Det norske oljeselskap ASA (Det norske) received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) of Norway for exploration drilling on the three appraisal wells in Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea. Illustration of Ivar Aasen…
Cairn Energy has farmed in to the Statoil-operated Ensis prospect in the Barents Sea, marking a new entry into the Barents region for Cairn. Statoil is drilling a well on Ensis at the moment - well 7125 4-3 - in production license 393…
VNG Norge has discovered oil on the Bue well, in production license (PL) 586, offshore Norway, and increased its resource estimate for the nearby Pil discovery, in the same license. The combined resource of both finds has been estimated at 80-200MMboe by partner Faroe petroleum…
UK-based, Africa-focused explorer Bowleven has agreed to sell a 50% stake in the Etinde Permit, offshore Cameroon, to LUKOIL and NewAge, for about US$250 million, under a conditional agreement. LUKOIL is to acquire a 37.5% interest in the Etinde Permit…
Lundin Petroleum has completed two successful appraisal wells 16/3-8 S and 16/3-8 S T2, on the Johan Sverdrup discovery. Appraisal well 16/3-8 S, on the Avaldsnes High, was drilled about 4km southeast of discovery well 16/2-6 and about 3km west of appraisal well 16/3-4…
Despite record levels of UKCS investment during 2013, the year proved to be disappointing both in terms of exploration and appraisal drilling activity and to a lesser extent the acquisition and divestments market. UKCS Drilling Levels 32…
Lundin Petroleum AB is to increase its spending on new developments by 25%, to US$1.4 billion, in 2014. The majority of the cash (75%) will be spent on ongoing projects offshore Norway, with most of the rest being spent on the Bertram development in Malaysia…
At the end of Q3 2013, Maersk Oil reported it continues assessing the Itaipu and Wahoo appraisal wells, and lists the offshore Brazil projects as part of its long-term perspective. Up to the first quarter of 2013, Maersk Oil has drilled…
Wintershall Norge AS completed drilling wildcat wells 16/1-19 S and 16/1-20 A in production licence 457 about 2.5km from appraisal wells 16/1-16 and 16/1-16 A at the Ivar Aasen field in the Norwegian North Sea. The primary target for…
Lundin Norway AS struck a 6m (20 mi.) oil column through completion of Johan Sverdrup (formerly Avaldsnes/Aldous) appraisal well 16/5-4, located in the southwestern part of PL501. The discovery found an oil-filled reservoir section of excellent quality sand with a very high net-to-gross ratio…
BG Group today announced it had completed another successful drill stem test in Block 1 offshore Tanzania, with initial results from the Mzia-2 well showing better than expected properties in the deeper Cretaceous reservoir. The test on Mzia-2…
BP and its co-venturers Shell, ConocoPhillips and Chevron announced their decision to proceed with a two-year appraisal program to look at the possibility of developing a third phase of the giant Clair field, west of the Shetland Islands…
BG Group today announced it had completed its appraisal programme in the Jodari field of Block 1 offshore Tanzania, with a drill stem test on the original natural gas discovery well confirming the excellent quality of the Tertiary reservoirThe drill stem test on the Jodari-1 well…
Anadarko Petroleum CorporationAnadarko Petroleum Corp. announced details of its 2013 capital program and guidance, and provided additional information regarding its significant U.S. onshore growth opportunities, deepwater and international mega projects and industry-leading exploration program…
Sverdrup appraisal to probe depth, thicknessBredford DolphinLundin Petroleum AB announced that the wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has commenced the drilling of appraisal well 16/3-5 in PL501 on the Johan Sverdrup discovery…
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