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INEOS Energy sells Norwegian oil and gas business to PGNiG
25 Mar 20211 min read

INEOS Energy sells Norwegian oil and gas business to PGNiG

The US$615 million deal includes all INEOS Oil & Gas interests in production, licenses, fields, facilities and pipelines, on the Norwegian continental shelf.

Aker BP farms in to UKCS licence for first time
24 Mar 20211 min read

Aker BP farms in to UKCS licence for first time

The newly established Aker BP UK has taken a 50% interest in licence P2511 on the UK Continental Shelf.

Beach Energy finds gas in Otway Basin
24 Mar 20212 min read

Beach Energy finds gas in Otway Basin

The well in licence VIC/P43 intersected a gross gas column of 69.5 m in the Upper Waarre Formation, including 62.9 m of net gas pay, with a gaswater contact intersected at 1990 m measured depth.

Neptune Energy awards Borr Drilling US$21.4 million contract for Dutch, UK campaigns
24 Mar 20212 min read

Neptune Energy awards Borr Drilling US$21.4 million contract for Dutch, UK campaigns

The contract covers consolidation of development, exploration and P&A activities in the Dutch and UK sectors of the North Sea.

Up to 120 million bbl discovered near Fram field in North Sea
24 Mar 20213 min read

Up to 120 million bbl discovered near Fram field in North Sea

Preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery between 12 and 19 million m3 of recoverable oil equivalent, corresponding to 75-120 million bbl of recoverable oil equivalent.

GlobalData: Morocco moves closer to unlocking domestic gas riches, but funding still hangs in the balance
19 Mar 20212 min read

GlobalData: Morocco moves closer to unlocking domestic gas riches, but funding still hangs in the balance

GlobalData's latest report, Morocco Exploration & Production, reveals that Morocco is on the brink of unlocking its gas potential - even though the country is not a major producer and imports most of its gas.

AUS$50 million in grants made available to support exploration in Beetaloo Basin
18 Mar 20212 min read

AUS$50 million in grants made available to support exploration in Beetaloo Basin

The grants are part of the Australian government’s Beetaloo Strategic Basin Plan to bring gas from the Beetaloo’s resources into the market by 2025.

Halliburton provides Malaysian students with access to E&P software
17 Mar 20212 min read

Halliburton provides Malaysian students with access to E&P software

The three-year donation provides students at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS access to Halliburton Landmark’s DecisionSpace® suite of exploration and production software.

OGUK comments on possible ban on new North Sea exploration licences
16 Mar 20212 min read

OGUK comments on possible ban on new North Sea exploration licences

OGUK Sustainability Director Mike Tholen has responded to a story published recently in The Sunday Telegraph which suggests UK ministers are considering declaring the beginning of the end for the North Sea oil industry with a ban on new exploration licences.

Meridian Capital announces funding and partnership with iMbokodo Exploration and Production
12 Mar 20212 min read

Meridian Capital announces funding and partnership with iMbokodo Exploration and Production

The partnership allows iMbokodo, a women-led company, to advance energy exploration throughout Southern Africa with a focus on empowering local community development alongside every upstream project.

Sercel equipment deployed in North African seismic survey
12 Mar 20211 min read

Sercel equipment deployed in North African seismic survey

The crew is operating with an 80 000-channel 508XT land acquisition system, complete with QuietSeis® digital sensors, and 10 Nomad 90 Neo broadband vibrators in challenging desert terrain.

ADNOC and Petronas announce strategic framework agreement
11 Mar 20213 min read

ADNOC and Petronas announce strategic framework agreement

Under the terms of the agreement, ADNOC and Petronas will jointly explore opportunities for collaboration in the exploration, development, and production of conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon resources in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

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