Field Development
2008.09.22 -
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Serica Energy plc has announced an agreement with Hansa Hydrocarbons Limited for Hansa to farm-in to Serica’s UK licences covering Block 48/16b and Block 48/17d in the Southern North Sea. Completion is subject to the receipt of UK government consent. Full text
2008.09.18 -
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Rocksource ASA said today that they had acquired a CSEM (Controlled Source Electromagnetic) survey over the 100% owned and operated Cyclops prospect in PL 456 (parts of blocks 17/6 and 17/9) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Full text
2008.09.17 -
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BHP Billiton announced today that it has signed a contract with the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) for the purchase of gas from the second phase of its Greater Angostura field. During the Phase II development, BHP Billiton and its partners will construct and install a new gas export platform alongside the company’s existing facilities within the Greater Angostura Field. Full text
2008.09.15 -
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Det norske oljeselskap ASA submitted on Friday 12 September a Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the Frøy Field to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, with support from both partners in Production License (PL) 364. Full text
2008.09.05 -
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Hess Corporation announced today that the Nimblefoot-1 exploration well on Australia's Northwest Shelf discovered natural gas. The well encountered 93 feet (28 meters) of net gas pay. Hess holds a 100 percent interest in the 780,000 acre WA-390-P Permit. Full text
2008.09.03 -
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Maersk Oil has signed a collaborative exploration agreement for a multi-well package with Chevron in the central deep water US Gulf of Mexico. Under this agreement, a number of exploration wells over the next few years will be drilled in the area with the first four due to commence over the next six months. Full text
2008.08.30 -
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Searcher Seismic Pty Ltd with partners Fugro and Gardline has announced the completion of the Exmouth West Non-Exclusive 2D Seismic Survey. 4260km of 2D seismic data has been acquired over the frontier blocks W08-21 and W08-22 which were released by the Australian Government in the 2008 Offshore Petroleum Acreage Release. Full text
2008.08.27 -
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New field development projects are designed to add 300,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2015. StatoilHydro is working on field development plans for, e.g. the Gudrun, Trestakk, Valemon, Astero, Peon, Luva, Lavrans and Dagny fields. Full text
2008.08.25 -
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StatoilHydro has made two new discoveries on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).The presence of a considerable oil column has been confirmed under the Dagny structure in the North Sea. Gas has been proven in the deep-water Snefrid South prospect near the Luva discovery in the Norwegian Sea. Full text
2008.08.23 -
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StatoilHydro Petroleum AS, as operator of exploration licence 394, has completed drilling of exploration well 7224/6-1 in the Barents Sea. In the primary exploration target, rocks of good reservoir quality were found in accordance with the prognoses. Full text