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Tullow Oil said the start-up of Jubilee South East offshore Ghana drove production and boosted 2023 cash flow ahead of its expectations

Tullow Oil on track to deliver $600m free cash flow

West Africa-focused Tullow Oil said today it was on track to deliver about $600m free cash flow over the next two years to achieve its stated target of $800m from 2023 to 2025.

Business • 24 Jan 24

The Pangea III computer will help process complex seismic data in the search for hydrocarbons 10 times faster that before

Total hopes new supercomputer will help find oil faster

Energy giant Total said its new supercomputer - which has propelled it to a world ranking as the most powerful computer in the sector - will enable its geologists to find oil faster, cheaper and with a better success rate.

Business • 18 Jun 19

Prime Time- Oil and Gas Exploration, Athlone as Midlands' Capital

Is Athlone set to be the capital of the midlands as part of the Government's spending plan, and is the Dáil right to ban drilling for gas and oil in Irish waters?

Prime Time • 16 Feb 18

Tullow CEO Paul McDade said the oil exploration sector as a whole needs to remain disciplined

Tullow Oil tiptoes back into exploration

Tullow Oil is cautiously reviving its search for new oil and gas resources in Africa and Latin America, its chief executive said.

Business • 10 Jan 18

Tullow CEO Aidan Heavey to become the company's chairman later this year

Tullow founder to step down as CEO

Tullow Oil's long-serving chief executive and founder Aidan Heavey is to step down in April and retire within two years.

Business • 11 Jan 17

Providence Resources says it has been hit by the fall in oil prices

Providence Resources' H1 losses deepen

Exploration company Providence Resources has reported an operating loss of €3.8m for the six months to the end of June, bigger than the loss of €3m reported the same time last year.

Business • 29 Sep 15

Dragon Oil produced 73,750 barrels of oil a day last year

Dragon Oil's output grows 9.1% in 2013

Dragon Oil has posted a 9.1% rise in production in 2013, in line with a downgraded forecast.

Business • 14 Jan 14

Providence welcomes test results from Rathlin Basin

Providence sees more oil potential offshore

Exploration company Providence Resources has said that tests show there is significant oil potential at its Rathlin Basin prospect off the coast of Northern Ireland.

Business • 24 Jan 13

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