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Erin Energy releases new resource estimate for Ghana discoveries

Oct 05, 2015

Erin Energy Corp. announced that the resource volume assessment of the three previously discovered fields (Tano North, Tano West, and Tano South) has been completed in the Expanded Shallow Water Tano (ESWT) Block, located offshore Ghana. The ESWT block is operated by its subsidiary company…

EIC appoints new president

Oct 05, 2015

Image from EIC. The Energy Industries Council (EIC) announced the appointment of its new president Chris Haynes. Haynes is a senior oil and gas industry professional with almost 40…

Nalcor study reveals Newfoundland resources

Oct 05, 2015

Resource assessments of the 2015 license round area for offshore Newfoundland and Labrador shows the potential to hold 12 billion bbl and 113 Tcf of gas in place, according to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nalcor Energy and Beicip-Franlab…

Shell starts Bonga Phase 3

Oct 05, 2015

Shell started production from the Bonga Phase 3 project offshore Nigeria, with expected peak production to hit about 50,000 boe/d. Image of the Bonga project. From Shell Flickr. Bonga…

Maersk wildcat hits minor pay

Oct 02, 2015

Maersk Oil Norway AS, operator of production license 510, is about to complete drilling of wildcat well 6406/6-4 S. The well, drilled about 20km southwest of the Tyrihans field in the Norwegian Sea, is the first exploration well in the license…

Aker awards Murphy Rotan contract

Oct 01, 2015

Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd. to deliver the subsea production system for the Rotan deepwater natural gas development offshore Malaysia. The delivery includes hardware for four subsea wells…

Nanotechnology: an industry perspective

Oct 01, 2015

Audrey Leon spoke to Rustom Mody, Vice President and Chief Engineer, Baker Hughes Enterprise Technology, to learn more about the company’s research and development of nanotechnologies. Inside the Baker Hughes nanotechnology lab…

Bringing Perla online

Oct 01, 2015

Shreeram Lom, Aaron Rampersad, and Juan Martínez, of Repsol, discuss the Perla field development, which came online offshore Venezuela in July. Fig. 1: Topside. Images from Repsol. The Perla field…

Innovation is the key to Brazil’s deepwater reserves

Oct 01, 2015

Today, deepwater reserves are a key part of the world’s oil and natural gas needs, accounting for roughly 11% of global production. Over the past five years, two-thirds of discoveries occurred in deepwater, and Brazil has been the preeminent site of this trend…

Kosmos gets Achiever extension, dayrate drop

Oct 01, 2015

Dallas-based Kosmos Energy entered into a deal with Atwood Oceanics that will see the exploration and production company get an extension, and a reduced rate for the Atwood Achiever ultra deepwater rig for operations offshore Northwest Africa…

Cameroon GoFLNG gets final approval

Sep 30, 2015

Golar LNG’s Cameroon floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) has a start date of 2Q 2017 offshore Africa, after receiving final approval by all parties of the Gas Convention. Image from Golar LNG…

Amec Foster Wheeler expands UAE operations

Sep 30, 2015

Image: Garry Dryburgh, Amec Foster Wheeler’s president for the Middle East and Africa with engineering manager Bindu Satheesh at the opening of the company’s new office in Abu Dhabi/Amec Foster Wheeler Amec…

GlobalData: Sanctions could lead to restructuring of Russian oil, gas sectors

Sep 30, 2015

While Russia is continuing to pump crude oil at record levels, producing on average 10.685 MMb/d in 2015, the continuous pressure from US/EU sanctions is having an impact on the strategic course of Russian oil and gas industry, says an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData…

Shell to explore Black Sea

Sep 29, 2015

The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy awarded Shell E&P a permit for deepwater exploration of oil and natural gas in Blocks 1-14 Silistar in the Black Sea, according to Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova. Image from Shell…

Eni in Guendalina gas find

Sep 28, 2015

Eni encountered gas at the Guendalina sidetrack well offshore Italy, according to partner Rockhopper Exploration. The well, located at the Guendalina gas field in the Adriatic Sea, reached its target depth of 3276m measured depth on schedule and budget…

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