Otto Energy has entered into binding agreements to raise US$8.2 million to develop the company’s oil project in the South Marsh Island 71 license (SM-71) in the Gulf of Mexico. Map of SM-71, from Otto…
Statoil has received consent from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use Songa Encourage semisubmersible vessel for drilling and completing a production well on the Troll field. Image of the Songa Encourage…
Byron Energy is weighing a change in development concept for the South Marsh Island 71 (SMI-71) discovery, in the US Gulf of Mexico. The new plan sees the operator opting for a manned platform over an unmanned facility, says 50-50 joint venture (JV) partner Otto Energy…
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Lundin Norway consent to drill exploration well 7120/1-5 in a prospect named Gohta. The prospect is located in Lundin-operated production license 492 (PL492), which is comprised of blocks 7120/1 and 7120/2 in the Barents Sea…
Sembcorp Marine subsidiary SMOP has awarded Dutch firm Framesa contract for the supply of two seawater electrochlorination systems, one wellhead control panel complete with a hydraulic power unit, and three hydraulic power units for topside and subsea valves…
Byron Energy will further its efforts at the SM71-1 well in the Gulf of Mexico after encountering the presence of oil in three intervals, according to partner Otto Energy. A quad combo porosity logging run has been acquired and 7 5/8in…
Byron Energy has encountered three discrete hydrocarbon bearing intervals at its latest exploration development in the South Marsh Island block in the Gulf of Mexico. Hercules 205 jackup, from Hercules…
Byron Energy spudded the South Marsh Island 71 #1 (SM 71 #1) well located in South Marsh Island Block 71 in the Gulf of Mexico, using the Hercules 205 jackup drilling rig this week. Current operations at the SM 71 #1 well are drilling ahead at 671ft measured depth…
Byron Energy’s attempt to drill a sidetrack well to SM 6#2 after a drill pipe became stuck has turned out to be unsuccessful in the Gulf of Mexico, with the company abandoning the well and moving on to another. The Hercules 205…
Byron Energy has started drilling a sidetrack well to the SM 6#2 well in the Gulf of Mexico, after a drill pipe became stuck with several unsuccessful attempts over a three-day period to free it, according to partner Otto Energy. Map…
Byron Energy's SM-6 #2 well in the South Marsh Island Block 6 in the US Gulf of Mexico has intersected a number of hydrocarbon bearing sands which may result in an increase in reserves estimates for the block, says partner Otto Energy. Otto…
Byron Energy mobilized the Hercules 205 jackup drilling rig to the SM 6 #2 well location in the Gulf of Mexico last week, and expects to spud the well this week. Hercules 205. Image from Hercules Offshore…
Singapore's KrisEnergy has doubled its production of oil and gas in four fields in the Gulf of Thailand, in addition to one onshore gas field in Bangladesh. Together, production stood at 19,935 boe/d as at 1 January 2016. According to KrisEnergy…
Otto Energy has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Byron Energy for the staged farm-in for participating interests in to up to three lease areas held by Byron in the Louisiana Gulf of Mexico (GOM) area. The transaction…
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will offer 40 million acres for exploration in the proposed Gulf of Mexico Central planning area Lease Sale 241 and Eastern planning area Lease Sale 226 to take place in March 2016. Image…
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