Exploration

Bengal Energy Ltd has announced that the first four wells of the Cuisinier 2016 five well drilling campaign have been cased as future oil producers in the Murta horizon.

Oil Search (PNG) Limited, has entered into agreements with Gini Energy Limited to acquire a 40% interest in each of PPL 374 and PPL 375.

RockPile Energy Services LLC, a subsidiary of Triangle Petroleum Corp., announced the company has been acquired by White Deer Energy.

SeaBird and Lundin Norway have jointly designed this survey of deep seismic profiles to be acquired in the Barents Sea during September - October 2016.

The contract will see Weatherford provide upper completions products to multiple rig lines drilling extended-reach wells at Sakhalin Island.

The Campeche 3D reimaging programme comprises three survey areas covering approximately 82 000 square kilometres in the Bay of Campeche offshore southern Mexico.

The agreement heralds the standardisation and commercialisation of a multi-client well data programme for exploration wells in Uruguay.

Urals Energy has confirmed that the acquisition of the entire share capital of Arctic Oil Company Limited (ANK) from JSC ArcticMorNefteGazRazvedka (AMNGR) has completed.

Statoil and Tullow Norge AS have agreed on a transaction whereby Statoil will increase its equity in four licences on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).

The contract, for 3D multi-client FTG data acquisition, processing and interpretative services, will cover approximately 198 900 square kilometres.

Statoil is working on obtaining approval from partners and authorities for an exploration campaign in 2017 covering between five and seven wells in the Barents Sea.

Shell, has announced it has an agreement to sell 100% of its record title interest in Gulf of Mexico Green Canyon Blocks 114, 158, 202 and 248, to EnVen Energy Corporation.

The PSA has given Lundin consent to drill exploration well 7219/12-1 in a prospect named Filicudi in the Barents Sea.

Essex Group Middle East has commenced a 2D seismic survey of Block A and has acquired a new drilling rig.

Trelleborg details the benefits of working directly with a BLS manufacturer to get the most value and safety out of maintenance schedules.