China completes 2017 deep sea exploration

Chinese research vessel, Ocean No. 6, on Tuesday finished a 219-day deep sea scientific exploration in the western Pacific Ocean and returned to the city of Dongguan in Guangdong Province.

Eni says Kazakh agreement moves it closer to exploration

Italian energy company Eni said Friday it grabbed a stronger hold over a reservoir in Kazakhstan it said has a "significant" potential for oil resources.

Antarctic capacity will be boosted: China

China published its first white paper on its Antarctic explorations on Monday, pledging to boost its capabilities in the exploration and study of the continent.

Siberian experts developing new 3D seismic survey methods to locate Arctic hydrocarbons

Researchers from the Institute of the Novosibirsk-based Institute of Oil and Gas Geology and Geophysics together with the Krasnoyarsk subsidiary of Russian oil giant, Rosneft, are creating new methods of 3D seismic survey to search for oil and gas fields in the Arctic.

Trump publicará un decreto para permitir nuevos pozos de petróleo y gas en alta mar

La orden buscará una revisión de "ciertas regulaciones" y "lugares disponibles" para la exploración de petróleo y gas en aguas estadounidenses, detalla una fuente de la Casa Blanca.

Egypt signs oil and gas exploration deals: Petroleum ministry

Egypt has signed five oil and gas exploration deals worth around $2.2 billion with Italian energy giant Eni, the ministry of petroleum announced on Thursday.

Rosneft and ExxonMobil Win Three Areas in Mozambique

Rosneft subsidiary RN-Exploration and ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Mozambique Offshore Ltd. will discuss the details of their participation in gas and oil exploration in three areas in Mozambique with the country's government.

China, Russia ink agreement on gold exploration

China National Gold Group Corporation announced on Monday it has signed an agreement with Russian gold miner Polyus Gold to deepen ties in gold exploration.

China renews subsidies for shale gas exploration

China will renew subsidies on shale gas exploration as part of efforts to optimize the country's energy structure.

US Approves Arctic Oil and Gas Drilling Off Coast of Alaska

Arctic offshore oil and gas exploration in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska will be opened to leasing after a legal decision and production estimate were completed, the US Department of Interior said in a statement.

Russia to build its own space station

During the coming years, Russia may begin deploying its own high-latitude space station, Kommersant newspaper wrote with reference to a source close to the administration of the Central Research Institute of Machine Engineering. The construction of the station in orbit, the newspaper wrote, is a key aspect of the project for the development of manned space exploration for the period up to 2050. 

Rosneft to study Arctic’s fauna to protect it during oil exploration

Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft will monitor marine fauna in the Northern Sea Route in 2014 in a bid to preserve marine life during oil exploration, the company’s press release says.

“The objective of the said studies is collection of data on marine fauna in Rosneft License Areas with a view to building a complete and detailed picture of the baseline environment state and developing a set of environmental controls to be applied during hydrocarbons exploration and production,” Rosneft said in a press release released Wednesday.

Syria signs offshore oil deal with Russian firm...

Syria’s government said Wednesday it had signed an oil and gas deal with a Russian company, prompting claims from the Syrian opposition that Damascus is “swapping the country’s riches for Russian weapons”.

The agreement was signed by Syrian Oil Minister Suleiman Abbas and the Russian Soyuzneftegaz company, allows for the first-ever exploration off the war-ravaged country’s Mediterranean coast.

The exploration will cover an area of 2,190 square kilometres (850 square miles) off the Mediterranean port city of Tartous, where Russia also has a military base.

Japan's largest oil companies set to explore the Arctic

Japan's largest oil companies Inpex and JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration are getting ready to carry out geological exploration of the Arctic.
If they are successful, these companies will become the first Japanese corporations to produce oil in this region.

The geological survey will be carried out on the territory of Greenland.

China deep sea exploration vessel sets sail

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China’s most advanced deep sea exploration vessel, the "Ocean 6" has set sail for the Pacific Ocean. 

96 scientists will be on board, the biggest number of personnel ever for such a mission. 

On its 160 day voyage, the vessel will reach destinations such as Guam and Hawaii. It will explore mineral resources in the seabed and will also conduct geographic and sea biology studies. 

"Ocean 6" was designed and manufactured in China. Compared to other vessels of its kind, "Ocean 6" is bigger, safer, and provides a more comfortable living environment for the research team.

‘Intrigue’ Persists in Hunt for Antarctic Subglacial Life

MOSCOW, March 1 (Alexey Eremenko, RIA Novosti) – Russian researchers have successfully obtained ice samples from the ancient Lake Vostok in the Antarctic, but said on Friday it would take months to clarify whether life exists in the fossil water below the 3.5-kilometer (2.2 mile) high glacier.
“Let’s maintain the intrigue a little longer,” Vladimir Lipenkov, a climatologist at Russia’s Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, quipped at a RIA Novosti press conference.

Bulgaria Govt Extends Oil, Gas Exploration Permit of Melrose Resources

Bulgaria's government has extended the oil and gas exploration permit of Scottish Melrose Resources for the Galata field in the Black Sea block by 166 days.
The oil and gas exploration permit was awarded to Melrose Resources in 2011, according to a media statement of the press office of the Council of Ministers.
Melrose Resources undertakes to conduct exploration activities in compliance with the working program approved by the Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism during the extension of the permit.

Κύπρος: Οι έρευνες του αμερικανικού ερευνητικού σκάφους «Ναυτίλος» δεν σχετίζονται με αυτές στην κυπριακή ΑΟΖ

Οι έρευνες που διεξάγει το αμερικανικό ερευνητικό σκάφος «Ναυτίλος»[1] στο υποθαλάσσιο βουνό «Ερατοσθένης», περίπου 60 μίλια από τις δυτικές ακτές της Πάφου, δεν έχουν καμία σχέση με τις έρευνες που διεξάγει η Κύπρος στην Αποκλειστική Οικονομική της Ζώνη για τα θέματα κοιτασμάτων, δήλωσε ο υπουργός Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού Νεοκλής Συλικιώτης.

Το αμερικανικό ερευνητικό σκάφος «Ναυτίλος» ενδεχομένως να διεξάγει έρευνες σχετικά με ουράνιο, είπε ο κ. Συλικώτης.

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ: Υποθαλάσσιες έρευνες στα ανοικτά της Πάφου

Έρευνες για λογαριασμό της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας θα αρχίσει εντός των ημερών στη θάλασσα της Πάφου το αμερικανικό ωκεανογραφικό σκάφος «Ναυτίλος», σύμφωνα με την κρατική τηλεόραση του ΡΙΚ.

Το πλήρωμα του σκάφους θα αναζητήσει βιολογικά και άλλα δεδομένα στο θαλάσσιο βουνό Ερατοσθένης, 60 μίλια από τις ακτές της Πάφου.

Επικεφαλής της ομάδας των επιστημόνων θα είναι ο Ρόμπερτ Μπάλαρντ, ο άνθρωπος που ανακάλυψε τον «Τιτανικό» και το γερμανικό θωρηκτό «Βίσμαρκ».