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Pegasus West find for Centrica

Nov 12, 2014

Centrica Energy discovered gas at the Pegasus West discovery in the southern North Sea. Image of the Paragon 391 jackup at Pegasus. From Centrica.   The Pegasus area is 150km east of Teesside…

Iona, CNR agree on Orlando

Oct 08, 2014

Iona Energy UK Ltd. finalized agreements with CNR International Ltd. for the off-take arrangements for the Orlando field development located in the UK northern North Sea. Map of the Orlando and Kells developments…

Centrica spuds Ivory well

Oct 06, 2014

Centrica Energy's Norwegian outfit has started drilling on the Ivory prospect in production license 528 in the Norwegian Sea, according to partners Rocksource and Atlantic Petroleum, Exploration well 6707/10-3 S is being drilled using the West Navigator drillship…

Centrica finds gas in Pegasus West

Sep 12, 2014

The Centrica Energy-operated 43/13b-7 Pegasus West well in the Southern North Sea indicated the presence of gas, reported partner Atlantic Petroleum. Following the analysis of available data, the joint venture has decided to drill stem test the well…

Orlando development moves forward

Sep 12, 2014

Atlantic Petroleum says the Orlando field development in the UK North Sea continues to progress to end of 2016 field oil. The field, in Block 3/3b in the northern North Sea, is being developed as a subsea tie-back to the CNR International operated Ninian Central platform…

47 apply in latest Norwegian license round

Sep 11, 2014

Nearly 50 companies have made applications for licenses in the Norwegian government's lates licensing round. The deadline for applications ended September 2. Norway's Ministry of Energy and Petroleum said applications had been received…

Shell starts work on Malikai

Sep 08, 2014

Shell has started work drilling production wells on Malaysia's third deepwater development, the Malikai field, offshore Malaysia.  The Malikai development involves 17 wells drilled from a 23,500 tonne tension leg platform production facility…

Repsol enters Ivory prospect

Aug 22, 2014

Atlantic Petroleum entered commercial agreement to farm out 6% of its 15% ownership in license PL528 in the Ivory prospect located in the Norwegian Sea to Repsol. The deal is subject to government approval. The Ivory prospect is gas prone…

Eco Atlantic acquires block offshore Ghana

Jul 30, 2014

Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd.received approval from the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana to acquire a 50.51% interest in the Cape Three Points West block, located in the Tano Cape Three Points basin, offshore Ghana. The agreement is for 25 years…

Tullow farms into Cooper block

Jul 18, 2014

London-based independent Tullow Oil agreed to acquire up to 40% interest in the Cooper block, block 2012A, in the Walvis basin offshore Namibia, Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas announced on 17 July 2014. The terms of the farm-in includes Eco…

Benin exploration drilling planned

Jul 17, 2014

Dallas-based Hunt Oil is planning to drill at least one offshore Benin, Africa. Well services firm AGR has been awarded a contract to provide the well project management services for the drilling, with one firm well and an option for a second…

Pegasus West spuds in southern North Sea

Jul 15, 2014

Centrica Energy has started drilling on the Pegasus West well 43/13b-7 on P1724 in the UKCS. The well is being drilled with the Noble Julie Robertson jackup rig in 95ft water depthabout 7km WSW of the 43/13b-6Z Pegasus North discovery well…

Blackbird production well flows

Jul 15, 2014

A second production well on Nexen Petroleum's Blackbird field in the UK North Sea has reached 7000bbl/d under a constrained production test, according to partner Atlantic Petroleum.  The well, 20/02a-B3, was constrained by surface equipment…

Faroe well off target

Jun 27, 2014

Statoil’s Brugdan II well offshore the Faroe Islands is being plugged and abandoned after finding no hydrocarbons.  The well, which was a re-entry of the 6104/21-2 well, was drilled to 4542m, 130km offshore the Faroe Islands.  Drilling…

Norshore inks Malaysia top hole contract

May 09, 2014

Norwegian drilling contractor Norshore is to carry out top hole drilling in the Malikai field in Malaysia as part of a contract with Sabah Shell Petroleum Company, Far Frontier Energy Sdn. Bhd. Norshore said the contract was a breakthrough…

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