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Quadrant finalizing Phoenix tender

Jun 29, 2017

Quadrant Energy is in the final stages of evaluating tenders for a semisubmersible to drill the Phoenix-3 South well offshore Western Australia in early 2018. Source: Carnarvon Petroleum The…

Carnarvon, NOGA in Timor Sea data sharing

Jun 23, 2017

Carnarvon Petroleum and Northern Oil & Gas Australia (NOGA) have signed a pact enter a collaborative data sharing project spanning data in the Timor Sea, offshore Australia. Map of Carnarvon and NOGA's acreage…

Carnarvon gets Cerberus extension

May 08, 2017

The Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) of the government of Western Australia approved Carnarvon Petroleum’s application to suspend and extend the year three work commitments for the Cerberus project. Map of Cerberus…

Carnarvon ups Phoenix South estimates by 32%

Mar 28, 2017

Carnarvon Petroleum has increased its resource estimates by 32% at Quadrant Energy’s Phoenix South discovery offshore Western Australia, with hopes of reaching 1Tcf of gas and more than 100 MMbbl oil and condensate within an area. Phoenix…

Chevron picks up new Australian exploration permit

Feb 20, 2017

US oil major Chevron has picked up a new exploration permit in a 'gas-rich' part of the Carnarvon Basin, offshore western Australia.  Chevron paid US$2.3 million (A$3 million) for the cash bid permit WA-526-P, which will last six years…

Quadrant completes Phoenix South-2 operations

Jan 16, 2017

Operations at the Phoenix South-2 well have been safely completed and the rig has now left the drilling location, said Carnarvon Petroleum. The well drilled an estimated 39m hydrocarbon-bearing zone between approximately 5176-5215m with…

Quadrant hits hydrocarbon pay on Caley

Dec 19, 2016

Quadrant Energy's Phoenix South-2 well offshore the NorthWest Shelf of Australia on the Caley prospect has made a gas and condensate discovery, according to partner Carnarvon Petroleum.  The well, in permit WA-435-P,  drilled an estimated…

Carnarvon updates Australia resource estimates

Nov 14, 2016

Carnarvon has updated resource estimates for the Roc, Phoenix, and Phoenix South areas in the WA-435-P and WA-437-P permits, offshore Australia. “Our resource estimates are based on the successful drilling results to date and a foundation…

Quadrant starts at Phoenix South-2

Nov 07, 2016

Quadrant Energy has spudded the Phoenix South-2 well within the WA-435-P exploration permit in the North West Shelf of Australia. Joint venture partner Carnarvon Petroleum said the well has been drilled down to approximately 1500m depth…

Quadrant moves to Phoenix South-2

Oct 25, 2016

Quadrant Energy’s Phoenix South-2 (PS-2) well is expected to commence in the next seven days to appraise the Phoenix South-1 oil discovery in the Barret Sandstone and evaluate the deeper Caley Sandstone, akin to the Roc field, for gas and condensate…

Quadrant in major Roc-2 flow

Oct 19, 2016

Quadrant Energy has confirmed a successful well test from the Roc-2 well, offshore Western Australia, that shows significant potential in a largely unexplored area. Map of Roc-2, from Quadrant…

CGG, Eidesvik end Viking Vision deal

Oct 13, 2016

CGG and Eidesvik Offshore have agreed to terminate the contract for the Viking Vision vessel effective immediately. The contract was due to end at the end of July 2017. According to Eidesvik, the payment of the charter rate will continue until July 2017…

Quadrant in Roc-2 appraisal discovery

Sep 23, 2016

Quadrant Energy confirmed a gas condensate discovery at the Roc-2 appraisal well offshore Western Australia, according to partner Carnarvon Petroleum. Roc-2 is in WA-437-P exploration permit in the North West Shelf of Australia, where…

CGG offers up Carnarvon basin 3D data

Sep 22, 2016

CGG says final pre-stack depth-migrated data for Phase 1 of its Davros 3D BroadSeis and BroadSource multiclient survey in the Northern Carnarvon Basin on the North West Shelf of Western Australia is available. Phase 2 is due to complete by Q4…

Quadrant to formation test Roc-2

Sep 19, 2016

Quadrant Energy is planning formation testing on the Roc-2 well over the next 7-10 days, according to partner Carnarvon Petroleum. Carnarvon announced a discovery on the well, in the North West Shelf, offshore Western Australia, earlier this month…

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