Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire and holds further interests in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Ghana, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Congo Brazzaville, the Joint Development Zone of Nigeria -São
