Maria Ahead of ScheduleMay 3, 2017Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Søviknes, and Wintershall’s Chief Executive Officer, Mario Mehren, visited the
Deepsea Stavanger rig in the Norwegian Sea ahead of...
BP Takes Leap Forward in Seismic Imaging TechnologyApr 29, 2017BP has announced a major breakthrough in seismic imaging that has identified more than 200 million barrels of additional resources at BP’s Atlantis field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Total Sanctions Development of Vaca Muerta Shale Resources and Increases its ParticipationApr 27, 2017Total has sanctioned the development of the first phase of the operated Aguada Pichana Este license in the giant Vaca Muerta shale play in Argentina.
Minister of Labour Anniken Hauglie Opens Wintershall’s Main Office in StavangerApr 26, 2017On Tuesday, 25 April, the Norwegian Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie officially opened Wintershall Norge’s new main office building in Stavanger...
Wintershall Noordzee B.V. Starts First Oil Production from RavenApr 20, 2017Wintershall Noordzee B.V. has commenced production from its first own-operated Danish oil field.
Rex International Holding Maps Out Value Creation Strategy for NorwayApr 18, 2017Rex International Holding Limited, a new-generation technology-driven oil company, has mapped out a value creation strategy for its assets in Norway - particularly in the North Sea...
BP Trinidad and Tobago Starts Up Trinidad Onshore Compression ProjectApr 18, 2017BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC (bpTT) has announced the start-up of the Trinidad onshore compression (TROC) project – one of seven major upstream projects BP expects...
Edvard Grieg Appraisal Well CompletedApr 15, 2017Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has completed the Edvard Grieg Southwest appraisal well 16/1-27.
Wood Group Secures New Engineering Contract with Premier Oil in the UKApr 11, 2017Wood Group has been awarded a contract by Premier Oil to deliver front end engineering design (FEED) to the Tolmount offshore field development in the Southern North Sea.
Trestakk ApprovedApr 6, 2017Statoil reports that the Norwegian authorities have approved the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) of the Trestakk discovery on the Halten Bank in the Norwegian Sea.
Rosneft Begins Drilling the Northernmost Well at the Russian ShelfApr 6, 2017 April 3 Rosneft started drilling of the Tsentralno-Olginskaya-1 well at the Khatangsky license area.
ExxonMobil Announces New Oil Discovery Offshore GuyanaMar 31, 2017Exxon Mobil Corporation has announced positive results on the Snoek well offshore Guyana, confirming a new discovery on the Stabroek Block.
BP Makes Third Gas Discovery in North Damietta ConcessionMar 28, 2017BP has announced another gas discovery in the North Damietta Offshore Concession in the East Nile Delta, Egypt.
First Oil Flows from the Flyndre FieldMar 28, 2017Production has begun from the Maersk Oil-operated Flyndre field in the UK and Norwegian North Sea.
Maersk Oil Welcomes Encouraging Agreement for a Full Redevelopment of the Tyra FieldMar 24, 2017Maersk Oil has, on behalf of the Danish Underground Consortium (DUC), reached an agreement with the Government of Denmark which will facilitate future oil and gas investments in the Danish North Sea and protect industry jobs in Denmark.
Marathon Oil Announces Northern Delaware AcquisitionMar 22, 2017Marathon Oil Corporation has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire approximately 21,000 net surface acres largely in the Permian’s Northern Delaware basin of New Mexico...
Proceeding with Phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup DevelopmentMar 21, 2017The Johan Sverdrup partnership has now decided to proceed with (DG2) Phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup development, awarding FEED contracts to Aker Solutions, Kværner and Siemens.
Kvaerner to Upgrade the Njord PlatformMar 17, 2017Statoil has awarded Kvaerner the contract for complete upgrade of the Njord A platform. The contract has an estimated value of around NOK 5 billion and will amount to about 3,000 man-years.
Total Brings Moho Nord Deep Offshore Project On StreamMar 16, 2017Total has started up production from the Moho Nord deep offshore project, located 75 kilometres offshore Pointe-Noire in the Republic of the Congo.
Boné Exploration Well ResultsMar 16, 2017Faroe Petroleum has announced that drilling has reached target depth on the7183/12-2 Boné exploration well in the Barents Sea (Faroe 20%).
Petrobras February Oil and Natural Gas ProductionMar 15, 2017Petrobras’ oil and natural gas production in February totaled 2.82 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), with 2.703 million boed produced in Brazil and 113,000 boed abroad.
ExxonMobil to Acquire 25% Interest in Mozambique Area 4 from EniMar 10, 2017ExxonMobil and Eni have signed a sale and purchase agreement to enable ExxonMobil to acquire from Eni a 25% indirect interest in the natural gas-rich Area 4 block, offshore Mozambique.
Shell Divests Oil Sands Interests in CanadaMar 10, 2017Royal Dutch Shell plc has announced the signing of two agreements by Shell Canada Energy, Shell Canada Limited and Shell Canada Resources that will see Shell sell all of its in-situ and undeveloped oil sands interests in Canada...
Marathon Oil Announces Canadian Oil Sands Divestiture and Permian Basin AcquisitionMar 10, 2017Marathon Oil Corporation has announced it has signed an agreement to sell its Canadian subsidiary, which includes the Company’s 20% non-operated interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP)...
