Drilling & production - 15 September 2016

Mubadala Petroleum, Operator of the Manora Oil Development joint venture, has advised that drilling of the MNA-17 well has now been completed.

From April next year, all employers in the UK with an annual pay bill over £3 million will have to contribute to the apprenticeship levy at a rate of 0.5% of their annual pay bill as a commitment to increasing apprenticeships.

The project was delivered in just eight weeks from initial consultation through to commissioning.

Commercial production has commenced from the Kerendan field, Indonesia, in line with the schedule Ophir announced on acquiring the asset in March 2015.

Expanded portfolio, increased presence in key oil-producing basins, and strong complementary operational efficiencies add value to expanded customer base.

Wintershall Norge AS, operator of production licence 248 F, is in the process of completing the drilling of four wells in the North Sea.

American Power Group Inc. has entered into remote flare capture and recovery and NGLs off-take agreements.

The project partners, EBN and PDO, are contributing £321 000 in total and the project, now in its third phase, will run for a period of three years. The project remains open to late participants.

RockRose Energy has announced it will acquire non operated interests in the Wytch Farm, Scott and Telford fields.