
Statoil has received consent to drill an exploration well in block 7219 in the Barents Sea.
Statoil is the operator for production licence 532 in the Barents Sea and has received consent to drill exploration well 7219/9-2 in a prospect named Kayak.
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Statoil is the operator for production licence 532 in the Barents Sea and has received consent to drill exploration well 7219/9-2 in a prospect named Kayak.

The FuchsRohr® AluDrill™ pipe is a high strength to weight alloy pipe that allows greater transfer of weight to bit in complex and challenging wells.

Sound Energy, the African and European focused upstream gas company, has announced the mobilisation of a rig to the company's Sidi Moktar asset, onshore Morocco.

West Sussex County Council have now approved details under the provision of the planning consent for the proposed drilling of the second well, the new Lidsey-X2 onshore production well at the Lidsey oilfield (PL241) near Bognor Regis in the south of the UK.

Gazprom's interests in Bangladesh are represented by Gazprom International, a specialised company aimed at implementing oil and gas projects outside Russia.

Gas discovery at initial target depth, drilling continues to lower horizon.

Total’s Moho Nord project is a deepwater exploration and production development, located 46 miles off the city of Pointe-Noire in the Republic of the Congo.

Mahalo JV unanimously approves 2017 joint venture exploration work programme and budget.

Po Valley Energy has announced that its 65% owned AIM-listed subsidiary, Saffron Energy has received the final approval from the Italian Ministry of Economic Development (UNMIG) for gas production at the Bezzecca gas field.

Chief Executive Officer, Tony O'reilly, comments on the company's progress in 2016 and drilling plans for 2017.

Black Sea Oil & Gas SRL has announced the awarding of a contract for the drilling of two offshore exploration wells located in the XV Midia Shallow Block, Romanian Black Sea continental shelf, to GSP Offshore SRL.

Aker BP ASA is the operator of production licence 442 in the North Sea. Aker BP has made a discovery in a prospect named Frigg Gamma Delta, around 20 km east of the Frigg field.