3D Survey Completed in Block 29/11 Offshore ChinaAug 24, 2017Empyrean Energy, the oil and gas development company with interests in China, Indonesia and the United States, has announced the 3D seismic data in Block 29/11 has been successfully acquired.
Frogtech Geoscience Improves Petroleum Prospectivity Screening by Solving the Regional Heat Flow PuzzleAug 23, 2017Australian geoscience company Frogtech Geoscience has announced the release of TERRAFLUX, an innovative multi-client heat flow product, providing a unique new approach to assess...
Fortuna FLNG Offtake Awarded to GunvorAug 21, 2017The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons (MMH), Ophir Equatorial Guinea (Block R) Ltd, OneLNG SA and La Compania Nacional De Petroleos De Guinea Ecuatorial (GEPetrol) have nominated Gunvor Group as their preferred LNG Buyer for offtake from the Fortuna FLNG project.
Two More BP Projects Begin ProductionAug 15, 2017BP has confirmed the start of production from another two of the seven upstream major projects that it expects to come online in 2017. Five of these seven projects have now started up.
ENGIE E&P UK Announces First Gas from Cygnus Bravo in Southern North SeaAug 8, 2017First gas has been exported from Cygnus Bravo, the satellite wellhead platform in the Southern North Sea’s Cygnus development, operated by ENGIE E&P UK Limited.
CGG Launches Gippsland ReGeneration Reprocessing Project in SE AustraliaAug 8, 2017CGG has announced the start of its Gippsland ReGeneration 3D reprocessing project in Australia’s premier Gippsland Basin, in South-East Australia.
SNE North-1 Exploration Well ResultAug 7, 2017Cairn has announced the results of the SNE North-1 exploration well offshore Senegal. The well encountered oil and gas in...
Second Small Gas Discovery in the BarentsAug 7, 2017Statoil and partners OMV and Petoro have made a small gas discovery in the Gemini North well, northeast of the Wisting discovery in the Barents Sea. The well also proved oil.
Anadarko Reaches Significant Mozambique LNG MilestoneJul 31, 2017Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has announced that it had finalised two agreements with the Government of Mozambique, which would allow it to design, build and operate the marine facilities for its LNG project...
Wison Offshore & Marine Successfully Delivered World’s First FLNG BargeJul 28, 2017Wison Offshore & Marine has announced that the company has completed the final delivery for the world’s first barge-based floating natural gas liquefaction and storage facility (
Caribbean FLNG).
MISC Berhad Welcomes Third Moss-Type LNG CarrierJul 28, 2017Malaysia’s MISC Berhad (MISC), a global energy related maritime solutions and services provider has taken delivery of
Seri Cempaka, the third in a series of five...
BV Granted Approval in Principle for Wison’s Floating LNG Power Supply BargeJul 19, 2017Wison Offshore & Marine has announced that its newly developed floating storage regasification and power generation barge (W-FSRP) has received Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas.
Small Gas Discovery in the Barents SeaJul 17, 2017Statoil and partners ENI and Petoro have made a small gas discovery in the Blåmann well, between the Snøhvit and Goliat fields in the Barents Sea.
ExxonMobil Acquires Interest in Acreage Offshore SurinameJul 14, 2017Exxon Mobil Corporation has announced that its subsidiary ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Suriname B.V., along with co-venturers Hess and Statoil, signed a production sharing contract...
Successful Alta Appraisal WellJul 14, 2017Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has successfully completed the drilling and production testing of Alta appraisal well 7220/11-4 (Alta-4)...
Europa Oil & Gas Commences Offshore Ireland 3D Seismic AcquisitionJul 11, 2017Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc has announced that seismic company TGS has commenced the acquisition of the Crean 3D multi-client project on the Irish Atlantic Margin...
Gina Krog on StreamJul 4, 2017At 17.02 CET on 30 June, Statoil started production on the Gina Krog oil and gas field in the North Sea. Statoil and the partners have invested a total of some NOK 31 billion in the development of the Gina Krog field.
Statoil Kicks Off UK Exploration CampaignJul 3, 2017Statoil will soon commence a three-well exploration drilling campaign on the UK continental shelf. In early July, the
Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible rig will spud the first well in the campaign.
ION Expands West African 2D Data Library with New Acquisition Offshore GabonJun 26, 2017ION Geophysical Corporation has announced a new 2D multi-client program offshore Gabon, EquatorSPAN™ II, in cooperation with the Gabon Ministry of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons...
Minox Successfully Tests New Gas-Dehydration TechnologyJun 22, 2017After a successful large-scale testing, Minox Technology is now ready to launch a new, patented, Minox®DryGas technology for dehydration of gas. A new product in the Minox compact family is then realised.
Cairn Secures New Licences in Mexico Bid RoundJun 21, 2017Cairn has announce it has secured interests in two licences in the Mexico offshore bid round.
Schlumberger and Seitel Announce New 2D Multiclient Reimaging Program Onshore MexicoJun 15, 2017Schlumberger and Seitel have announced a strategic multiclient alliance to reimage and acquire new geophysical data in key areas across onshore Mexico.
ExxonMobil Announces Successful Muruk Sidetrack Production TestJun 15, 2017Exxon Mobil Corporation has announced positive production well test results from the Muruk 1 sidetrack 3 well in the Papua New Guinea North Highlands located about 21 kilometres northwest of the Hides gas field.
Statoil Announces Revised Exploration Program in the Great Australian BightJun 9, 2017The National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA) has approved the transfers and Statoil is now operator of EPP 39 and EPP40.