Atlantic Petroleum entered into heads of terms with London Oil and Gas (LOG) to inject about US$11.4 million of funds and assets into Atlantic by 24 June 2016. “Atlantic Petroleum's Orlando & Kells assets are expected to have a high value when the market conditions improve…
After many years of decline, production of petroleum and other liquids in the United Kingdom (UK) increased by about 100,000 b/d in 2015, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The largest contribution to this…
Noble Energy says a new ruling by Israel's Supreme Court could further delay the Leviathan offshore mega-project in the Levantine Basin in the Mediterranean Sea. The Houston-based explorer said that the court affirmed Israel's natural gas regulatory framework…
Rosneft and Siemens entered into a cooperation and partnership agreement to study opportunities in the development of technical solutions and manufacturing allocation of equipment for the fuel and energy sector. Kaeser…
Schlumberger is adding to its list of takeovers with the announcement of the acquisition of Meta Downhole, a UK-based engineering and service company that offers technology and expertise to provide downhole metal-to-metal isolation solutions in well integrity applications…
Bibby Offshore has awarded a frame agreement for rigging equipment inspection and wire rope management to marine and subsea business IMES following a lengthy and competitive tender process. The agreement, potentially worth a seven-figure sum…
Cluff Natural Resources (CLNR) has signed heads of terms with Verus Petroleum UK for 25% participating interest in three licenses located in the Central North Sea and the Moray Firth. These licenses, two of which are effectively drill ready…
IHS and Markit has announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-share merger of equals. Based on the closing prices of IHS and Markit common stock on 18 March 2016, the implied equity value of the transaction is more than US$13 billion…
Aberdeen-based well intervention specialist READ Cased Hole launched its latest logging technology, ZeroTime, at the 2016 SPE ICoTA Coiled Tubing and Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition in Houston. As a logging while working solution…
France’s Total and China’s China National Petroleum Co. (CNPC) signed a strategic cooperation agreement to extend the two companies’ existing collaboration. The agreement was signed on 20 March between Patrick Pouyanné, chairman and CEO of Total…
Premier Oil anticipates to spud the Bagpuss well on 7 July, located in the UKCS Block 13/24c on the Halibut Horst, in the UK North Sea, according to partner North Sea Energy. An option has been exercised for the Ocean Valiant semisubmersible rig to drill the well…
Dana Petroleum awarded Fugro to supply ROV drilling support services on board the Ocean Guardian MODU at the Dana-operated Western Isles developments in the northern North Sea. Operating one of its fleet of FCV 600 ROVs, specifically designed for North Sea drill support activities…
The organizers of SPE Offshore Europe have announced the chairman for the 2017 edition of the biennial event – and she says now is the time for the industry to reinvent itself. Catherine MacGregor (pictured, right), President Europe & Africa…
Lundin Petroleum has announced that it has entered into a committed short term revolving credit facility (RCF) of US$300 million and received additional commitments of $135 million under the reserve-based lending (RBL) facility accordion…
The European Union (EU) is delaying Halliburton’s US$34.6 billion pending takeover of Baker Hughes once again, after not receiving key data about the deal, the European Commission (EC) said in a statement. Image from Halliburton…
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