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Platform explosion kills 1, injures 3

Nov 21, 2014

One person is dead and three are injured after an explosion at Fieldwood Energy's Echo Platform at West Delta 105 in the US Gulf of Mexico. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said it is currently responding to the incident in cooperation with the US Coast Guard…

Former Pemex CEO weighs in on reform

Nov 18, 2014

Speaking at Tuesday's 2014 Deloitte Oil & Gas Conference in Houston, former Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) CEO Dr. Jesus Reyes-Heroles weighed in on the country's historic energy reform. Reyes-Heroles said that he expects the Mexican energy reform to impact the GDP by 4…

Lundin bites dust on Kitabu-1

Nov 18, 2014

Lundin Petroleum’s Kitabu-1 exploration well, in Blocks SB307/SB30, offshore Sabah, Malaysia, came up dry, the Swedish independent announced on 18 November. Lundin said that the primary reservoir interval contained poor quality siltstone…

GlobalData: Mexico ready for Round 1

Nov 06, 2014

While the specific terms of Mexico’s new contractual frameworks for its oil and gas industry are yet to be announced, the regime appears an attractive one and should be conducive to active bidding, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData…

Eni makes 1bn Congo oil find

Oct 30, 2014

Eni has made a light oil discovery estimated to contain about 1billion boe in place in the Minsala Marine exploration prospect in shallow waters offshore Congo.  The discovery, in the Marine XII Block, about 35km from shore and 12km from the recent Nené Marine discovery…

Lundin plugs dry Gobi-1 well

Oct 27, 2014

Drilling has completed on Lundin Petroleum's Gobi-1 wildcat in the Gurita production sharing contract (PSC), located off Indonesia in the Natuna Sea’s West Natuna basin. The prospect is being plugged and abandoned after failing to find hydrocarbons…

EPA lifts W&T Offshore suspension

Aug 05, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lifted a suspension and proposed debarment and removed the statutory disqualification imposed on Houston-based explorer W&T Offshore, the company announced on 5 August 2014. US EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy…

Galp's Tao-1 disappoints again

Aug 04, 2014

Galp Energia will plug and abandon its Tao-1 exploration well in the Tarfaya block offshore Morocco after encountering unfavorable reservoir quality in the Trident objective, partner Tangiers Petroleum announced on 4 August 2014. The…

BPZ Energy spuds Corvina well off Peru

Jul 31, 2014

BPZ Energy spud the CX15-7D development well in the Corvina field in Block Z-1, offshore Peru, on 29 July 2014, the company announced today. BPZ Energy plans to drill to 8500ft depth and expects operations to complete in October. BPZ…

CNOOC begins Panyu 10-2/5/8 production

Jul 31, 2014

CNOOC Ltd. commenced production at its Panyu 10-2/5/8 project in the Pearl River Mouth Basin in the South China Sea, the company announced on 31 July 2014. This project includes three oilfields – the Panyu 10-2, Panyu 10-5 and Panyu 10-8 – with an average water depth of 100m…

IHC Merwede launches Hi-Traq trencher

Jun 19, 2014

IHC Merwede has introduced the world’s first four-tracked subsea trencher, specifically developed for shallow water operations and targeted towards cable burial in offshore wind farms. Read an in-depth feature here: Traq-ing underwater…

Four well discovery offshore Sarawak

Jun 09, 2014

SapuraKencana Energy Sarawak Inc. (SKE) announced the discovery of four non-associated natural gas wells in the SK408 Production Sharing Contract (PSC) area. These are the first four wells of a 10-well commitment in the SK408 PSC, a 4480sq km area…

AziPac buys into offshore Indonesia block

Jun 09, 2014

Mitra Energy Ltd. entered into a farm-out agreement with AziPac for the partial assignment of Mitra's participating interest in the Bone PSC offshore Indonesia, the company announced on 9 June 2014. Under the terms of the agreement, Mitra…

Mexico's energy reform: challenges and opportunities

May 13, 2014

It has been less than a year since Mexico’s landmark energy reform, but the effects of this major restructuring on one of the world’s largest economies are already being observed.  Gustavo Hernandez Garcia, acting director of E&P, Pemex,…

BorWin beta topsides installed, German North Sea

May 03, 2014

OVERDICK announced that the BorWin beta topsides has been successfully installed in the German sector of the North Sea, about 53nm NNW of the island of Borkum. The step marks the completion of the most critical phase in the offshore campaign…

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