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Anglo African Oil & Gas provides update of Tilapia field workovers TLP-101 and TLP-102
18 Apr 20183 min read

Anglo African Oil & Gas provides update of Tilapia field workovers TLP-101 and TLP-102

Anglo African Oil & Gas plc, an independent oil and gas developer, has announced an operational update at its 56% owned Tilapia field in the Republic of the Congo.

Carnarvon announce spud of the Phoenix South-3 well
18 Apr 20183 min read

Carnarvon announce spud of the Phoenix South-3 well

Carnarvon Petroleum Limited has provided the following update on the commencement of drilling at the Phoenix South-3 well as advised by the operator, Quadrant Energy.

Union Jack Oil announces positive workover results from Fiskerton Airfield and an update on the Wressle Planning Application
18 Apr 20184 min read

Union Jack Oil announces positive workover results from Fiskerton Airfield and an update on the Wressle Planning Application

Union Jack Oil plc, a UK-focused onshore hydrocarbon production, development and exploration company has announced positive initial production results from the recent well workover programme.

Northern Territory decision to allow onshore gas exploration to restart in 2019
18 Apr 20182 min read

Northern Territory decision to allow onshore gas exploration to restart in 2019

Santos welcomes the Northern Territory Government’s decision to implement the prerequisite conditions for recommencement of onshore gas exploration by the end of 2018.

Aker BP: Dry well southwest of the Knarr field in the North Sea – 34/2-5 S
17 Apr 20182 min read

Aker BP: Dry well southwest of the Knarr field in the North Sea – 34/2-5 S

Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 790, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 34/2-5 S. The well is dry.

Real Energy: Tamarama 2 well spudded
17 Apr 20182 min read

Real Energy: Tamarama 2 well spudded

The well was drilled to the depth of 710 m RT (below Rotary Table) and surface casing was run and cemented to 708 m RT.

KCA Deutag awarded contracts worth up to US$800 million with Statoil
17 Apr 20181 min read

KCA Deutag awarded contracts worth up to US$800 million with Statoil

The contract is for the provision of drilling operations, maintenance services and engineering support for the Oseberg and Kvitebjørn fields.

Condor provides a Zharkamys contract update
16 Apr 20181 min read

Condor provides a Zharkamys contract update

Condor Petroleum Inc, a Canadian based oil and gas company focused on production and exploration activities in Turkey and Kazakhstan provides an update on the extension of the Zharkamys exploration contract.

Echo's workover well brings gas to surface onshore Argentina
16 Apr 20182 min read

Echo's workover well brings gas to surface onshore Argentina

Echo Energy plc, the Latin American focused upstream oil and gas company, has announced gas to surface on the first well of our three well workover campaign at the Company's Fracción D asset, onshore Argentina.

Wellesley receives consent for exploration drilling in the North Sea
16 Apr 20181 min read

Wellesley receives consent for exploration drilling in the North Sea

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Wellesley Petroleum (Wellesley) consent for exploration drilling of well 35/12-6 S in production licence 925 in the North Sea.

Lundin have announced that drilling for extended well testing has commenced on Alta
13 Apr 20182 min read

Lundin have announced that drilling for extended well testing has commenced on Alta

Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has commenced drilling well 7220/11-5 on the Alta discovery in PL609 in the southern Barents Sea. Following drilling, the well will be used for extended well testing.

Total further increases its footprint in the Gulf of Mexico
13 Apr 20182 min read

Total further increases its footprint in the Gulf of Mexico

Total has acquired several assets located in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the Cobalt International Energy company’s bankruptcy auction sale.

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