Completion of Sale of BM-S-8 Exploration BlockNov 23, 2016Petrobras has announced that the company has completed the sale of its stake in the exploration block BM-S-8 to Statoil Brasil Óleo e Gás LTDA, as announced on July 29, 2016.
Total and SOCAR Sign Agreement to Develop Absheron DiscoveryNov 22, 2016Total and SOCAR, the national oil company of Azerbaijan, have signed an agreement establishing the contractual and commercial terms for a first phase of production of the Absheron gas and condensate field...
Midia Gas Development FEED Contract AwardedNov 18, 2016Black Sea Oil & Gas SRL has announced that it has awarded, together with its co-venture partners, the contract for the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) of its...
Start-Up of Production from Viper and KobraNov 11, 2016Aker BP has announced the start-up of production from Viper-Kobra, which is tied back to the Alvheim FPSO. The project is developed on time and within budget.
BP and Oman Sign Extended Licensing AgreementsNov 9, 2016BP and Oman Oil Company Exploration & Production have signed an agreement with the Government of the Sultanate of Oman amending the Oman Block 61 exploration and production sharing agreement (EPSA)...
Total Signs Heads of Agreement to Develop Phase 11 of the Giant South Pars Gas FieldNov 9, 2016Total has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) for the development of phase 11 of South Pars...
Njord Facilities Selected as Preferred Concept for Pil & Bue DevelopmentNov 7, 2016Faroe Petroleum has announced that the partners in the Pil & Bue discoveries (licence of PL586) have decided that a subsea development solution tied back to the Njord (Faroe 7.5%) platform...
Statoil Submits Trestakk Plan for Development and OperationNov 2, 2016Statoil, on behalf of the license holders, has submitted a Plan for Development and Operation of the Trestakk discovery on the Halten Bank to the minister...
Statoil Increases Share in Byrding DevelopmentOct 31, 2016Statoil has agreed to acquire Wintershall Norge’s 25% interest in the Byrding project on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
ExxonMobil Announces Significant Oil Discovery Offshore NigeriaOct 28, 2016Exxon Mobil Corporation has announced a significant discovery with a potential recoverable resource of between 500 million and 1 billion barrels of oil on the Owowo field offshore Nigeria.
Honeywell Automation to Control North Sea Platform Remotely from Onshore LocationOct 26, 2016Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has announced it will provide advanced automation and safety solutions to enable remote onshore operation for an unmanned offshore platform in the North Sea...
Contract to Build Johan Sverdrup Pipeline Receiving Facility at MongstadOct 17, 2016Aker Solutions won a contract from Statoil to build the pipeline facilities, modifications and tie-ins needed at the Mongstad terminal to receive...
Interpretation of 3D Seismic at South DisouqOct 10, 2016SDX Energy Inc., the Egypt focused oil and gas company, has updated the initial findings from interpretation of the 300 km
2 of 3D seismic data...
BP and Area 4 Partners Sign LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement for Offshore MozambiqueOct 5, 2016BP and the Area 4 concession partners, Eni East Africa (EEA), Galp Energia (Galp), Kogas and Empresa Nactional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), have entered into a sales and purchase agreement...
DEA Submits Dvalin PDOOct 4, 2016The Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the Dvalin field has been handed over to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in Norway by operator DEA.
Aquatic Secures Sizeable Deal with DeepOceanOct 4, 2016Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd was challenged to devise an innovative way to make their customer’s project preparatory works more cost effective and time efficient.
Alta Appraisal Well in PL609 in the Southern Barents Sea Successfully CompletedOct 3, 2016Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has successfully completed the drilling and testing of the...
Investigation of Oil Spill from Statfjord OLS BSep 30, 2016The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway, the Norwegian Environment Agency and the Norwegian Coastal Administration have completed their investigation...
Drilling Begins on Culzean ProjectSep 30, 2016At 18:00 on 28 September, drilling of the first production well began on the Maersk Oil operated Culzean field in the UK.
BP and Partners Sign Concession Amendments and Reach Record Production at NoorosSep 29, 2016BP has announced it has signed with His Excellency the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, Eng. Tarek El Molla, concession amendments for the...
Statfjord Passes Historic 5 Billion BarrelsSep 20, 2016On Monday 19 September minister of petroleum and energy Tord Lien together with Statoil, Centrica and ExxonMobil celebrated the 5 billion barrels of oil equivalent delivered by Statfjord since first oil in 1979.
Troll B Contract to Aker SolutionsSep 18, 2016Statoil has, on behalf of the license partners, decided to exercise the option for EPCI of a gas module that will increase gas processing capacity on the Troll B platform.
Considerable Johan Castberg Spin-OffsSep 14, 2016Statoil’s proposed impact assessment programme for the Johan Castberg project reveals that the project will be important to Norwegian industry and have strong ripple effects.
Total Exercises its Pre-Emption Rights on Barnett Shale AssetsSep 11, 2016Total E&P USA has announced that it is exercising its pre-emption right to acquire Chesapeake’s 75% interests in the jointly held Barnett Shale operating area located in North Texas.
