Cairn Energy completes test of SNE-2 appraisal well, offshore Senegal
Jan 5, 2016
Cairn Energy has completed testing of the SNE-2 appraisal well offshore Senegal with positive results. Operations have been safely and successfully completed following drilling, coring, logging and drill-stem testing (DST). The well is now being plugged and abandoned. Following this first successful appraisal well, resource estimates for the SNE field will be fully revised and announced after the

Solo Oil gets final flow test consent for Horse Hill-1 well
Jan 4, 2016
Solo Oil has been notified by Horse Hill Developments Limited that the Oil and Gas Authority has granted consent for an extended flow test over three separate intervals in the

NuStar and ConocoPhillips loading their first export cargo of U.S. crude oil
Jan 1, 2016
On the heels of the U.S. government's recent lifting of the federal ban on the export of crude oil produced in the United States, NuStar Energy and ConocoPhillips are loading

Genel Energy to plug and abandon Aigle-1X exploration well
Jan 1, 2016
Genel Energy says that the Aigle-1X exploration well on the CI-508 licence offshore Côte d'Ivoire (Genel 24% working interest) is in the process of being plugged and abandoned

Delphi Energy focuses on its Bigstone assets
Dec 30, 2015
Delphi Energy Corp. is now singularly focused on its Bigstone assets where it holds 139.5 gross sections (118.1 net) of Montney rights and 81.5 gross sections (60.0 net) of

Petrobras completes two formation tests in Carcará area
Dec 29, 2015
Petrobras concluded two formation tests in the 3-SPS-105 well, confirming the high productivity of the pre-salt carbonate reservoirs. The 3-SPS-105 well, informally known as Carcará Norte, is located in the area of the Carcará Discovery Evaluation Plan (PAD), 4.6 km north of the discovery well (4-SPS-86B), in water depth of 2,070 meters and reached final depth of 6,338 meters, inside basaltic rocks.

NPD grants drilling permit for well 7324/7-3 S in production licence 537
Dec 23, 2015
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to OMV Norge AS for well 7324/7-3 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.

Drilling permit for well 1/5-5 in production licence 618
Dec 22, 2015
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted a drilling permit to Total E&P Norge AS for well 1/5-5. Well 1/5-5 will be drilled from the Mærsk Gallant drilling

NPD grants drilling permit for well 7224/2-1 in production licence 611
Dec 22, 2015
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wintershall Norway AS a drilling permit for wellbore 7224/2-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management

Mosman has Amadeus Basin EP145 suspension and extension approved
Dec 21, 2015
Mosman Oil and Gas Limited has applied for and received a 12 month Suspension and Extension approval from the Department of Mines and Energy of the Northern Territory Government

Marked the start of power development for Johan Sverdrup
Dec 21, 2015
The mayor from the municipality of Tysvær in Rogaland, Sigmund Lier, pushed the button to set off one of the explosive charges at Haugsneset. The event marked the start of construction

Statoil, partners submits PDO for Oseberg Vestflanken 2
Dec 21, 2015
Statoil and its partners submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the North Sea Oseberg Vestflanken 2 to the authorities on 18 December 2015. The development will provide in excess of 100 million barrels of oil equivalent. Statoil and its licence partners have decided to develop the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 covering the Alpha, Gamma and Kappa oil and gas structures. They are located around eight kilometres northwest of the Oseberg field centre.

Interra Resources ties up with China's Sany Group
Dec 15, 2015
Interra Resources Limited has signed an MOU with Sany South East Asia Pte Ltd which is a fully owned subsidiary of Shanghai-headquartered Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd.,

Genesis Energy upgrades O&G rReserves at Kupe field
Dec 10, 2015
Genesis Energy Ltd. has upgraded its developed reserves in the Kupe gas and oil field, situated off the south Taranaki coast, New Zealand.

MEO gets NOPTA approval to vary WA-488-P work program
Dec 10, 2015
MEO Australia Limited has been notified by the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA) of the approval of its application to vary the Western Australian offshore exploration permit

Jersey Oil & Gas provides corporate update
Dec 10, 2015
Jersey Oil & Gas, an independent upstream oil and gas company ?focused on the UK Continental Shelf region of the North Sea, is pleased to provide a corporate update.

Mosman Oil and Gas cancel Canning Basin permit option
Dec 9, 2015
Mosman Oil and Gas has evaluated its development strategy for 2016 and will focus on the completion of the South Taranaki Energy Project ('STEP') along with its other core exploration and development projects.

Nostra Terra gets approval of exploratory unit at Paw Paw prospect, Wyoming
Dec 4, 2015
Nostra Terra is pleased to announce the approval of an Exploratory Unit within the Paw Paw Prospect by the Bureau of Land Management.

MEO Australia updates on Tassie Shoal projects
Dec 4, 2015
MEO Australia Limited advised that the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development has informed MEO that it considers it unlikely that the Tassie Shoal Projects offshore Northern Australia will require

Elk Petroleum and Denbury Offshore extend deadline for Grieve discussions
Dec 3, 2015
Elk Petroleum Ltd is pleased to provide a further update on the progress of the Company's ongoing discussions with Denbury Onshore LLC (Denbury) over the Grieve CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Project in Wyoming.

Solo Oil gets consent of flow test at Horse Hill-1
Dec 1, 2015
Solo has been informed by the Operator, Horse Hill Developments Limited, that the Environment Agency has formally granted the permit necessary to carry out a flow test of the Horse Hill-1 oil discovery well.

NPD grants 16/4-10 drilling permit to Lundin Norway
Dec 1, 2015
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/4-10, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.

InfraStrata provides Islandmagee gas storage project update;
Nov 30, 2015
InfraStrata plc is pleased to provide an update on its Islandmagee gas storage project. In the Company's update announcement on 4 September on the 2015 programme of work,

Equatorial Guinea's national gas company opens negotiations for LPG purchase
Nov 26, 2015
The Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy of Equatorial Guinea has announced that national gas company SONAGAS will begin marketing the State's share of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) produced at the