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Statoil spuds Verbier off UK

Aug 14, 2017

Statoil has spudded the last well of its three-well drilling campaign on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). Transocean Spitsbergen. Image from Statoil. According to partner Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG)…

First gas from Cygnus Bravo

Aug 08, 2017

First gas has been exported from Cygnus Bravo, a satellite to Engie E&P UK's Cygnus field development in the UK southern North Sea. Cygnus Bravo is a wellhead platform 7km from Cygnus Alpha, to which first gas was exported on 1 August…

Statoil makes non-commercial Barents discovery

Aug 07, 2017

Statoil and partners OMV and Petoro have made a non-commercial gas discovery in the Gemini North well, northeast of the Wisting discovery in the Barents Sea. The well found a small amount of oil.   The well was drilled in license PL 855…

Statoil gets Koigen Central go ahead

Aug 04, 2017

Statoil has received the green light from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for a drilling permit for the Koigen Central wildcat (well 7317/9-1) in the Barents Sea.  Map of 7317/9-1, Koigen Central…

Statoil gains Barents wildcat permit

Jul 31, 2017

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil a drilling permit for wildcat well 7435/12-1 in the Barents Sea. Map of 7435/12-1, from NPD. Well 7435/12-1 in production…

Oregon wave energy center agreed

Jul 20, 2017

The Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) and Oregon State University have concluded detailed negotiations around the development and operation of the Pacific Marine Energy Center South Energy Test Site (PMEC-SETS), a world-class wave energy…

Statoil hits gas at Blåmann in Barents

Jul 17, 2017

Statoil and partners Eni and Petoro have made a small gas discovery in the Blåmann well, between the Snøhvit and Goliat fields in the Barents Sea, despite having been looking for oil. The Songa Enabler…

Cobalt adds two leases to Anchor in GoM

Jul 13, 2017

Map of Anchor, from Chevron. Houston’s Cobalt International Energy has entered into a definitive agreement with its co-owners in the Anchor development to unitize and include Cobalt’s…

Talos makes major "historic" oil find off Mexico

Jul 12, 2017

Talos Energy and partners Sierra Oil and Gas, and Premier Oil have made an estimated 1.4-2 billion bbl, 'world-class' light oil discovery at the Zama-1 exploration well, offshore Mexico. The find has been described as one of the 20 largest…

Statoil readies for three-well UKCS campaign

Jul 03, 2017

Norwegian oil major Statoil is preparing to spud the first of a three-well exploration campaign, including the high-impact Verbier prospect, on the UK Continental Shelf. Early this month, the Transocean Spitsbergen semisubmersible drilling rig will spud the first well…

ABS approves Chiyoda LNG concept

Jun 21, 2017

Classification and technical services provider ABS has granted an Approval in Principal for Chiyoda Corp.’s floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant and floating storage and regasification unit design concept. ABS said the concept…

Statoil gets go-ahead for Njord, Bauge

Jun 20, 2017

Norwegian authorities have approved Statoil’s estimated US$2.3 billion (NOK20 billion) plan of development and operation (PDO) for the Njord and Bauge fields in the Norwegian Sea. Source: Statoil Statoil…

BP gets Ironbark extension

May 26, 2017

BP is getting an extension from Cue Energy Resources that will allow the UK supermajor more time to consider acquiring 42.5% stake in the permit in which the Ironbark prospect is thought to straddle on Australia’s North West Shelf. Map of Ironbark…

WoodMac: Majors could take on renewables

Jun 12, 2017

Renewable energy sources are set to radically reshape global energy markets, says Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac). For the majors, this poses a threat to legacy oil and gas operations, but is also an opportunity to diversify and future-proof portfolios…

BP Ventures awards AI funding

Jun 08, 2017

BP’s corporate investing arm BP Ventures has awarded US$20 million in Series B funding to artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive computing firm Beyond Limits to adapt and deliver industrial-grade AI software, used in deep space exploration…

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