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ReconAfrica to accelerate drilling plan for Namibia exploration well

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Drilling at the Prospect I location has been significantly derisked by the results of our first Damara Fold Belt well, Naingopo, which encountered reservoir in the Otavi carbonates, hydrocarbon shows and oil to surface.

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APA Corp., partners complete successful flow test for North Slope exploration well

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The vertical Sockeye-2 well was completed in a single 25-foot interval at approximately 9,200 feet TVD, without stimulation. The well performed in line with expectations during the 12-day production test, averaging 2,700 barrels of oil per day during the final flow period, without artificial lift.

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ConocoPhillips Confirms Slagugle Oil Discovery in Norwegian Sea

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million barrels of oil equivalent. This is the third exploration well in production license 891, awarded in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) in 2016, the Directorate said in its notice. million barrels of oil equivalent) in Triassic reservoir rocks. million standard cubic meters of oil equivalent (approximately 30.8

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bp discovers oil at Far South prospect, deepwater U.S. Gulf

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bp drilled the exploration well in Green Canyon Block 584, located in western Green Canyon approximately 120 miles off the coast of Louisiana in 4,092 feet of water. The well was drilled to a total depth of 23,830 feet. million barrels of oil equivalent in 2030, with the capacity to increase production out to 2035.

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DNO Closes Acquisition of Sval Energi for $450MM

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The acquired portfolio consists of 16 producing fields in Norway, quadrupling DNO’s North Sea production to 80,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), the company said in a news release. DNO noted that it has four development wells and one exploration well planned in the period through 2026.

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Gran Tierra to Sell UKCS Asset to NEO Energy for $7.5MM

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First-Quarter Results Gran Tierra reported first-quarter total average working interest before royalties (WI) production of 46,647 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), 14 percent higher than the previous quarter and 45 percent higher year over year.

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ReconAfrica provides drilling update on Prospect I

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Prospect I is located onshore Namibia in Petroleum Exploration Licence 073 (“PEL73”) and is the Company’s largest prospect to be drilled so far. It is targeting 365 million barrels ofunrisked and 32 million barrels of risked prospective light/medium oil resources (1) , or 1.9