Faroe Reports Brasse Appraisal Well Drill Stem Test ResultsJul 3, 2017Faroe Petroleum has announced the results of the Drill Stem Test (DST) on the 31/7-2 S Brasse appraisal well in the Norwegian North Sea (Faroe 50% and operator, Point Resources 50%).
Kraken First OilJun 26, 2017EnQuest confirms that first oil from the Kraken development was delivered on 23 June 2017. During the initial ramp-up period, the 13 wells that have been drilled and completed to date...
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...
BP Celebrates 40 Years of Production at Prudhoe BayJun 21, 2017The BP-operated Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska has reached 40 years of production, a milestone highlighting its historic contribution to US energy security and ongoing role as a key economic engine...
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.
Final Investment Decision to Proceed with Liza Oil Development in GuyanaJun 19, 2017Exxon Mobil Corporation has made a final investment decision to proceed with the first phase of development for the Liza field, one of the largest oil discoveries of the past decade, located offshore Guyana.
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.
Brasse Appraisal Well Preliminary Results and Commitment to Drill Stem TestJun 14, 2017Faroe Petroleum has announced the results of the Brasse appraisal well in the Norwegian North Sea (Faroe 50% and operator, Point Resources 50%).
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.
Empyrean Energy PLC 3D Survey Commences on Block 29/11, ChinaJun 9, 2017Empyrean Energy plc, the oil and gas development company with interests in China, Indonesia and the United States, has announced that a 3D seismic survey has commenced on its 100% owned Block 29/11, offshore China.
Joint Venture Announced Between Petroguin and Bissau Exploration CompanyJun 9, 2017Bissau Exploration Company (BEC) has announced the signing a joint venture participation agreement between BEC and A Empresa Nacional de Pesquisa e Exploracao Petroliferas (Petroguin) for...
CGG Delivers Final Data from Encontrado Project over Perdido Fold BeltJun 9, 2017CGG has announced that the final products from its Encontrado multi-client reprocessing project across the Gulf of Mexico’s prolific Perdido fold belt have been delivered on schedule...
S&P Global Platts – May OPEC Output Up 270,000 at 32.12 Million b/d – Highest Since January 2017Jun 8, 2017The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members’ crude output rose 270,000 barrels per day (b/d) to 32.12 million barrels per day in May compared to April, according to a recent S&P Global Platts survey.
ExxonMobil Acquires Exploration Acreage in Equatorial GuineaJun 6, 2017Exxon Mobil Corporation has announced that its wholly owned affiliate, Exploration and Production Equatorial Guinea (Deepwater) Ltd., has signed a production sharing contract with...
Deepwater Production Begins at Newest FPSO in Brazil Santos BasinMay 26, 2017Royal Dutch Shell plc, through its subsidiary BG E&P Brasil Ltda. (Shell) and consortium partners in Lula South, have announced that deepwater production has started at the
FPSO P-66...
Energean Signs Lease Agreement for Aitoloakarnania Block, Onshore Western GreeceMay 26, 2017Energean Oil & Gas has announced it has signed a Lease Agreement with the Greek government for the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons at the Aitoloakarnania block...
Brasse Appraisal Well Commences Drilling in the Norwegian North SeaMay 25, 2017Faroe Petroleum has announced the commencement of the Faroe-operated Brasse appraisal well 31/7-2S in the Norwegian North Sea...
Start of Production from Quad 204 Project, West of ShetlandMay 23, 2017BP, on behalf of co-venturers Shell and Siccar Point Energy, has announced first oil from the redeveloped Schiehallion Area, following completion of the multi-billion-pound Quad 204 project...
Senegal SNE-6 Appraisal Well ResultMay 19, 2017Cairn has announced the results of another successful appraisal well offshore Senegal. Rig performance continues to be excellent and operations have been safely and successfully complete...
Petrobras April Production of Oil and Natural GasMay 18, 2017Petrobras total production of oil and natural gas in April stood at 2.72 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), including 2.60 million boed produced in Brazil and 120,000 boed produced abroad.
FairfieldNodal and Schlumberger Team Up for 3D SurveyMay 18, 2017FairfieldNodal and Schlumberger have announced a strategic multiclient joint venture in the southern Delaware Basin of West Texas.
Total Expands Exploration Activities in Mauritania with a New Deep Offshore LicenseMay 15, 2017Total and Mauritania have signed an exploration and production contract to perform exploration works on Block C7, which covers an area of 7,300 square kilometres.
Lundin Petroleum Spuds Appraisal Well on the Barents Sea Alta DiscoveryMay 12, 2017Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has commenced drilling of appraisal well 7220/11-4 (Alta-4) on the Alta discovery in PL609,...
Brasse Appraisal Well ConsentMay 10, 2017Faroe Petroleum has announced that all relevant consents have been received for the drilling of an appraisal well 31/7-2S on the Brasse discovery (Faroe 50%).
