Exploration

Petrobras targets Africa for oil exploration region outside Brazil
June 6, 2025
Petrobras, the Brazilian state-run oil company, is setting its sights on Africa as its primary region for oil exploration activities outside its home country, reported Reuters, citing the company's...
Senate starts effort to roll back Biden regulations, votes to repeal rule on oil and gas exploration
Senate starts effort to roll back Biden regulations, votes to repeal rule on oil and gas exploration
February 25, 2025
The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation to repeal a rule that adds costs to oil and gas production on the outer continental shelf -- the first of many votes...
$200-million Texas space center will support moon, Mars exploration
November 9, 2024
A major Texas university is set to receive a "one-of-a-kind" research facility to assist in missions to the moon and Mars.On Thursday, Texas A&M University's board of regents approved...
Oceangate co-founder reveals vision for fleet of submersibles
September 23, 2024
OceanGate co-founder Guillermo Sohnlein articulated a vision for the future of deep-sea exploration during his testimony before the U.S. Coast Guard panel on Monday.Sohnlein, who co-founded OceanGate with Stockton...
Titan Disaster Forces Global Rethinking of Deep Sea Exploration
June 18, 2024
When five men died on June 18, 2023, in the implosion of the Titan submersible during a dive to the Titanic’s resting place, the knowledge of Paul-Henri Nargeolet was...