A consortium led by Merlin Energy Resources and comprising; Riley Geoscience; Network Stratigraphic Consulting; IGI; and G. Dunford Exploration has secured a €1.9 million contract from the Irish Petroleum Infrastructure Programme (PIP) to complete an integrated chronostratigraphic…
Australia's Woodside Energy has agreed to acquire all US oil firm ConocoPhillips' assets offshore Senegal, West Africa, for US$430 million. The move sees Woodside, which has been increasing its Atlantic Margin position, take a stake in…
UK-based independent Faroe Petroleum was awarded license option 16/23 in Ireland’s 2015 Atlantic Margin Licensing Round. The option covers 960sq km in the Slyne/Erris Basin, in about 280m water depth about 15km from the producing Corrib gas field…
Antrim Energy subsidiary Antrim Exploration (Ireland) received formal approval from Ireland’s Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) of its application for a 100% working interest in frontier exploration license (FEL) 1/13…
The Irish Minister of Energy has granted consent to Europa Oil & Gas for the transfer of interest in and operatorship of, Frontier (FEL) 2/13 and 3/13 from Kosmos Energy Ireland. Europa now has 100% interest in, and is operator of seven licenses in the Atlantic basins offshore Ireland…
Fourteen new licensing options have been granted to 11 companies in Ireland’s second phase of the 2015 Atlantic Margin Licensing Round, which has received the largest response in Ireland’s offshore history. Of the 11 companies…
Statoil has outlined its six Licensing Options offered in Ireland’s 2015 Atlantic Margin Licensing Round. Statoil is set to be the operator of four Licensing Options and partner in two Licensing Options, operated by ExxonMobil. The…
Eni, Europa, ExxonMobil, Nexen, Scotia, Statoil and Woodside are among those awarded licenses in Irelan's latest offshore round. In total, 14 new licensing options in the Irish offshore have been offered, following the conclusion of the…
The UK's Crown Estate has published a study by the British Geological Survey summarizing the geological conditions of the Irish Sea. It is intended that the study will provide a valuable resource for anyone considering development of offshore infrastructure in the region…
DONG Energy announced it will construct the 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm, located in the Irish Sea, approximately 19km off the west coast of Britain. The final investment decision has been made after securing all necessary consents from authorities…
Drilling on the Spanish Point area offshore Ireland is now scheduled for 2017, according to partner Providence Resources, which is now looking to farm-out some of its 58% interest in the license. Spanish Point, in Frontier License 2/04 and 4/08…
Europa Oil & Gas CEO Hugh Mackay says now is a perfect chance to drill on the firm’s offshore Irish prospects thanks to rig rates being at their lowest in a decade. The CEO, whose firm is targeting 1.5 billion boe, unrisked, in three…
Independent explorer Kosmos Energy has decided to pull out of its three licenses in the Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland. According to partner, Ireland-based Europa Oil & Gas, Kosmos has withdrawn from the joint operating agreements…
The largest number of applications in an Irish offshore licensing round have been submitted in the 2015 Atlantic Margin Licensing Round. Some 43 applications for licensing options, from majors and independents, were submitted by the Friday 16 September deadline…
Petronas subsidiary PSE Seven Heads has started drilling on the Midleton prospect offshore Ireland, according to partner Landsdowne Oil & Gas. PSE Seven Heads, a subsidiary of Petronas' PSE Kinsale Energy is using Diamond Offshore Drilling's…