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Ophir's Ayamé well dry

May 15, 2017

Ophir Energy's Ayamé-1X exploration well offshore the Ivory Coast found oil, but not in significant quantities.  The well, in block CI-513, reached a total depth of 5394m true vertical depth sub sea.  The well was targeting a number…

Ophir inks Fortuna construction contracts

May 10, 2017

Construction contracts have been awarded for Ophir Energy's Fortuna LNG project offshore Equatorial Guinea. Fortuna will be Africa’s first deepwater FLNG project and is targeted for first gas in mid-2020 at a cost of US$2 billion. The project…

Ophir spuds deepwater Ivory Coast well

May 02, 2017

Ophir Energy has started drilling operations on the Ayamé-1X deepwater exploration well, offshore Ivory Coast, according to African Petroleum.  Ophir is using Seadrill's West Saturn drillship for the well, on the CI-513 license. The well…

Ophir inks umbrella agreement for Fortuna - Africa's first deepwater FLNG project

May 02, 2017

Ophir Energy's Fortuna LNG development is a step closer to reality after signing an umbrella agreement, which sets out the legal and fiscal framework for the project. Ophir, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, OneLNGSA and La Compañía…

SPT completes Ophir wellhead platform installation

Apr 12, 2017

SPT Offshore says it has completed the installation of Ophir wellhead platform in “record-breaking” time. The company started the installation of the jacket in the early morning hours of 9 April. The following day, the boat-landing was lifted…

KrisEnergy shakes up management

Mar 14, 2017

KrisEnergy has made changes to management and the board of directors following the recent financial restructuring.  Kelvin Tang, currently vice president legal and president Cambodia, has been appointed chief operating officer, effective 15 March 2017…

Ophir to drill off Ivory Coast, reach Fortuna FID

Mar 09, 2017

Ophir Energy has lined up projects for the year, and is ready to spud a well offshore Cote d’Ivoire, in addition to reaching a final investment decision (FID) for the Fortuna FLNG Project, offshore Equatorial Guinea. Image from Ophir…

Schlumberger, Ophir, Golar to develop Fortuna LNG

Nov 10, 2016

Ophir Energy, Golar LNG and oilfield services giant Schlumberger have agreed to form a joint operating company to develop the Fortuna field, offshore Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The project will use Golar's floating LNG technology and…

Shell spins bit in Tanzania

Nov 03, 2016

Shell and its joint venture partners, Pavilion Energy and Ophir Energy, have started its Tanzanian drilling program. The program, covering two wells in Block 1 and 4, in the Mafia Deep basin off Tanzania, will target >1 Tcf of gas, according to Ophir…

Ophir restarts at Bualuang off Thailand

Sep 13, 2016

Ophir Energy restarted production at the Bualuang field in the Gulf of Thailand on 2 September after a 10-day shut down, following the completion of the final tie-in work of a water debottlenecking project. This was a highly complex brownfield…

A small Fortuna

Jun 01, 2016

Floating LNG – it’s a big business, taking decades to develop and involving the world’s largest vessels and cutting edge technology. Or is it? Elaine Maslin explains how operator Ophir Energy is taking a different tack off West Africa. Block R…

Schlumberger drops out of Fortuna LNG

Apr 29, 2016

Schlumberger and Ophir have terminated discussions over a move which could have given the oilfield services firm a 40% stake in the Fortuna floating LNG development offshore Equatorial Guinea.  Earlier this year, Schlumberger had reached a heads of terms agreement with Ophir over the project…

Fortuna FID on track for mid-2016

Mar 10, 2016

Ophir Energy is on track for a final investment decision on its Fortuna LNG project offshore Equatorial Guinea in mid-2016. Key engineering contracts, including the projects subsea production systems, are expected to be awarded in the first half of the year…

Exxon, GEPetrol in Equatorial Guinea PSC

Jan 21, 2016

Equatorial Guineas’ Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy, on behalf of the government of Equatorial Guinea signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with ExxonMobil E&P Equatorial Guinea (Offshore) and GEPetrol for Block EG-06, offshore Bioko Island…

Ophir creates regional roles

Jan 13, 2016

Ophir Energy has appointed Dr John Bell to the position of director – Asia and Dr Oliver Quinn to the position of director – Africa and Global New Ventures. Both Bell and Quinn start their new roles with immediate effect, reporting directly to COO Dr Bill Higgs…

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