Endeavour International Corporation (“Endeavour” or the “Company”) announced an update on the current production from the first well (W1) at the Rochelle field and the timing of the start-up of the second production well (E2). Current gross production from the W1 well is 65 – 70 million cubic feet o
UMC Energy updates shareholders on the progress of the 3000 line kilometre 2D seismic acquisition program over the offshore Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPL), PPL374 and PPL375, held 100% by Gini Energy Ltd (“Gini”). UMC Energy holds a 30% interest in Gini, with CNOOC Ltd holding a 70% interest.
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL advises that the exploration well Sunbird-1 has commenced drilling in Licence area L10A offshore Kenya. The well is managed by the L10A Joint Venture operator BG Group, using the drillship Deepsea Metro 1. The Sunbird-1 well is planned to take 50 to 60 days to drill to 3,
The Australian Marine Conservation Society has called for shocking plans for an artificial reef next to the Great Barrier Reef at Abbot Point to be abandoned. Felicity Wishart, the Great Barrier Reef Campaign Director for the Australian Marine Conservation Society said: “The proposal to compensate f
Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Limited will be carrying out 110 seabed Cone Penetration Tests (CPTs) at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site. The Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site is located in the outer Forth Estuary and is located approximately 15 km to the east of Fife Ness and 30
Technip was awarded by Petrobras two ultra-deep water contracts for the supply of flexible pipes for the Sapinhoá Norte field and I5 at Lula field (former Tupi field), located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area (Brazil), at a water depth of up to 2,500 meters. The combination of both contracts covers
Enemalta announced on December 28th the beginning of the work on electricity interconnector with Sicily. A cable laying ship, which has 50km (5,000 tonnes of cable) of the interconnector cable, could be seen from the Coast Road in Bahar ic-Caghaq. The Nexans Skagerrak ship is a specially made ship w
UMC Energy updates shareholders on the progress of the 3,000 line kilometre 2D seismic acquisition programme over the offshore Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPL), PPL374 and PPL375, held 100% by Gini Energy Ltd (“Gini”). UMC Energy holds a 30% interest in Gini, with CNOOC Ltd holding a 70% interes
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc., an independent oil and gas exploration and development company, announced that it has completed a 2D seismic survey covering selected areas within the boundaries of its 1.4 million-acre oil and gas Concessions in the Caribbean Sea offshore Nicaragua. “Despite having
Operator Statoil has together with PL272 partners made a gas discovery in the Askja West prospect and an oil discovery in the Askja East prospect in the North Sea. The exploration wells 30/11-9 S and 30/11-9 A, drilled by the drilling rig Ocean Vanguard, are located between the Oseberg and Frigg fie
Ophir Energy plc (“Ophir” or “the Company”) announces that drilling operations have now concluded on the Mlinzi Mbali-1 well in Block 7, Tanzania. Ophir has an 80% net interest. The well was located c.210km east of Dar es Salaam and was drilled by the Deepsea Metro I drillship. Mlinzi Mbali-1 is the
As American offshore wind industry readies to start building large projects, developers are searching for a way around the so called “Jones Act” from 1920. According to the Jones Act, any ship that sails between two U.S. points must fly a U.S. flag and has to be registered in the country. Once an of
The Greenland Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum has awarded a licence to a partnership consisting of Eni, BP, NUNAOIL and DONG Energy. With the new licence, DONG Energy now has two licences in Greenland. DONG Energy already has a licence in the Baffin Bay off the west coast of Greenland. ConocoPhilli
Rex International Holding Limited, one of the largest companies listed on the Catalist of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, referred to the announcement issued on December 24, 2013 in which Masirah Oil Limited, a 64% owned subsidiary of its jointly-controlled entity, Lime Petroleum
