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Quadrant moves to Phoenix South-2

Oct 25, 2016

Quadrant Energy’s Phoenix South-2 (PS-2) well is expected to commence in the next seven days to appraise the Phoenix South-1 oil discovery in the Barret Sandstone and evaluate the deeper Caley Sandstone, akin to the Roc field, for gas and condensate…

BP, Area 4 partners ink Mozambique LNG deal

Oct 04, 2016

BP and the Area 4 concession partners, Eni East Africa (EEA), Galp Energia (Galp), Kogas and Empresa Nactional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), entered into a sales and purchase agreement for BP to purchase 100% of the liquefied natural gas (LNG)…

Updated: DEA submits Dvalin PDO

Oct 03, 2016

DEA has submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Dvalin field (previously named Zidane) to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in Norway. Dvalin will be the company’s first operated field development project in Norway…

Aker BP takes over stakes from Tullow

Oct 03, 2016

Aker BP has agreed to acquire interests in eight licenses from Tullow Norge, including 15% in the Centrica-operated Oda (previously known as Butch) discovery in PL 405 on the Norwegian North Sea. Aker BP - a new company formed from the…

Hyperdynamics ups Guinea assessment

Sep 27, 2016

Hyperdynamics Corp. received an updated exploration risk assessment of its top two drilling prospects offshore Guinea, that materially increases the probability of exploration success for both. The improved risk assessment follows the…

25-70 MMboe found near Gjøa

Sep 16, 2016

French operator ENGIE E&P has made a 25-70 MMboe discovery in the Cara well in the Norwegian North Sea. The well was drilled using the Transocean Arctic semisubmersible, in 349m water depth. It is 6km northeast of the ENGIE-operated Gjøa field (pictured)…

Wintershall makes minor discovery

Sep 15, 2016

German oil firm Wintershall has made a minor discovery near the Vega field in the Norwegian North Sea, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.  The discovery was made as part of a four-well drilling campaign in production license 248 F…

Shell readies to drill off Tanzania

Sep 15, 2016

Oil major Shell is planning to start exploration drilling offshore Tanzania later this year, according to partner Ophir Energy.  The drilling program, due to start in Q4, will comprise two wells on Blocks 1 and 4 and target >1 Tcf of gas…

Sevan FPSO potential for Wisting

Sep 05, 2016

Norwegian floating production firm Sevan Marine has been awarded a study to evaluate use of its cylindrical hull design for use on the Wisting field, the northernmost oil discovery offshore Norway. OMV is screening various floating alternatives…

Statoil to up Wisting, NCS stakes in Tullow deal

Sep 06, 2016

Statoil and Tullow Norge have entered an agreement for Statoil to increase its equity in four licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), which includes the Wisting discovery in the Barents Sea. The deal includes Tullow transferring…

FPSO plans for SNE development

Sep 01, 2016

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…

Video: Statoil ups Sverdrup value, cuts costs

Aug 29, 2016

Statoil has reduced the cost of its massive Johan Sverdrup develop even further, to reach a full field break even cost of US$30/bbl, the Norwegian oil major revealed this morning.  Drilling operations at Johan Sverdrup…

Cairn eyes another 500 MMbbl off Senegal

Aug 16, 2016

Independent explorer Cairn Energy is looking to restart drilling offshore Senegal 'shortly' with some 500 MMbbl extra resources in its sights, the firm said this morning.  The latest drilling program off Senegal, will include appraisal of the 'world-class' SNE discovery…

Australia reveals 2016 offshore acreage

Aug 11, 2016

The Australian government is offering 28 exploration areas in its 2016 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release. Map from Australia government.  The acreage comprises 28…

Wintershall starts latest North Sea well

Aug 09, 2016

Wintershall Norge has started drilling wildcat exploration well 35/11-20 B using the Borgland Dolphin drilling rig in production license 248 F in the Norwegian North Sea. It is the latest well on the license, following well 35/11-20 A…

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