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Bayerngas Norge and Centrica to create joint venture
18 Jul 20172 min read

Bayerngas Norge and Centrica to create joint venture

Centrica plc and Stadtwerke München GmbH have reached an agreement to combine Centrica’s European oil and gas exploration and production business with Bayerngas Norge AS.

Providence provides update on Licencing Option 16/27
17 Jul 20172 min read

Providence provides update on Licencing Option 16/27

Providence Resources has provided an update on Licencing Option 16/27 in the Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland.

NPD: grants drilling permit to Lundin for 7220/11-4 A well
17 Jul 20171 min read

NPD: grants drilling permit to Lundin for 7220/11-4 A well

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 7220/11-4 A, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.

AWE: Waitsia-4 drilling update
17 Jul 20171 min read

AWE: Waitsia-4 drilling update

Waitsia-4 was spudded on 10 July 2017 and is forecast to take approximately five weeks in total to complete.

Statoil: small gas discovery in the Barents Sea
17 Jul 20171 min read

Statoil: small gas discovery in the Barents Sea

The discovery was made in the Blåmann well, between the Snøhvit and Goliat fields in the Barents Sea. Recoverable volumes are estimated at 2 - 3 billion standard m3, approximately 10 - 20 million boe.

EIA: Brent and WTI crude oil prices expected to average about US$50/bbl through 2018
17 Jul 20173 min read

EIA: Brent and WTI crude oil prices expected to average about US$50/bbl through 2018

EIA now forecasts Brent crude oil spot prices to average US$51/bbl in 2017 and US$52/b in 2018. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices are expected to be US$2/bbl lower than Brent prices in 2017 and 2018.

Westwood Global Energy Group predicts further growth in gas for Asia-Pacific region
17 Jul 20173 min read

Westwood Global Energy Group predicts further growth in gas for Asia-Pacific region

Westwood Global Energy Group, the energy market research consultancy, has released new statistics for exploration in the Asia-Pacific region which show that green shoots of recovery are starting to appear.

ExxonMobil acquires interest offshore Suriname
14 Jul 20171 min read

ExxonMobil acquires interest offshore Suriname

Exxon Mobil Corporation has signed a production-sharing contract for Block 59 in Suriname with Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.

Servelec Controls to be UK systems integration partner for HIMA
14 Jul 20171 min read

Servelec Controls to be UK systems integration partner for HIMA

HIMA has recently announced Servelec Controls as its approved oil and gas-focused systems integration partner in the UK.

Aker BP receives consent for exploration drilling
14 Jul 20171 min read

Aker BP receives consent for exploration drilling

Aker BP has received consent to drill two exploration wells in the North Sea.

Xodus wins subsurface contract with Cairn Oil and Gas in India
14 Jul 20172 min read

Xodus wins subsurface contract with Cairn Oil and Gas in India

Xodus Group has won a contract with Cairn Oil and Gas of Vedanta Ltd to conduct exploration and appraisal work on its Rajasthan block in north-west India over the next two years.

Statoil: strengthens exploration position in Suriname
14 Jul 20171 min read

Statoil: strengthens exploration position in Suriname

Statoil has signed agreements to enter two additional offshore exploration licenses in Suriname. The agreements cover two blocks in the Guyana basin

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