Major oil and gas discoveries in 2019, Vol. 2

After our first batch of major offshore oil and gas discoveries, here’s the second batch of major discoveries in 2019 listed in chronological order.

• Shell strikes oil at Blacktip prospect in Gulf of Mexico

Oil major Shell has made a significant oil discovery at the Blacktip prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

• Ophir exits exploration block offshore Mexico despite Cholula discovery

Ophir Energy has signed a sales and purchase agreement relating to the sale of its 23.33% interest in Block 5 (Cuenca Salina), offshore Mexico, to the existing partners in the block.

• Gazprom confirms large gas discoveries in Russian Arctic waters

Russian oil and gas company Gazprom has found two offshore gas fields in the Russian Arctic containing a total of 500 billion cubic meters of gas.

• PTTEP’s Malaysia gas find is world’s 7th largest in 2019

Thai PTTEP on Thursday said it had made largest ever gas discovery ever in Malaysia, but came short of providing the estimated size. It said the discovery offshore Sarawak was a “multi-tcf” one.

• Tullow makes first oil discovery on Orinduik license offshore Guyana

Tullow Oil has made an oil discovery at its Jethro-1 exploration well, drilled on the Orinduik license offshore Guyana.

• Tullow opens new oil play with second discovery offshore Guyana

Oil and gas company Tullow Oil has made a second oil discovery offshore Guyana. The Joe-1 exploration well has opened a new Upper Tertiary oil play in the Guyana basin.

• ExxonMobil makes 14th discovery on Stabroek Block

Oil and gas major ExxonMobil has made an oil discovery on the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana at the Tripletail-1 well in the Turbot area. This is the 14th discovery on the Stabroek Block.

• BP hits ‘major gas discovery’ in BirAllah area offshore Mauritania

Oil major BP has made ‘a major gas discovery’ with the Orca-1 exploration well, which is located in the BirAllah area in Block C8 offshore Mauritania.

• Springfield reveals Ghana discovery volumes

Ghanaian company Springfield and its partners, GNPC and GNPC EXPLORCO, have officially announced significant oil discovery following its maiden Afina-1 well drilling campaign in the West Cape Three Points (WCTP) Block 2, offshore Ghana.

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