ExxonMobil adds deepwater block off Equatorial Guinea

ExxonMobil Corp. wholly owned affiliate Exploration & Production Equatorial Guinea (Deepwater) Ltd. has signed a production-sharing contract with the government of Equatorial Guinea for the 307,000-acre EG-11 deepwater block 36 miles west of Malabo. Source: News

Sonatrach, TechnipFMC resolve dispute over cancelled refinery revamp contract

Algeria’s state-owned Sonatrach SPA and TechnipFMC PLC have settled all disputes related to a previously terminated contract under which Technip France was to provide services related to the refurbishment and revamping of the operator’s 2.7 million-tonne/year Algiers refinery. Source: News

Fault-seal analysis lessens ambiguity in the Sinjhoro area, Pakistan

The Lower Goru is a prolific producing reservoir in Pakistan’s Sinjhoro area in the Lower Indus basin. Fault-seal analysis can confirm hydrocarbon traps, and a new study has lowered uncertainty by categorizing two faults in the region based on wall-rock juxtapositions, Allan diagrams, shale gouge ratios (SGR), and shale smear factors (SSF). Source: News

IPR continues exploration program in Egypt

Irving, Tex., independent IPR Inc. reported continued drilling success and a series of Western Desert and Nile Delta, Egypt, discoveries through this year’s first 5 months. Source: News

Namibia grants license extension for offshore exploration

The Namibian government has granted a 1-year license extension to the partners conducting exploration in the PEL 71 license area in the Walvis basin offshore Namibia, reported partner AziNam Ltd., a Hamilton, Bermuda-based exploration and production company. Source: News