Cambodia Block A News


Video: KrisEnergy to develop Aspara off Cambodia

Aug 23, 2017

KrisEnergy and the Cambodian government have signed fiscal and technical agreements for Cambodia’s first oil field development at Cambodia Block A in the Gulf of Thailand. Cambodia Block A. Map from KrisEnergy…

US Lease Sale 249 reaches US$121 million

Aug 16, 2017

The US Bureau of Ocean Management's (BOEM) Lease Sale 249 brought in high bids of US$121 million from 27 companies with a total of 99 bids earlier today (16 August). Image from BOEM Facebook. A total of 90 blocks were offered…

KrisEnergy moves to develop Aspara off Cambodia

Aug 15, 2017

KrisEnergy is set to sign a deal next week with the government of Cambodia for Cambodia Block A to develop the Aspara oil field. Map of Block A, from KrisEnergy. The company expects the deal to be signed on 23 August…

Exxon JV inks Block 59 deal off Suriname

Jul 13, 2017

ExxonMobil is preparing exploration activities offshore Suriname, after signing a production sharing contract (PSC) with Suriname’s national oil company Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname NV for deepwater Block 59. Image from Exxon…

Exxon, others add Equatorial Guinea acreage

Jun 05, 2017

ExxonMobil has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with the government of Equatorial Guinea for a deepwater block located 36mi west of the country's capital city, Malabo. Exxon will operate deepwater Block EG-11 with 80% working interest…

KrisEnergy shakes up management

Mar 14, 2017

KrisEnergy has made changes to management and the board of directors following the recent financial restructuring.  Kelvin Tang, currently vice president legal and president Cambodia, has been appointed chief operating officer, effective 15 March 2017…

Barents features high in 24th round proposal

Mar 14, 2017

Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has set out proposed exploration blocks to be offered in the 24th licensing round, including a large tranche in the Barents Sea. The move follows an invitation to oil companies to nominate blocks for inclusion in the 24th Licensing Round…

Keppel ups stake, invests in KrisEnergy

Nov 03, 2016

Keppel Corp. has entered a deal with fellow Singaporean company, KrisEnergy, to invest up to US$101 million (S$140 million), and raise its stake in the oil and gas company. Image from KrisEnergy…

Block Island turbine installation

Oct 24, 2016

In this video, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier shows the installation of the first ever offshore wind farm in the US: Block Island. On 18 August, the Brave Tern jackup completed the installation of five GE Haliade 150-6MW turbines at Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Wind Farm…

Premier, partners to tender semisub off Mexico

Aug 19, 2016

Premier Oil and its partners in the upcoming shallow water bid round offshore Mexico are anticipating to go out to tender for a moored, semisubmersible rig for Block 7 in Q4 2016, the company revealed in its 1H 2016 report. Map of Blocks 2 and 7…

EnerGulf enters six-prospect GoM LOI

Jun 09, 2016

Vancouver-based EnerGulf Resources entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with Houston-based Texas South Energy, to participate in six offshore Gulf of Mexico (GoM) prospects owned and operated by GulfSlope Energy. GoM operations…

Mirach in Cambodian mire

May 04, 2016

Cambodia's Ministry of Mines and Energy has terminated a Petroleum Agreement for Block D, offshore Cambodia, with CPHL (Cambodia), with immediate effect, according to Mirach Energy, which owns 48% of CPHLC.  MME will hold Block D for…

Kosmos gains operatorship of two blocks

Apr 06, 2016

Kosmos Energy Sao Tome and Principe (Kosmos) has gained operatorship of Block 5 and 12, offshore West Africa in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (STP), as part of a farm-in (65%) agreement with Equator Exploration…

China offers 18 offshore blocks

Feb 25, 2016

A total of 18 blocks are up for bid for exploration in 2016 to international oil and gas companies wanting to partner with operator China National Offshore Oil Co. (CNOOC). Map of blocks up for bid…

Sterling quits Mauritania PSC

Jan 29, 2016

Sterling Energy's subsidiary Sterling Energy Mauritania Ltd. (SEML) has submitted a notice of withdrawal to its joint venture partners in Block C-3, offshore Mauritania. As part of the withdrawal, SEML will assign its entire 40.5% participating…

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