FAR Limited has decided not to object Cairn Energy’s proposed sale of a working interest in the RSSD Contract Area, offshore Senegal, to Russia’s Lukoil.
Norwegian oil production has risen above predictions made by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) after June’s numbers were below expectations.
KrisEnergy’s minimum facilities wellhead platform for the Apsara oil development offshore Cambodia Block A has been completed and the topsides and jacket are being transported to Cambodian waters in the Gulf of Thailand for installation.
Melbana Energy has reported a modest increase in the best estimate prospective resource of the Beehive Prospect, located in WA-488-P offshore Australia.
Shell has completed a farm-in agreement with Egdon Resources in respect of two offshore licences, which contain the Resolution and Endeavour gas discoveries off the UK.
Oil and gas operators in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have evacuated over 40 per cent of production platforms as a result of Tropical Storm Marco and ahead of the arrival of a second storm – Tropical Storm Laura.
A gas discovery of the scale of Turkey’s Tuna-1 find in the Black Sea, if developed, would be transformational for the country, given its overwhelming reliance on imports and crippling energy import bill, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Africa Energy has signed definitive agreements to increase its effective interest in the Total-operated Block 11B/12B, located offshore South Africa.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. stayed unchanged over the course of last week, according to weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes.
Oil and gas firms Equinor and ConocoPhillips have been cleared to drill wells by Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) in the North and Norwegian Sea, respectively.
Turkey has found significant gas resources in the Black Sea, a discovery which could help the country cut its dependence on energy imports if the gas can be commercially extracted.
Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has won another one-well contract from Aker BP for the Maersk Integrator low-emission rig.
Offshore drilling contractor COSL has signed a drilling rig contract with oil company Chrysaor, formalising a letter of intent signed for the rig in July.
Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio has started production from a new well on the Tubarão Martelo field offshore Brazil.
