
Schlumberger highlights Egypt’s 2021 Digital Bid Round opportunities
Brownfield, greenfield, and frontier exploration investment opportunities across Egypt. The industry’s first fully digital bid round is open in multiple areas across Egypt’s Western Desert, Gulf of Suez, Nile Delta, and Mediterranean Sea regions—open now through 1 August 2021. Explore Egypt’s brownfield, greenfield, and frontier exploration opportunities On 17 February 2021, Egypt opened diverse new […]

PGS’ MultiClient seismic reveals multiple opportunities offshore Egypt in 2021 licensing round
PGS has 3,400 km of modern MultiClient seismic data covering all the blocks on offer in the Egypt Offshore Licensing Round. This much-anticipated round extends exploration opportunities in one of Africa’s most prolific petroleum provinces. Prospectivity of the Area The Ministry of Petroleum recently announced an Egypt Offshore Licensing Round in a highly prospective area […]

Artificial Intelligence helps Wintershall Dea Exploration developed with IBM
Company rolls-out Exploration Advisory Tool, a cognitive search engine jointly developed with IBM. Tool speeds up, improves exploration process. Part of Wintershall Dea’s wider investment in digital transformation. Europe’s leading independent gas and oil company Wintershall Dea will strengthen its exploration processes with the roll-out of an artificial intelligence search engine. The Exploration Advisory Tool, […]

Shearwater GeoServices awarded 3D Seismic Survey offshore Vietnam
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS (“Shearwater”) has been awarded a 3D seismic survey by a major operator in Vietnam. The two-and-a-half-month project will commence in April 2021 and will be conducted by the SW Vespucci. “This award contributes to an already strong portfolio of projects in the Asia Pacific region announced in recent weeks as market […]

United O&G announces new discovery at ASD-1X well in Egypt’s Abu Sennan Concession
United Oil & Gas PLC, the growing oil and gas company with a portfolio of production, development, exploration and appraisal assets is pleased to provide the following update on the drilling of the ASD-1X exploration well in the Abu Sennan concession, onshore Egypt. United holds a 22% working interest in the Licence, which is operated by Kuwait […]

PGS awarded Extended Long Offset contract offshore Egypt by Supermajor
PGS has been awarded a high-fidelity 3D exploration program by a supermajor offshore Egypt. The survey will be acquired using an Extended Long Offset (ELO) configuration with Ramform Tethys towing a wide multi-sensor GeoStreamer spread with an additional source vessel located several kilometers ahead. This will enable efficient recording of offsets up to 16 kms […]

Schlumberger: Accelerating Energy Discovery and Investment Growth in Egypt
Discussion about an innovative national project for the digitalization of Egypt’s subsurface information The Egyptian government has a strategic plan for modernizing its petroleum sector. For several years, the country has been working toward becoming more agile, integrated, and efficient while laying the groundwork to become a strategic energy hub for the region. To this […]

Wintershall Dea signs joint exploration agreement with Cheiron, INA for East Damanhour, Egypt
Wintershall Dea signs agreement with Cheiron and INA for joint exploration rights at East Damanhour, Egypt The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, H.E. Eng. Tarek El Molla, has approved a deed of assignment agreement signed between Wintershall Dea, Cheiron and INA to jointly explore the East Damanhour onshore Exploration block in Egypt. The […]

Shearwater GeoServices awarded Norway 3D multisensor survey by CGG
Shearwater GeoServices awarded Northern Viking Graben 3D multisensor survey by CGG Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS (“Shearwater”) is pleased to announce the award of a 3D survey by CGG in the Northern Viking Graben area offshore Norway. “This award confirms the strong relationship we have with our strategic partner CGG and we look forward to executing […]

Shearwater GeoServices awarded 4D survey offshore Angola by Total
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS (“Shearwater”) today announced the award of a 4D monitor marine seismic acquisition survey by Total E&P Angola (“Total”). “As the established global market leader in 4D monitor surveys Shearwater is pleased to announce the award of this advanced multisensor project by Total in Angola,” said Irene Waage Basili, the CEO of […]