Southeast Asian focused upstream company Coro Energy Plc said that Duyung PSC partners have agreed to a six-month extension for receipt of the necessary Indonesian approvals for the transfer of a 15 percent interest in the Duyung PSC offshore IndonesiaIn February 2019…
The Southeast Asian focused oil company Coro Energy will not be buying a share in the Bulu PSC, offshore Indonesia, citing increased risks around the Bulu project.'The company had in September 2018 agreed to buy a 42.5% interest in the shallow water (60m) block offshore East Java…
Independent oil and gas production and development company EnQuest said it has been awarded the Block PM409 Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in partnership with Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) by Petronas. Under the terms of the PSC, EnQuest…
The wheels of discovering and exploiting hydrocarbon resources offshore the Union of the Comoros, off Africa's east coast, may have been moving albeit slowly since 2008 when the government first invited bids for exploration of oil and gas in the Indian Ocean's volcanic archipelago…
Australia's Santos is planning to drill the Paus Biru-1 exploration well on the Sampang production sharing contract offshore Indonesia, says partner Cue Energy Resources. Paus Biru is 27km east from the producing Oyong gas field. The…
Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Ophir Energy and national oil firm GEPetrol have signed a new production sharing contract (PSC) for Block EG-24 offshore Rio Muni. Block EG-24 (formerly Block EG-20 and Block M)…
Independent oil firm African Petroleum has applied to enter a second renewal period at the Senegal Offshore Sud Profond (SOSP) production sharing contract (PSC). The firm is also hoping to swap a commitment to drill a well for a 3D seismic…
CNOOC has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with South Korea's SK Innovation for Block 17/08 in the South China Sea. Block 17/08 is in the Pearl River Mouth basin, covering a total area of 466sq km with a water depth of 100-130m…
Hyperdynamics’ wholly owned subsidiary SCS Corp. (SCS), and South Atlantic Petroleum (Sapetro) have completed the closing of their farmout agreement, becoming full 50/50 partners in the production sharing contract (PSC) with the Republic of Guinea…
Hyperdynamics started drilling operations earlier this week at the Fatala turbidite fan prospect offshore Guinea, West Africa. On 21 May, the Pacific Scirocco drillship entered Guinea shelf waters. Due to an amendment to the drilling contract…
Jadestone Energy has withdrawn from the Bone production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Indonesia, with partner AziPac ready to take over. Map of the Bone PSC, from Jadestone. The…
Hyperdynamics Corp.’s wholly owned subsidiary, SCS Corp. (SCS), South Atlantic Petroleum (Sapetro) and the government of the Republic of Guinea have executed a third amendment to the 2006 production sharing contract (PSC), to approve the…
BW Offshore has completed a deal with Harvest Natural Resources for its stake in the Dussafu production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Gabon. BW Energy Gabon (BWEG) now holds a 66.67% working interest in the Dussafu PSC, while Panoro Energy holds the remaining 33…
US supermajor ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum signed an exploration and production sharing contract with the government of the Republic of Cyprus for Block 10. Block 10 PSC signing. Image from Qatar Petroleum…
Africa-focused Impact Oil and Gas farmed out 65% participating interest in a production sharing contract (PSC) and associated joint operating agreement in the AGC Profond block in the offshore joint development zone between Senegal and Guinea-Bissau to CNOOC UK…