VAALCO Energy has completed drilling an exploration well on the Ovoka Prospect (formerly Mu), in 60m water depth offshore Gabon to evaluate the Gamba reservoir and deeper Lucina formations. The zones of interest were found to be water…
Oil & Gas UK, the representative organisation for the oil and gas industry, today announces new appointments to its board. The appointments are: Eric D’Argentre, UK General Manager, Perenco UK Luke Farajallah, Managing Director…
Russian oil firm Lukoil Overseas has started drilling in deep water off the coast of Sierra Leone. The company is drilling the Savannah prospect on Block SL-5-11, using the semisubmersible Eirik Raude drilling rig, in more than 2000m water depth…
The oldest permanent production platform on the Norwegian shelf ceased production at the start of this month, after more than 39 years in active service. Ekofisk 2/4 A started producing in the Ekofisk field in the spring of 1974 and has produced 872MM boe…
BG Group has selected oil and gas service firm ASCO to provide supply base services for its operations in Tanzania, east Africa, under a three year contract worth about US$100 million. The contract will see ASCO work for a number of operators…
Ernie Delfoes, managing director of Eni’s Australian division, announced that the company plans to spend up to US$230 million drilling in the Timor Sea over the next 18 months. On April 13, Eni was awarded an exploration production sharing contract in the Timor Sea…
Helix Energy Solutions has confirmed an order for a second semisubmersible light well intervention rig from Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard. The US$346 million order is scheduled for delivery mid-2016, and will be built based…
Drilling on the South West Tamar prospect, offshore Israel, is due to start in the next two weeks, partners on the project have said. Delek Group, a partner on the Noble Energy-operated project, said the exploration well at South West (SW) Tamar prospect…
Shell has awarded FMC Technologies, Inc. a contract to supply subsea systems for the Parque das Conchas Phase 3 development offshore Brazil. FMC Technologies' scope of supply includes seven subsea trees, two manifolds and associated subsea control systems…
Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago announced Wednesday that the former’s state-held oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) will develop an offshore natural gas field in partnership with Chevron. This agreement marks the end of a…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program announced on Sept. 4, that it provided US$967,000 through NOAA’s Restoration Center to support locally driven, community-based marine debris prevention and removal projects…
Statoil has together with partners in PL128 made an oil discovery in the Svale North prospect in the Norwegian Sea, approximately nine kilometres northeast of the Norne field. Exploration well 6608/10-15, drilled by the Songa Trym semisubmersible…
The Obama administration on Wednesday authorized additional natural gas exports from a fourth US facility. Dominion Resources Inc. subsidiary Dominion Cove Point LNG LP received conditional permission from the US Department of Energy…
Noble Energy Inc. has hit 50ft of net natural gas pay in a high-quality Miocene reservoir at its Troubadour prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The well was drilled to a total depth of 19,510ft by the ultradeepwater semisubmersible ENSCO 8501…
Houston-based Saratoga Resources Inc. provided an update on its recent Zeke development well in Breton Sound Block 32 field. Saratoga owns and operates 10 fields along transitional coastline in protected, in-bay environments off southeastern Louisiana…
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