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IOG inks rig for Skipper well

Dec 14, 2015

North Sea focused explorer Independent Oil and Gas has signed a rig contract with Transocean for use of the John Shaw semisubmersible drilling rig. The rig will be used to drill an appraisal well on IOG's 100% operated Skipper oil discovery in Block 9/21a in the Northern North Sea…

IOG agrees Skipper drilling deal with AGR

Dec 10, 2015

Independent Oil and Gas has executed a well management contract with AGR Well Management for the drilling of the North Sea appraisal well on Skipper, which is on track to spud in late January or early February 2016.  As part of its payment…

Murphy in Thunder Bird P&A

Dec 04, 2015

Image from IOG. Murphy Oil encountered hydrocarbon pay at its Thunder Bird sidetrack well in the Gulf of Mexico, but has decided to plug and abandon the well, due to the low oil price environment…

IOG's Skipper gets 6% increase

Nov 12, 2015

Independent Oil and Gas’s (IOG) Skipper discovery in the UK North Sea received an increase of recoverable resources by 6% to 34.1 MMbbl. Map of Skipper. From IOG. Skipper, currently in the advanced stages of planning…

IOG progresses on Skipper

Sep 24, 2015

Independent Oil & Gas (IOG) has made significant progress towards drilling the Skipper well in the Northern North Sea, located in Block 9/21a, in license P1609. Image from IOG. Alpha…

IOG to spud Skipper appraisal well

Aug 28, 2015

North Sea-focused Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) is aiming to drill an appraisal well on the Skipper discovery later this year with contractor led funding. Image from IOG. The…

IOG eyes Skipper FPSO options

Jun 30, 2015

Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has started discussions with potential floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel providers for its UK north Sea Skipper development.  The firm, which recently agreed to acquire 50% of the Skipper license from Alpha Petroleum…

IOG, Baker Hughes remapping agreement extended

Jun 26, 2015

Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) is extending its seismic remapping agreement with Baker Hughes’ Reservoir Development Services (RDS) group to better understand resource potential for its Blythe and Cronx/Elgood projects in the Southern North Sea (SNS)…

IOG acquires Skipper

Jun 03, 2015

North Sea-focused Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the 50% of license P1609 containing the Skipper discovery from Alpha Petroleum Resources (Alpha). This transaction will result in IOG’s independently verified 2C resources increasing by 13…

IOG remapping SNS

May 13, 2015

UK-based Independent Oil and Gas has started a 3D seismic remapping project over its southern North Sea gas portfolio. The project is being carried out on a phased basis, with the first results expected by the end of May. The first phase will cover IOG's core southern North Sea area…

IOG increases North Sea license

Mar 20, 2015

Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) announced that further to the award of Block 48/22c in the UK 28th offshore licensing round, the license area has been increased by 42sq km to the South and now contains the Hambleton discovery, in the North Sea…

IOG increases North Sea resources

Mar 20, 2015

UK-based North Sea explorer Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has added the Hambleton discovery to its assets after its license covering block 48/22c was extended by 42sq km. IOG was awarded the block, which also contains the Elgood discovery…

Biggest UKCS round in 5 decades

Nov 06, 2014

The UK Government has announced that 134 licenses, covering 252 blocks, are being offered in the 28th offshore licensing round.   Statoil, Total, Nexen, and EnQuest have the largest haul of operated licenses offered. A large number of smaller…

Vessel availability slows projects

Jun 05, 2014

Limited vessel and rig availability have meant delays on two Alpha Petroleum Resources' UK projects, the Blythe development and appraisal on the Skipper field.  The firm is planning to submit a field development plan for the southern North Sea Blythe gas field project Q4…

Alpha makes bid for ATP UK

Nov 27, 2013

Alpha Petroleum (UK) Holdings Limited is the proposed buyer for ATP Oil and Gas UK Ltd (ATP UK), it has been revealed.  Independent Oil and Gas plc, which is a partner in licenses operated by ATP UK, said US court documents posted today…

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