PA Resources gets farm-out approval for Mer Profond Sud offshore Congo
PA Resources has received governmental approval to farm out 60% working interest to SOCO International in Mer Profond Sud exploration area offshore...
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Statoil, ExxonMobil perform drillstem tests in Tanzania block 2
Statoil and co-venturer ExxonMobil have revealed the results of their first drillstem test in the Tanzania block 2 offshore discoveries in the Zafa...
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Cobalt hits Angola presalt pay at OrcaCobalt International Energy has reported a fifth presalt discovery in the Kwanza basin offshore Angola. |
SeaBird updates contract awardsSeaBird Exploration has provided updates on offshore contract awards for vessels and seismic surveys. |
Ophir strikes deal for exploration blocks offshore the SeychellesOphir Energy has agreed to acquire a 75% operated interest in two blocks off the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean from WHL Energy. |
ONGC Videsh signs PSC with Oil India for shallow-water blocks in BangladeshONGC Videsh has signed a production sharing contract with Oil India Ltd. for two shallow-water exploration blocks, SS-09 and SS-04, in the Bay of Bengal of Bangladesh. |
KrisEnergy, Mubadala agree to block transfer offshore ThailandKrisEnergy (Gulf of Thailand) is set to acquire Mubadala Petroleum’s 60% operated interest in exploration block G3/48 in the Gulf of Thailand. |
ONGC, Mitsui sign exploration MOU
ONGC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mitsui & Co. Ltd. for cooperation in exploration and production for conventional and unconventional petroleum and natural gas opportunit...
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Woodside signs Pluto LNG deal with Korea Gas Corp.Woodside has agreed to supply up to 2.2 MM metric tons (2.5 MM tons) of LNG over three years to Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS), starting in April 2014. |
Woodside signs frame agreement with OneSubseaWoodside has signed a five-year frame agreement with OneSubsea covering subsea equipment and services offshore Australia. |
Apache agrees cost spread for offshore Australia wellsCarnarvon Petroleum has secured additional funding for planned wells on Australia’s North West Shelf. |
Carlyle supports Discover Exploration in deepwater offshore New ZealandAlternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has invested $200 million in Discover Exploration. |
Woodside reveals offshore exploration, development plansWoodside plans to drill three wells in the Exmouth sub-basin offshore Western Australia next year. |
Enegi to drill its first well offshore eastern CanadaThe Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board has extended Period 1 of an exploration license held by Enegi Oil by one year. |
Next-phase Hibernia subsea facilities in placeDetailed engineering and construction continues on the gravity-based structure and topsides for the Hebron platform offshore Newfoundland & Labrador, according to partner Suncor Energy. |
Husky gets go-ahead on White Rose development planHusky Energy (TSX:HSE) has received regulatory approval on an amended South White Rose field development plan, the third satellite extension at the White Rose field in the Atlantic Region. |
Study revives exploration interest offshore Nova ScotiaBeicip-Franlab has used basin modeling technologies developed by IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) to reassess Nova Scotia’s offshore hydrocarbon potential. |
North Sea Stella enters drilling, subsea installation phaseIthaca Energy (TSX: IAE, LSE AIM: IAE) is moving forward on its Greater Stella Area project in the UK central North Sea. |
SeaBird updates contract awardsSeaBird Exploration has provided updates on offshore contract awards for vessels and seismic surveys. |
SAExploration and COMESA to jointly develop seismic projects in MexicoSAExploration Holdings Inc. has signed a three-year strategic cooperation agreement with COMESA to jointly source, acquire, and process 2D and 3D seismic data. |
Range to drill offshore targets from Trinidad shoreRange Resources has completed a farm‐in agreement with Niko Resources for the Guayaguayare block offshore and onshore Trinidad. |
BG negotiates entry offshore ColombiaBG Group has agreed to acquire 30% interest in Colombia’s Guajira Offshore 3 block. |
Petrobras reports on its oil and natural gas productionPetrobras says its total oil and natural gas production in Brazil for December of 2013 was 2.36 MMboe/d), up 0.8% from the 2.34 MMboe/d in November 2013. |
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Noble Energy inks Tamar gas deal with Jordanian companiesNoble Energy has signed a 15-year gas sales agreement via NBL Eastern Mediterranean Marketing with the Arab Potash Co. and the Jordan Bromine Co., both based in Amman, Jordan. |
UAE workshop reviews needs for giant jackups
Drydocks World has held its first joint workshop following its recent letter of intent (LOI) with Offshore Innovation Management to build a series of AJ 62-X135 series of multi-purpose (accommodati...
