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ExxonMobil begins appraisal drilling at Lau-Lau oil discovery in Stabroek block offshore Guyana

ExxonMobil has started appraisal drilling at its Lau-Lau 2 well site in the prolific Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, where it had previously discovered over 300 ft of oil at the Lau-Lau 1 well. The Maritime Administration Department announced that this appraisal, conducted by the drillship MODU Noble Sam Croft, will run from June 16 to July 31, 2024. View the full article
 

Canada’s “anti-greenwashing” C-59 bill to create “chaos and uncertainty” for oil and gas industry, Alberta Premier admonishes

“The federal Liberal and NDP coalition has passed draconian legislation that will irreparably harm Canadian’s ability to hear the truth about the energy industry and Alberta’s successes in reducing global emissions," said Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, along with Canadian Minister of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean and Environment and Protected Areas Minister Rebecca Schulz. View the full article
 

Exploring the distinctions between pitting corrosion and crevice corrosion

Oil and gas companies are increasingly under pressure to keep maintenance costs down, and maintaining fluid systems at peak performance is an essential way to help accomplish it. Building a basic understanding of corrosion—what it looks like, where it occurs, and for what reasons— can help prevent material failure and costly repairs while improving system longevity. View the full article
 

TGS to manage, license Tanzania’s offshore subsurface data for 2025 licensing rounds

Under this agreement, TGS holds the exclusive rights to license all of Tanzania’s offshore mainland data on behalf of the government. The agreement also grants TGS the authority to conduct future acquisition of new seismic data and to reprocess existing data. Additionally, it includes support for upcoming licensing rounds, which are anticipated to commence in 2025. View the full article
 

Biden’s unfair decommissioning rule will kill jobs, harm U.S. energy security, oil and gas trade groups say

The Gulf Energy Alliance (GEA) joined the States of Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi in a legal challenge to the Department of Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) decommissioning rule imposing unnecessary and burdensome financial requirements targeting independent offshore oil and natural gas producers. View the full article
 

AIRMO, Beadle Systems partner on methane emissions monitoring sensor for oil and gas industry

Working at the intersection of spacetech and climatetech, AIRMO has developed a unique, state-of-the-art sensor that enables methane measurements from space. Combining the technology with Beagle Systems’ ability to utilise drones to collect data at low altitude will make it possible to collect precise information much more efficiently and enable companies to meet the new stringent reporting requirements. View the full article
 

TGS, PetroAI to develop on-demand AI subsurface models for exploration, production, operations

PetroAI will utilize TGS' extensive subsurface, production and well data to create advanced AI models capable of accurately predicting well performance and identifying design sensitivities. This partnership offers quick access to pre-built, high-quality models tailored for both Proved Developed Producing (PDP) and Proved Undeveloped (PUD) wells at county or basin levels. View the full article
 

DNO CEO calls for “urgency” following eighth gas condensate discovery near prolific Troll, Gjøa hubs offshore Norway

Preliminary evaluation of the offshore gas condensate discovery indicates gross recoverable resources in the range of 16-38 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) with a mean of 25 MMboe, well above predrill estimates. Just over half of the resources were encountered in the Middle Jurassic primary target, and the balance in the Upper Jurassic secondary target. View the full article