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First well spuds in at China’s 100-billion-cubic-meter large gas field phase 2 development project!
On June 9, the first well G10 of the WHPG pilot platform of the Phase II development project of Bozhong 19-6 gas field, the first 100-billion-cubic-meter gas field in the Bohai Sea, successfully spudded in, marking the full commencement of the drilling engineering of the gas field’s Phase II deve...Read more -
In the pilot test of polymer flooding in Class III oil reservoirs of China’s Daqing Oilfield, the oil recovery factor increased by 12.69 percentage points
Recently, the up‑return test of polymer flooding in Class III oil reservoirs in the Xingnan Development Area of Daqing Oilfield has achieved a major breakthrough. The block’s stage oil recovery factor increased by 12.69 percentage points, realizing a leapfrog improvement in the producing performa...Read more -
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has allocated 30 million Canadian dollars to tender for offshore exploration
As oil production rises in Newfoundland and Labrador, the government has announced a tender for exploration of 16 areas off the east coast, offering up to 30 million Canadian dollars to offset the cost of drilling one well in new offshore oil frontier zones. Premier Tony Wakeham announced the pl...Read more -
SLB and Vår Energi expand digital oilfield development collaboration in Norway
SLB and Vår Energi are expanding their cooperation to roll out digital well planning and integrated field development planning solutions across their operations on the Norwegian continental shelf. The two parties previously reduced the cycle time for collaborative well planning from months to day...Read more -
China’s largest offshore shallow lithologic oilfield project has been fully put into operation
On May 27, the first-phase development project of the Kenli 10-2 Oilfield Group, China’s largest offshore shallow lithologic oilfield, was fully put into operation. The oilfield’s daily crude oil output exceeds 2,800 tons, providing important support for the sustained stable production and output...Read more -
Gazprom launches full-scale development of the Chonsk field in Eastern Siberia, with an annual capacity of 2 million tons
Gazprom has announced that the Chonsk oil field cluster in Eastern Siberia has entered the stage of commercial oil production. The production complex put into operation at the field cluster integrates 150 infrastructure projects, including core facilities such as crude oil treatment units, oil pi...Read more -
Perenco Congo completes five infill wells in the offshore oil field of Congo (Brazzaville)
Perenco Congo recently completed drilling five infill wells in the offshore Tchibouela East field in Congo (Brazzaville), increasing daily crude oil production by 6,000 barrels. The campaign concluded at the end of 2025, utilizing offshore drilling techniques such as horizontal wells and U-shaped...Read more -
Big news! A 100-billion-cubic-meter gas field has been discovered in the Sichuan Basin！
On May 13, according to the news office of Sinopec, Sinopec’s “Deep Earth Project · Sichuan-Chongqing Natural Gas Base” achieved another breakthrough. The Ministry of Natural Resources released the mineral exploration results: the proved geological reserves of 235.687 billion cubic meters from t...Read more -
Petralon Energy has put the DI-3 well into production at the Dawes Island oil field in Nigeria, increasing daily output to 4,800 barrels
Petralon Energy has recently brought the DI-3 well online at the Dawes Island oil field in Nigeria, raising field production to approximately 4,800 barrels per day. This marks the company’s second production well since the asset first achieved oil output at the end of 2025. According to the comp...Read more -
Xinjiang Oilfield’s Jimsar shale oil drilling breaks two domestic records
On May 3, the JHW92-12 well of the Jimsar shale oil field in the Jiqing Oilfield Operation District of Xinjiang Oilfield was successfully completed. With hardcore technology and efficient construction, it broke two domestic shale oil drilling records, adding strong momentum to the efficient devel...Read more -
Equinor and Orlen have started production at the Eirin field in the Norwegian North Sea
Norwegian company Equinor (with a 58.7% stake) and Poland’s Orlen Upstream Norway (with a 41.3% stake) have recently started natural gas production from the Eirin field in the North Sea. The field is located about 250 kilometers west of Stavanger, in water depths of 120 meters, with estimat...Read more -
China has newly discovered 13 oilfields with reserves of 100 million tons each and 26 gas fields with reserves of 100 billion cubic meters each
On April 29, according to the National Mineral Yearbook released by the Ministry of Natural Resources, the number of newly discovered mineral deposits such as salt fields across the country increased significantly in 2025. Specifically, China newly discovered 13 oilfields each with reserves of 10...Read more
