Oil Discovery in the Southern Barents Sea Neiden ProspectNov 23, 2016Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has completed the Neiden exploration well 7220/6-2R as an oil and gas discovery.
New Seismic Data Obtained Using FloatSeis™ TechnologyNov 10, 2016Late October 2016, GWL explored the Barents Sea’s Norwegian shelf segment employing its new FloatSeis™ marine seismic technology.
Oil and Gas Discovery at the Njord North Flank Exploration Well and Side-TrackOct 18, 2016Faroe Petroleum has announced an oil and gas discovery at the Njord North Flank in the Norwegian Sea (Faroe 7.5%).
BP Not to Proceed with Great Australian Bight ExplorationOct 11, 2016BP has decided not to progress its exploration drilling programme in the Great Australian Bight (GAB), offshore South Australia.
BP Signs Second Chinese Shale Gas Contract with CNPCSep 2, 2016BP has announced that it has signed a second production sharing contract (PSC) for shale gas exploration, development and production with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).
Petro River De-Risks Larne Basin with Discovery of Thermogenic Gas in Woodburn ForestAug 5, 2016Petro River Oil Corp. has announced that the analysis of its first exploratory well – Woodburn Forest #1 – located in Larne Basin, Northern Ireland, confirmed the presence of...
OGA Launches 29th Offshore Licensing RoundJul 27, 2016The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has launched the 29th Offshore Licensing Round with more than 1,200 blocks on offer to support the OGA’s objective of...
Spectrum to Upgrade Key 3D Seismic Offshore NW AustraliaJul 22, 2016Spectrum has commenced broadband reprocessing of its Zeus and Zeebries 3D datasets as part of an extensive new Broadband 3D seismic project that...
Award of New License in Irish Atlantic MarginJul 7, 2016Faroe Petroleum has announced an award of a new license under Ireland’s 2015 Atlantic Margin Licensing Round.
Det norske oljeselskap Receives Exploration Drilling ConsentJul 1, 2016Det norske oljeselskap (Det norske) has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to drill an exploration well in block 25/10.
Statoil Receives Exploration Well Drilling Consent in Block 6407/7Jul 1, 2016Statoil Petroleum AS – the operator for production license 107C in the Norwegian Sea – has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to drill...
New MOL Group Gas Discovery in TAL BlockJun 24, 2016MOL Group has announced a new gas discovery in the MOL-operated TAL Block, Pakistan. This marks the company’s 13th discovery in...
MOL Group’s Twelfth Hydrocarbon Discovery in PakistanJun 20, 2016 Group has announced a new oil and gas discovery in the MOL-operated TAL Block, Pakistan. This marks the 8th discovery in the block and the MOL’s 12th in the country.
Oil and Gas Discovery at the Brasse Exploration Well and Njord Facility UpdateJun 16, 2016Faroe Petroleum... has announced an oil and gas discovery in the Faroe-operated Brasse exploration well in licence PL740 in the Norwegian North Sea...
Exploration Drilling for Tullow Oil Norge ASJun 6, 2016The Petroleum Safety Authority, Norway, has granted Tullow Oil Norge AS (TONAS) consent to drill an exploration well...
Europa Oil & Gas Offered New Offshore Ireland Licensing OptionsJun 6, 2016Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc cements its position in the Atlantic basins of Ireland after offer of 4 new licences in latest licensing round...
Consent for Exploration Drilling for Engie E&P NorgeMay 30, 2016The Petroleum Safety Authority, Norway, reports that Engie has received consent to drill an exploration well in block 36/7.
Eni Norge Receives Consent for Exploration DrillingMay 30, 2016The PSA, Norway, reports that Eni Norge – operator for production licence 226 in the Barents Sea – has been granted consent for exploration drilling...
Statoil Awarded Considerable Position In 23rd Licensing RoundMay 19, 2016The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has awarded five licences to Statoil in the 23rd licensing round, four as operator and one as partner.
Lundin Norway Awarded Five Licences in 23rd Norwegian Licensing RoundMay 19, 2016Lundin Petroleum AB reports that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has been awarded five exploration licences in the 23rd Norwegian Licensing Round.
Announcement of the Norwegian 23rd Licensing Round AwardsMay 19, 2016The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has awarded ten new licenses, consisting of 40 blocks in total. Three of the licenses are located in the newly opened area in the Barents Sea southeast, outside the county of Finnmark. Thirteen companies are offered participating interest.
Consent for Wintershall Exploration DrillingMay 13, 2016The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority has granted Wintershall consent to drill an exploration well in block 35/11.
Consent for Exploration Drilling for Faroe PetroleumMay 13, 2016The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority has granted Faroe Petroleum consent to drill an exploration well in block 37/1.
Production Reaches 65,000 boed at Nooros FieldMay 12, 2016Eni reports that, following the start of production of the Nidoco North 1X exploration well and the Nidoco North West 4 development well, it has brought the production of Nooros field...
