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Sunday, June 2, 2024
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S.Korea’s Yoon Says Vast Amount Of Oil, Gas Reserve Possible Off East Coast

SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Monday the possibility of a vast amount of oil and gas reserve in the

June 2, 2024
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Sunday, July 16, 2023
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Four Groups Bid In Latest Israel Offshore Gas Exploration Tender

JERUSALEM, July 16 (Reuters) – Four groups of companies have made bids in Israel’s latest tender for offshore hydrocarbon

July 16, 2023
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Saturday, November 5, 2022
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Booming Guyana Sets Offshore Oil Auction Under Revamped Fiscal Terms

(Reuters) – Guyana, one of the world’s hottest oil drilling zones, will offer 14 offshore exploration blocks under terms that

November 5, 2022
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Sunday, October 30, 2022
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Nigeria to Open Bidding for Deep Offshore Oil Blocks

By William Clowes (Bloomberg) –Nigeria plans to auction deep offshore oil and gas licenses for the first time in 15 years, according to a senior

October 30, 2022
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Friday, July 29, 2022
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China Drills For Offshore Shale

by John Konrad (gCaptain) China’s National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) says it successfully tapped into an offshore shale oil exploration well. This is the

July 29, 2022
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Monday, January 25, 2021
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BP Drastically Cuts Oil Exploration

BP ($BP) cuts in oil exploration could hurt struggling offshore exploration companies like Transocean ($RIG). UK oil major BP has drastically scaled back the

January 25, 2021
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Monday, August 29, 2016
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Exploratory Drilling Hits 70-Year Low Water Mark

by Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) Explorers in 2015 discovered only about a tenth as much oil as they have annually on average since 1960. This year,

August 29, 2016
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Sunday, May 31, 2015
Rare run of oil finds offers little respite offshore
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Rare run of oil finds offers little respite offshore

(Reuters) Exploration firms have made a rare run of oil and gas discoveries in recent weeks as more targeted search strategies bear fruit, but they offer

May 31, 2015
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Monday, July 15, 2013
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Italy and Malta Sign Accord on Mediterranean Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration

Italy and Malta’s prime ministers reached an agreement today for joint oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean Sea between the islands of Sicily

July 15, 2013
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Saturday, June 8, 2013
Miracle In Myanmar: Can Offshore Energy Bring A Miracle?
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Miracle In Myanmar: Can Offshore Energy Bring A Miracle?

(Bloomberg) Myanmar’s opening to foreign investment has been compared to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the start of an economic growth story to

June 8, 2013
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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$5 Billion of Brazilian Seafloor Up for Auction, Offshore Drillers Flock to Brazil

For the first time in five years, more than 60 oil companies are set to bid on exploration permits offshore Brazil, taking on risks of drilling in virgin

May 14, 2013
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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Chevron Signs Agreement to Conduct Deepwater Exploration Offshore Morocco

By Saabira Chaudhuri Chevron Corp. (CVX) has signed petroleum agreements related to three offshore areas in Morocco, a push to expand its footprint in frontier

January 23, 2013
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Monday, November 19, 2012
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BP Gains Exploration Foothold Offshore Nova Scotia

The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) announced late last week that BP and Shell were the successful bidders for exploration licenses

November 19, 2012
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Friday, October 12, 2012
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Call It Senkakudiaoyu? China & Japan Agree To Share Vast Offshore Oil Reserve

China and Japan sat down for talks and agreed to jointly develop a natural gas field under the East China Sea, defusing a dispute between Asia’s

October 12, 2012
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Saturday, October 6, 2012
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Uruguay Signs $1.65 Billion in Offshore Exploration Contracts

BUENOS AIRES–Uruguay’s government on Friday signed offshore exploration deals with four oil and gas companies that have committed to invest $1.65

October 6, 2012
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
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After Recent Big Discoveries, Norway Looks to Award Offshore Exploration Licenses in Arctic Oil Patch

TRONDHEIM, Norway–Norway Tuesday pushed ahead with plans to award oil and gas drilling licenses mainly in the vital Arctic area, in a bid to open up new

June 26, 2012
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Textbook Frontier Play: Chevron Joins Kosmos to Find Oil Offshore Suriname
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Textbook Frontier Play: Chevron Joins Kosmos to Find Oil Offshore Suriname

Chevron Corp. (CVX) said it would join with Kosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS) to explore for oil off the coast of Suriname, as the oil giant seeks an entry into

June 20, 2012
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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Shell Mobilises Offshore Vessel in North Sea

Babcock has successfully completed the first phase of a contract awarded by Shell, to integrate a novel self-stabilizing gangway system onboard the subsea

June 12, 2012
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
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Investing in LNG: Australia Awards a Dozen Offshore Exploration Permits

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)–Australia’s government on Sunday said it has awarded 12 new petroleum exploration permits for off the coast of Western Australia

May 6, 2012
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
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Falkland Islands 2.0 – London Promises To Share In Offshore Windfall

The United Kingdom has stated they will share in a large discovery of oil off the coast of the once disputed Falkland Islands.  With royalties from the

February 16, 2012
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