A Norwegian energy company said it was surveying Mexican waters for the reserve potential in anticipation of a “new era” in the nation’s oil sector. Dolphin Geophysical said Tuesday it started a seismic survey campaign off the western Mexican coast, saying the campaign coordinates with the nation’s recent sector reforms. “Dolphin is very pleased to begin the acquisition of its first survey of this new era in Mexican petroleum exploration,” Andy Phipps, regional president for the company, said in a statement. The Mexican government recently auctioned off rights to an estimated 2,600 square miles with reserve estimates of around 686 million barrels of oil equivalent, most of which exists as light crude oil. The auction drew interest from mid-sized […]