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Statoil temporarily suspends Songa Enabler

Oct 31, 2016

Statoil decided to temporarily suspend the Songa Enabler mobile rig, which was originally scheduled for drilling for the Johan Castberg license. The Songa Enabler, from Songa. The…

Inpex hits gas off Japan

Oct 28, 2016

Inpex made a gas find at an exploration well offshore the Shimane and Yamaguchi prefectures in Japan. The Transocean M.G. Hulme Jr., from Inpex. The Transocean M.G. Hulme Jr. semisubmersible…

Total reveals deepwater Black Sea find

Oct 28, 2016

French oil major Total has made a deepwater oil discovery in the Black Sea, Bulgaria, opening up a new play. The discovery was announced in Total's Q3 results and while unnamed has been identified as the Polshkov-1 well, which the firm…

Exxon in 1 billion bbl Nigeria find

Oct 27, 2016

ExxonMobil’s newest discovery offshore Nigeria could possibly hold up to 1 billion bbl, the supermajor said today (27 October). Image from Exxon. Exxon said a “significant discovery”…

Hurricane moves forward off UK

Oct 27, 2016

Hurricane Energy is suspending the Lancaster sidetrack well offshore the UK to develop as a future producer and moving on to its Lincoln well. Technip today also confirmed a win for its subsea joint venture with FMC Technologies, Forsys Subsea…

Statoil eyeing North Sea Verbier probe

Oct 27, 2016

Statoil has started work planning a well on the Verbier prospect in the UK North Sea, according to partner Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG).  The Fugro Galaxy survey vessel has arrived in the Verbier license under contract to Statoil, ahead of a potential exploration drilling program…

BP drills Amherstia with new jackup

Oct 26, 2016

BP Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) started drilling at Amherstia, offshore Trinidad, using the newest addition to its fleet, the Joe Douglas 240C jackup, with expectations to drill up to four new wells. The Joe Douglas…

Exxon's Liza-3 proves successful

Oct 26, 2016

ExxonMobil's Liza discovery, offshore Guyana, has upped its potential due to the company's successful run at the Liza-3 appraisal well, according to partner Hess Corp. The Steana Carron, from Stena…

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…

Statoil axes Stena Don contract

Oct 25, 2016

Statoil is cutting its contract short for Stena Drilling's Stena Don semisubmersible drilling rig, leading to about 180 job cuts. The Stena Don, from Stena Drilling. The rig has been on contract with Statoil since 7 February 2014…

Eni gets Mexican approval for Amoca

Oct 21, 2016

Mexico’s National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) has approved Italian giant Eni to drill a well in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, according to news reports. Image from Eni. Drilling…

Quadrant in Spartan victory

Oct 21, 2016

Quadrant Energy discovered natural gas at the Spartan-1A well, offshore Western Australia, according to partner Santos. Spartan-1A is 15km to the south-east of John Brookes, and is a potential future tie-back into existing infrastructure…

Nido to raise funds for Philippines drilling

Oct 21, 2016

Nido Petroluem is launching a US$24 million (A$31.9 million) offer to fund drilling of an appraisal well to the Galoc discovery, offshore the Philippines. Nido is looking to raise the funds through an 11.2 for 1 pro‐rata renounceable entitlement offer of new shares at an offer price of $…

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…

Pemex seeks shallow water farmout

Oct 18, 2016

Mexican state owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has applied to Mexico's Energy Ministry, SENER, for a joint venture for two shallow water fields in the Gulf of Mexico on 18 October, according to news reports. Image from Pemex…

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