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Chevron chopper wreckage found

Oct 03, 2016

Wreckage from the Chevron helicopter crash has been found, along with one of the missing persons from the deadly accident that occurred last week.  Image from iStock. According to Chevron subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Co…

BP inks three Egypt amendments

Sep 27, 2016

BP and Egypt’s minister of petroleum signed three amendments for concessions offshore Egypt, that will allow for the economic development of its giant Nooros project.   Image from BP. The…

Updated: 4 dead in Chevron chopper crash

Sep 27, 2016

A helicopter carrying six people destined for a Chevron platform offshore Angola has crashed, leaving four people dead and two missing. Image from iStock. Cabinda Gulf Oil Co…

Farstad wins Total contract off Congo

Sep 27, 2016

Total E&P Congo, through Petro Services, awarded Farstad Shipping an 18-month contract for the subsea/construction support vessel Far Sleipner to support their subsea development activity in Congo. The contract will begin during Q4 2016.…

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…

Hyperdynamics targets "vast" Guinea potential

Sep 23, 2016

Hyperdynamics Corp. says it is set to target Guinea's 'vast and largely untested hydrocarbon potential' after having its production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Guinea extended.  The company is obligated to drill one exploratory well with a projected commencement date of April 2017…

Baltim boosted to 1 Tcf off Egypt

Sep 22, 2016

The Baltim South West field offshore Egypt has the potential to hold 1 Tcf of gas in place, according to Eni. Image from Eni. The Italian giant, along with 50:50 partner BP, upgraded…

Hyperdynamics inks Guinea PSC extension

Sep 15, 2016

Houston independent Hyperdynamics Corp.’s wholly owned subsidiary, SCS Corp. (SCS), and the government of the Republic of Guinea have entered into a one-year extension for a production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Guinea. The deal marks a second amendment to the 2006 PSC…

Vaalco ESP fails again, shuts-in well off Gabon

Sep 15, 2016

Houston’s Vaalco Energy has run into more trouble offshore Gabon, with electrical submersible pumps (ESP) continuing to fail, leaving a well shut-in. Map from Vaalco. Vaalco has experienced several issues with ESPs in recent months…

Pura Vida in Loba farm out search

Sep 13, 2016

Pura Vida is searching for farm out opportunites with industry partners for the commercialization of the Loba complex offshore Gabon that has an 81% chance of commercial success, according to the company. Funding the forward work program for the Nkembe block…

Eni reaches new Nooros record

Sep 12, 2016

Eni’s Nooros field offshore Egypt reached a new record in 13 months of 128,000 boe/d, with plans to drill more wells in the area. Image from Eni. The Italian giant confirmed production at Nooros reached 700 MMcf/d…

Petrel in Tano talks with Ghanaian officials

Sep 07, 2016

Petrel and its partners have met for discussions with Ghanaian officials, with negotiations now underway for a possible award of deepwater Tano basin acreage, as well as replacement acreage for the company’s signed petroleum agreement on Tano 2A Block…

FMC inks Eni West Hub subsea work

Sep 06, 2016

FMC Technologies has won a second award for its new subsea multiphase boosting system, this time with Italian giant Eni for its Block 15/06 West Hub Development, off the coast of Angola. The N'Goma…

Eni completes Zohr 5x off Egypt

Sep 01, 2016

Italian giant Eni has drilled its fifth well on the Zohr field offshore Egypt, confirming its potential to contain some 30 Tcf, with hopes of first gas by the end of next year. Map of Zohr, from Eni…

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…

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