Map from Sintana Energy.
Mopane light oil discoveries offshore Namibia.
Discoveries

Galp Energia continues wider Mopane discovery work in Namibia’s Orange basin

April 23, 2024
Galp Energia in March discovered ‘significant’ light oil columns in high-quality reservoir sands across exploration and appraisal targets in Blocks 2813A and 2814B in Namibia’...
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Discoveries

Petrobras finds hydrocarbons in Potiguar basin

Jan. 30, 2024
Petróleo Brasileiro SA identified hydrocarbons in the deepwater Pitu Oeste exploratory well in block BM-POT-17 in the deepwater Potiguar basin, 52 km off the coast of the state...
Discoveries

Parex makes discovery in Colombia, plans 5% production growth in 2024

Jan. 26, 2024
Parex Resources, Calgary, has discovered oil and gas in Arauca in eastern Colombia.
Source: China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
Sinopec operations, China.
Discoveries

Sinopec discovers Project Deep Earth gas field

Jan. 24, 2024
Sinopec discovered Hexingchang gas field during its Project Deep Earth in Sichuan, China. The proven geological reserves amount to 133.012 billion cu m.
Discoveries

Equinor plugs North Sea oil discovery deemed unprofitable

Jan. 22, 2024
Equinor Energy AS has plugged a well that was drilled on behalf of Aker BP, operator of production license 272 B in the North Sea after an oil discovery was deemed not profitable...
Discoveries

Galp discovers oil in Namibia

Jan. 10, 2024
Galp Energia SGPS SA has drilled and logged the first exploration well (Mopane-1X) in block PEL83, offshore Namibia.