This year marks the 25th anniversary of the first exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea. In spite of several large discoveries, the Barents Sea remains the least explored area of ...

Equinor EQNR, the Norwegian energy giant, has received regulatory approval to begin exploration drilling in the North Sea using Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Atlantic rig. The Norwegian Ocean Industry ...

China has taken another step forward in deep-sea exploration with the successful maiden trial of its newly developed remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Haiqin. The test in the South China Sea on August ...

DNO ASA plans to drill between four and six North Sea exploration wells in 2025. The company will take part in developing four ongoing North Sea field projects expected to come online between 2025 and ...

The 'Daewanggoarae' structure in the East Sea deep-sea gas field was concluded to lack economic viability in the first drilling attempt, but globally, cases where the first exploratory drilling ...

Despite the region's maturity, a range of companies continue to explore in the UKCS, taking advantage of the low cost of drilling following the oil price downturn. Tight-gas reservoirs in the basin ...