South Korea’s first attempt to explore potential oil and gas reserves in the East Sea has fallen short, with the government ...

The initial exploratory drilling for the government’s oil and gas exploration and development project in the East Sea showed ...

Drillship West Capella is working on oil exploration and drilling in the promising structure of the Great Whale, located off the coast of Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, on the morning of ...

Government declares Great Whale prospect unviable, shifts focus to new drilling sites in East Sea Government shifts ...

The Great Whale Project's first drilling revealed insufficient hydrocarbon levels to justify further exploration, though six ...

The West Capella, operated by Norway-based Seadrill Ltd., arrives at the southeastern port city of Busan on Dec. 9, 2024. It is set to begin its first drilling operation in the East Sea the ...

The West Capella, a drilling ship that will check whether actual gas and oil are buried in the promising structure of the "Great Whale" in the East Sea, departed from Busan Port and arrived in the ...

Korea halts Great Whale drill; six deep-sea prospects remain for exploration Korea pauses drilling of deep-sea gas potential ...

The South Korean government has determined that one of the potential oil and gas prospects under exploration in the East Sea lacks economic feasibility, the Industry Ministry said Thursday, reporting ...