Field Development
2008.02.25 -
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ONGC announced, after its Board meeting held on 25th February 2008, that it has notified to DGH four discoveries of Crude Oil and Natural Gas since the last Board meeting on 21st January 2008. Three of the discoveries are onland and the fourth in Offshore Full text
2008.02.25 -
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Norwegian Energy Company ASA, The operator StatoilHydro has successfully completed a well on the North flank of the Brage field in Norway. The well was has been tested at stable rates of more than 17 000 barrels per day. This represents more than 2 100 barrels per day net to Noreco. Full text
2008.02.20 -
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An oil discovery has been made by StatoilHydro due south-west of the Grane field in the North Sea. The size of the find is estimated to be in the order of 20 – 30 million recoverable barrels of oil. Full text
2008.02.20 -
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A record breaking 2,297 blocks or part blocks in UK waters are on offer for exploration in the 25th Offshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round announced today by Secretary of State for Energy John Hutton. Full text
2008.02.13 -
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Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is pleased to announce the first gas discovery in exploratory block KG-DWN-2003/1 (KG-V-D3) of NELP-V. The block KG-DWN-2003/1 is located about 50 kilometers from Machalipatnam, in Andhra Pradesh in the deep waters of the Krishna Basin in the Bay of Bengal. Full text
2008.02.11 -
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ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (NASDAQ:ATPG) announced that the Minerals Management Service has awarded to ATP the offshore leases at De Soto Canyon Block 355 and Viosca Knoll Block 863. ATP submitted bids for those properties at the Central Gulf of Mexico Offshore Lease Sale 205 in New Orleans last October. Full text
2008.02.11 -
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Norwegian Energy Company ASA, The first phase of the appraisal of the Paleocene Forties sand and the Upper Jurassic Fulmar sand in multiple zone Huntington discovery in UK has been completed. Full text
2008.02.06 -
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Eni has made a gas and condensate discovery in the Central North Sea, offshore from the United Kingdom. The 30/6-7 exploration well has confirmed hydrocarbons in a location 1.8 miles (3 km) north east of the Jasmine discovery well 30/6-6. The Jasmine field is at a water depth of around 266 feet (81 m), encompassing parts of blocks 30/6 and 30/7a. Full text
2008.02.04 -
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BP and its partner, Marathon Petroleum West of Shetlands Ltd, today announced a new oil discovery in Block 204/23, following drilling on the South-West Foinaven prospect, some 190 kilometres west of the Shetland Islands. Full text
2008.01.31 -
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Drilling of an exploration well in the Gamma prospect in the Norwegian Sea has been concluded. A tie-in of the gas discovery to the Åsgard field will be considered. Full text