Quadrant Energy confirmed presence of condensate-rich gas after completing a wireline logging program of the Roc-1 well, offshore Western Australia. Partner Carnarvon Petroleum said initial analysis showed condensate to gas ratio at the top end of the range of 20-40 bbl per Mcm…
Quadrant Energy encountered condensate rich gas from at least three hydrocarbon columns at the Roc-1 well, offshore Western Australia. Map of Roc-1, courtesy of Carnarvon. Roc…
Xodus Group has won a project to a deliver a suite of more than 40 offshore operating manuals for the Ichthys LNG project operated by INPEX off the coast of Western Australia. The Ichthys field was the largest discovery of hydrocarbon liquids in Australia for 40 years…
Italy’s Eni encountered a new oil and condensate discovery in the Marine XII block, offshore Congo. Image from Eni. The Nkala Marine prospect is located in Marine XII block, about…
Norwegian giant Statoil inked a US$15 million deal that will increase its presence on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and UK Continental shelf with the acquisition of stake in the Afla Sentral field. Map of Alfa Sentral…
Japan's INPEX has launched the central processing facility (CPF) for its US$34 billion Ichthys LNG Project offshore Australia. The CPF, billed as the world's largest semisubmersible by INPEX, was launched from Samsung Heavy Industries' offshore floating dock in Geoje…
Audubon Companies’ Denis Taylor and LLOG Exploration’s Craig Mullett discuss changing design considerations for condensate stabilization on the Delta House FPS in the Gulf of Mexico. Delta House…
Eni has made a new gas and condensate discovery offshore Libya. The discovery is in the Bouri North A1-1/1 exploration well in 125m water depth, in Area D, 140km from the coast and 20km north of the Bouri production field. Eni says…
Italian engineering companies could offer competitive engineering, procurement and construction services in the Mediterranean Sea, should activity pick up, but West Africa is currently the hot spot for contracts. Litchendjili…
Eni made a significant gas discovery offshore Libya and found more gas than anticipated at its Merakes-1 well offshore Indonesia. Libya find Eni activity in Libya. From Eni. Eni…
Statoil is ceasing production on its Huldra platform today (September 3), the company announced. Huldra is the first gravity-based Statoil-operated installation in the North Sea to be shut down permanently. The platform, in production license (PL) 051/052…
Santos hit a gas discovery at the Lasseter-1/ST1 exploration well, offshore Western Australia. Map of WA-274-P from Inpex The block and its surrounding areas are considered an area of high exploration potential…
Santos announced the discovery of gas-condensate at the Lasseter-1 exploration well in WA-274-P, located in the Browse basin, offshore Western Australia. The Lasseter-1 well is located approximately 35km east-southeast of Santos’ Crown…
Three Japanese exploration companies, led by project operator Idemitsu Kosan Co., announced the discovery of natural gas and condensate at the fourth well in Blocks 05-1b and 05-1c offshore southern Vietnam. The discovery was in the Dai Nga structure in Blocks 05-1b and 05-1c…
Topsides were lifted into place on the 9150-tonne steel jacket on the Valemon field in the Norwegian North Sea on 28 July, operator Statoil announced. Statoil's Valemon. Photo from Statoil's Andre Osmundsen…