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Baron Oil Says Its Timor Leste Offshore Block Could Hold More Gas Than Initially Thought. Targets First Gas in 2028

Oct 24, 2022

The AIM-quoted oil and gas exploration and appraisal company Baron Oil said Monday that its Chuditch Production Sharing Contract, offshore Timor-Leste could hold much more gas than previously estimated.According to the company,  per the preliminary interpretation of the reprocessed Chuditch 3D seismic data, best case aggregate gross Gas-In-Place estimate is now around 5,500 BCF versus an equivalent estimate of 3…

Kistos Wins Appeal, Secures 5-Year Extension for North Sea License

Jul 21, 2023

Oil and gas company Kistos said Friday that its appeal against the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs' decision not to extend the term of the M10/M11 offshore license had been successful.'This ruling is effective immediately and the licence is extended by five years…

Orcadian Ups Recoverable Resources Estimate for North Sea Field

Jan 10, 2023

UK North Sea-focused oil and gas company Orcadian's management said Tuesday it had completed an update of its estimate of technically recoverable resources for the Pilot field, increasing it 18% to 97 MMbbl for a P50 case based upon a polymer flood development scheme…

Equinor Selects COWI as Owner’s Engineer at South Korean Floating Wind Project

Nov 16, 2022

The Norwegian energy industry giant Equinor has awarded international engineering firm COWI a contract to serve as “Owner’s Engineer” for the Firefly floating wind project offshore Ulsan, South Korea. The Firefly project is located 70 km off…

Pipeline Agreement for Chariot's Anchois

Sep 08, 2022

Africa-focused oil and gas company Chariot it has signed a pipeline tie-in agreement that takes it a step forward in unlocking its Anchois gas project offshore Morocco. The agreement was signed with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des…

Oil Companies Must Boost Offshore Exploration in Norway to Unlock Potential, NPD Says

Aug 25, 2022

Oil companies in Norway must increase their exploration activity in remote regions like the Arctic Barents Sea for the country to find the remaining reserves of oil and gas beneath its oceans, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said on Thursday…

'Material' Resource Boost for Chariot's Gas Assets Offshore Morocco

Jul 20, 2022

Africa-focused oil and gas company Chariot on Wednesday announced a 'material increase' in gas resource estimates for its assets offshore Morocco, as it works to reach a final investment decision for the Anchois gas field development.The company…

Pavo-1 Discovery is 'Stellar' Exploration Success, Carnarvon Says. Shares Resource Estimate

May 02, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Carnarvon Energy said the recent Pavo-1 oil discovery it made with operator Santos offshore W. Australia was a 'stellar exploration success.'The company has completed its Pavo resource assessment and said that…

California Grid Operator Approves 10-year Reliability, Renewables plan

Mar 21, 2022

California's grid operator said on Friday it had approved a 10-year plan on March 17 aimed at boosting grid resiliency in the U.S. state and meeting clean energy targets.The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) outlined 23 projects in its 2021-2022 10-Year Transmission Plan…

Fugro, dCarbonX Partner Up on Offshore Geo-energy Resources Development

Mar 11, 2021

Offshore surveyor Fugro has signed a strategic framework agreement with dCarbonX, a geo-energy resource company, which is working on 'decarbonization exploration projects' supporting the development of offshore geo-energy resources in the UK and Ireland…

Canada: Equinor, BHP, Chevron Get Gov't Approvals for Offshore Drilling Plans

Jan 13, 2021

The Government of Canada has this week approved three offshore drilling projects in the Atlantic Ocean, planned by BHP, Equinor, and Chevron, respectively.'The projects will allow the proponents to determine the presence, nature, and quantities…

ADNOC Awards Seismic Contract Worth up to $519 Million to BGP

Nov 26, 2020

Abu Dhabi's national oil company ADNOC said Thursday it had awarded a contract worth up to $519 million to Chinese seismic contractor BGP to further expand the scope of what it says is the world’s largest combined 3D onshore and offshore seismic survey…

Rystad: UK North Sea Oil Output Will Never Again Surpass Two Million Barrels a Day

Oct 15, 2020

The recent downgrade of Hurricane Energy's Lancaster field recoverable reserves estimates has led Norwegian energy intelligence Rystad Energy to revise its expectations for the UKCS overall and say that the basin might never again hit output…

Ex-Repsol Sinopec CEO Takes Helm of Ithaca Energy

Aug 24, 2020

UK-focused Oil and gas company Ithaca Energy has appointed former Repsol Sinopec CEO Bill Dunnet as its new CEO. Dunnet will take over the CEO role from his predecessor Les Thomas.Dunnett is a Chartered Engineer with over 35 years experience in the oil and gas industry…

LLOG Charters Transocean Rig for Shenandoah Drilling

Jul 03, 2020

U.S. oil company LLOG has chartered a Transocean drilling rig for the drilling of wells at the Shenandoah project in the Gulf of Mexico.The news was announced on Thursday by Navitas, LLOG's partner in the project (PDF in Hebrew), who said the contract was for four development wells…

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