Equinor: oil discovery in North Sea
The company, which is the operator of production licence 248 C, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 35/11-22 S.
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The company, which is the operator of production licence 248 C, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 35/11-22 S.
The PSA has given Aker BP consent to use the Deepsea Stavanger mobile drilling facility for production drilling on the Volund field in the North Sea.
The company has entered into a binding, conditional farm out agreement and a three-month exclusive option with Shell UK Limited.
The projects will be executed by two of Shearwater’s multi-purpose vessels using proprietary technology during the 2019 North Sea summer season.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP ASA a drilling permit for wells 24/9-15 S and 24/9-15 A.
United Oil & Gas Plc has announced the results of an independent Competent Person’s Report prepared by ERC Equipoise Ltd.
The company has provided an operational update on Standard Exploration Licence (‘SEL’) 1/11 that contains the Barryroe oil accumulation.
Entering into 2019, the global oil and gas industry remains cautiously optimistic as recovering oil prices have boosted companies’ profits and a rebound in new projects is expected.
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has launched the Supplementary 31st Offshore Licensing Round, presenting an exceptional opportunity for oil and gas companies to collaborate to maximise economic recovery of up to 300 million boe in the Greater Buchan Area.
The EnCounter acquisition is the second transaction executed by Talon, as the Company looks to build on its newly incorporated UK North Sea strategy.
The Rowan Viking, an N-Class ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig, has been awarded a seven-well programme.
"At 250 million boe, CNOOC Ltd’s Glengorm is the largest gas discovery in the UK since Culzean in 2008,” Kevin Swann, a senior analyst with Wood Mackenzie’s North Sea upstream team, said after CNOOC and its partner Total announced the discovery.