Oil & Gas Exploration
TotalEnergies abre diálogo sobre exploração offshore na Síria
A supermajor francesa sinaliza interesse em uma fronteira ainda inexplorada, testando o apetite de investidores em um contexto geopolítico sensível.
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Oil & Gas Exploration
Discoveries, licensing rounds, pre-salt developments
Oil & Gas Exploration
Renaissance Energy's OML 74 discovery keeps West Africa's frontier active
A new offshore find in Nigeria signals continued exploration appetite in West Africa — with limited but non-trivial implications for Brazil's competitive position.
Oil & Gas Exploration
Israel opens fifth licensing round as Mediterranean gas ambitions expand
A new competitive process signals sustained upstream momentum in the Eastern Mediterranean — a market with limited direct overlap with Brazil but instructive parallels.
Oil & Gas Exploration
Petronas consolidates a billion-barrel position offshore Suriname
Eight successful wells and over 1 billion BOE in recoverable resources signal that Suriname's offshore basin is maturing — with implications for South Atlantic exploration strategy.
Oil & Gas Exploration
Petronas confirms two discoveries in Block 52 off Suriname
Malaysia's state oil company expands its South American footprint — a signal worth reading from Brazil's perspective.
Oil & Gas Exploration
Rhino Resources confirms reservoir connectivity at Namibia's Capricornus appraisal
A pressure-communication result offshore Namibia adds technical confidence to a frontier basin that competes for the same capital pools eyeing Brazil's pre-salt.
Oil & Gas Exploration
Cyprus gas fields reach commercial threshold as Eastern Mediterranean frontier matures
A commercial discovery declaration in Block 10 offshore Cyprus marks a new phase for the Eastern Mediterranean basin — with limited but instructive parallels for Brazil.
Oil & Gas Exploration
Shallow hazard surveys offshore Trinidad: what the methodology signals for frontier exploration
TDI-Brooks completes a 2D high-resolution seismic and geochemical campaign offshore Trinidad & Tobago — a reminder of how pre-drill risk workflows operate in active Atlantic basins.
Oil & Gas Exploration
Ultra-deepwater frontier opens in Papua New Guinea's Gulf of Papua
TotalEnergies and Petronas launch what is described as the country's first ultra-deepwater exploration well — a reminder that frontier basins still attract major capital.
Oil & Gas Exploration
Majors reload exploration pipelines in Sub-Saharan Africa ahead of post-2030 production decline
A structural shift in exploration appetite is under way in deep and ultra-deep African waters — and Brazil's competitive position as an investment destination is directly in frame.
Oil & Gas Exploration
TotalEnergies planeja nova campanha de perfuração no Suriname
A movimentação da empresa francesa no bloco surinamês reforça o interesse do setor em margens equatoriais — região que também está no radar do Brasil.
Oil & Gas Exploration
Petronas confirms another gas discovery at Block 52 offshore Suriname
A second find in Suriname adds weight to the Guiana-Suriname Basin's gas potential — and raises questions about monetization timelines in a region Brazil watches closely.
Oil & Gas Exploration
Murphy Oil's Côte d'Ivoire discovery adds data to West Africa's exploration cycle
A new oil find offshore Côte d'Ivoire reinforces West Africa's position as an active frontier — with indirect signals for how capital and rigs are allocated globally.
Oil & Gas Exploration
DNO revisa estimativas do Carmen: o que a incerteza de recursos diz sobre exploração em novas fronteiras
A redução das estimativas de recuperáveis no Carmen, no Mar do Norte, reacende um debate clássico sobre a distância entre a euforia da descoberta e a realidade da apuração de recursos.
Oil & Gas Exploration
PSC compliance notice tests rig-booking discipline in Timor-Leste gas block
A missed drilling deadline has placed Sunda Energy's production sharing contract under regulatory scrutiny — a reminder that PSC work-program obligations carry real enforcement weight.
Oil & Gas Exploration
Libya reopens its acreage after 17 years: what the signal means for global supply
A new Libyan licensing round brings international operators back to North Africa — and adds a variable to the global crude balance that Brazilian producers should track.
Oil & Gas Exploration
MOL, Repsol e TPAO formalizam PSA para exploração offshore na Líbia
O acordo sinaliza renovado apetite por blocos exploratórios no Mediterrâneo Oriental, em uma bacia com histórico produtivo mas contexto regulatório complexo.
Oil & Gas Exploration
ExxonMobil expands exploration footprint in Stabroek with 35-well campaign
A large-scale environmental authorization request in Guyana signals sustained operator commitment to the Stabroek block — with indirect implications for the regional deepwater supply chain.
Oil & Gas Exploration
Jamaica weighs offshore exploration amid Caribbean energy shift
With $1.5–2 billion a year spent on fuel imports, Jamaica is assessing whether domestic exploration can alter its energy equation — and what that means for the wider Caribbean model.
Oil & Gas Exploration
JAPEX gas find offshore Hokkaido faces long road to commercialization
A discovery in Japan's Hidaka area highlights how exploration success and commercial viability remain distinct milestones — a distinction familiar to Brazilian operators.