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Eni: new ultra-deep discovery offshore Mozambique could contain 5-7 Tcf of gas in place

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Italy-based oil and gas major Eni has made a new high impact discovery at Agulha exploration prospect, in Area 4, offshore Mozambique. In 2011, Eni announced a giant natural gas discovery at the Mamba South 1 prospect, in the Area 4 Offshore Mozambique. Eni’s Area 4 offshore Mozambique. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Benthic sets new water depth drilling record of 2,776 meters

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miles) was set on a Statoil project in Tanzania, and was beaten with two deployments to 2,776 meters (9,108 feet) a few weeks later on the Anadarko project off the coast of Mozambique. Benthic, a global geosciences company, broke its own water depth record using the Portable Remotely Operated Drill unit 3 (PROD3) seabed drill.

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Chevron to acquire Anadarko in $33B deal; shale and tight, deepwater, LNG

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Anadarko’s assets will enhance Chevron’s portfolio across a diverse set of asset classes, including: Shale & Tight – The combination of the two companies will create a 75-mile-wide corridor across the most attractive acreage in the Delaware basin, extending Chevron’s leading position as a producer in the Permian.

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Eni reports important new discovery offshore Congo

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miles) offshore Congo. The exploration well, Nene Marine 3, was drilled in a water depth of 28 meters (92 feet) and encountered a significant wet gas and light oil accumulation in the pre-salt clastic sequence, outlining a significant extension to the west of the reservoir and its hydraulic continuity.

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