FAR Ltd. and the Senegal joint venture are drilling the FAN South-1 exploration well into the Southern FAN prospect in the first pure exploration well to be drilled offshore Senegal since the discovery wells of FAN-1 and SNE-1 in 2014. Map…
Australia’s FAR Ltd. has increased its stakes offshore Guinea-Bissau with plans to drill two exploration wells, and has gained a three-year extension for the area. Map from FAR. FAR…
FAR has signed a two-year area of mutual interest (AMI) agreement with CNOOC UK for licenses offshore Senegal and The Gambia. FAR, CNOOC AIM map. Image from FAR. The AMI will see FAR and CNOOC UK partner in evaluating…
Cairn Energy has encountered oil at the Vega-Regulus (VR-1) well offshore Senegal, marking the company’s eighth successful well in the area since 2014. The Stena DrillMAX, from Stena. The…
Erin Energy entered a definitive farmout agreement that will see FAR Ltd. acquire 80% interest and operatorship of Erin Energy’s offshore A2 and A5 blocks in The Gambia, West Africa. Erin Energy will retain a 20% working interest in both blocks…
Farstad Shipping has been awarded six global charter and extension contracts with several companies. The anchor handling tug supply vessel Far Sigma has been awarded a one well contract by Lundin Norway to support their drilling program…
FAR Ltd. says it has identified more than 1.5 billion bbl of undrilled oil prospectivity in its acreage offshore Senegal through the interpretation of new 3D seismic data. The Stena DRILLMAX is currently drilling the SNE-5 well…
Drilling has started on Cairn Energy's latest exploration campaign offshore Senegal, according to partner FAR. Cairn Energy is using the Stena DrillMAX drillship to drill the SNE-5 well, which was spudded on Saturday, which will be followed by the SNE-6 well…
BP has withdrawn its environment plan that was submitted to Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) for the Great Australian Bight, offshore South Australia earlier this week. The recent…
Farstad Shipping has been awarded multiple charter contracts in Brazil and Egypt. Petrobras has extended the contract for the multi-purpose supply vessel Far Swift with another year in direct continuation with present contract, until October 2017…
Exploration firm Far Ltd. has disputed announcements by both Woodside Petroleum and ConocoPhillips that a deal between the two firms over assets in Senegal has completed. The deal has seen Woodside acquire 100% of the shares in ConocoPhillips' Senegal business…
FAR Ltd. has upgraded its contingent resources estimates for Cairn Energy’s SNE oilfield offshore Senegal in West Africa, and led the firm to suggest a standalone floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) development for the field…
FAR Ltd. is exercising its pre-emption rights over the proposed sale of ConocoPhillips interests in Senegal to Woodside Petroleum, a deal that was struck in July. Map from FAR. In mid-July…
The 'world-class' SNE oil field offshore Senegal contains at least 560 MMbbl, justifying 'a significant commercial development,' according to a partner on the deepwater project. The increase, given by FAR following an independent assessment of the field's contingent resources…
The SNE oil field offshore Senegal contains more oil than initially estimated, according to a new report commissioned by field partner FAR Ltd. FAR's previous estimates for so-called 2C contingent resources in the Cairn Energy operated field were 330 MMbbl…