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Dragon increases rig fleet offshore TurkmenistanDragon Oil has updated its development drilling operations on the Cheleken Contract Area (CCA) of the Caspian Sea, offshore Turkmenistan. |
Aqualis Offshore continues Middle East expansionOffshore marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has opened an office in Abu Dhabi, nine months after starting operations in the Middle East region. |
Dana Gas signs agreement for North El Arish concession in Nile DeltaDana Gas has signed an agreement for the North El Arish concession area (block 6), offshore the eastern Nile Delta. |
EnQuest takes charge of North Sea Kittiwake areaEnQuest has completed the acquisition of Centrica’s UK North Sea Greater Kittiwake Area (GKA) assets, and its 100% interest in the Kittiwake to Forties oil export pipeline. |
IOG aims for North Sea Cronx-Blythe tie-inIndependent Oil and Gas (AIM:IOG.L) has agreed to acquire 100% of the southern UK North Sea license block 48/22a from Swift Exploration. |
Faroe reports discovery at Pil well in Norwegian SeaFaroe Petroleum reports an oil and gas discovery on the Pil exploration well in the Norwegian Sea (Faroe 25%). |
Petrel receives frontier exploration licenses in Porcupine basin
Ireland’s Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has granted Petrel Resources plc an award of frontier exploration licenses 3/14 and 4/14 in the Irish Atlantic’s Porcupine basin.
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Investigation under way following North Sea fatalityA TAQA employee has been killed during a maintenance operation on the Harding platform in the UK central North Sea. |
Rosneft, GE form engineering partnershipRosneft and General Electric have signed an agreement to form a series of joint ventures. |
Gazprom revamps Arctic Russia operationsGazprom has decided to relocate its Gazprom Dobycha Shelf subsidiary to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on Sakhalin Island. |
Industry cooperation key to Arctic developmentThere are already numerous international and national rules and guidelines aimed at mitigating the risks of Arctic petroleum operations. |
Rosneft, PetroVietnam sign offshore exploration accordRosneft and PetroVietnam have agreed to cooperate on hydrocarbon exploration and production in the Pechora Sea offshore northern Russia. |
Rosneft sale breaks deadlock on Lagansky in Caspian SeaLundin Petroleum and Gunvor Group have entered into a heads of agreement with Rosneft for the sale of 51% of PetroResurs. |
SAExploration and COMESA to jointly develop seismic projects in MexicoSAExploration Holdings Inc. has signed a three-year strategic cooperation agreement with COMESA to jointly source, acquire, and process 2D and 3D seismic data. |
BOEM outlines Gulf of Mexico lease sale offerThe US Department of the Interior will offer more than 40 million acres for oil and gas exploration and development in the Gulf of Mexico in March lease sales. |
EMGS to start 3D EM survey in GoM
EMGS will soon begin acquiring a 3D multi-client electromagnetic (EM) survey called “Daybreak” that will cover approximately 1,850 sq km (714 sq mi) in the Alaminos Canyon area of the southern...
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GoM a key long-term market for oilfield services, says new report
The US Gulf of Mexico has proved to be a bright spot for oilfield service companies over the last year or so, according to recent analysis from Trefis, the online securities analyst and research fi...
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Saipem vessel Castorone lays pipe for major offshore Gulf of Mexico projectSaipem’s newest pipelay vessel Castorone is taking on its first project in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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