Vår Energi, a joint venture (JV) company between Eni and HitecVision, has made a new significant oil discovery in the northern North Sea by drilling the exploration well 31/2-22 S in the Blasto Main prospect. 

Apex International Energy (Apex) announced a new oil discovery in Southeast Meleiha Concession (SEM), located in the Western Desert of Egypt.

Saudi Aramco has made four new oil and gas discoveries in the Kingdom, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Energy, stated.

Eni has made a new oil discovery in the Meleiha Concession in the Western Desert, adding an extra 10,000 barrels of oil per day (bbl/d) to the current concession production.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announces the discovery of 22 billion barrels of unconventional oil which is made up of unconventional reserves including shale oil as the company pledges $122 billion in capital expenditure (Capex) over the next five years.

The world’s largest oil company, Saudi Aramco, has discovered two new oil and gas fields in the north of Saudi near Arar.

Brazil’s State owned oil company Petrobras has announced the discovery of a 208-meter reservoir containing high quality oil in the Buzios oilfield.

The company encountered a commercial oil accumulation of approximately 135 feet of net heavy oil at a depth of 4,665 feet. The well was brought online at a steady average of roughly 315 barrels per day (b/d).

Eni has made a new oil discovery in Egypt's Faghur basin, located in the Western Desert.

SDX Energy has announced a new oil discovery at the Rabul 4 well, located in Egypt’s West Gharib Concession.