Ivar Aasen on route to Norway
The platform deck for the Ivar Aasen project is now on its way to Norway after sailaway from the yard area in Singapore.
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Skipper appraisal well rescheduled for July 2016
Independent Oil and Gas plc has announced that the appraisal well on the Skipper oil discovery which lies in Block 9/21a in licence P1609 in the Northern North Sea, is scheduled to be drilled in July 2016.
INPEX commences exploratory offshore drilling in Japan
The exploration well was commenced offshore the Shimane and Yamaguchi prefectures.
Consent for exploration drilling for Tullow Oil Norge AS
Tullow Oil Norge AS (TONAS) has received consent to drill an exploration well in block 16/5.
Rosneft commences Sea of Okhotsk drilling
JV of Rosneft and Statoil ASA have started drilling the exploration well in the Sea of Okhotsk.
Johan Sverdrup awards contract to Rosenberg WorleyParsons
Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup licence, awarded Rosenberg WorleyParsons AS a contract for fabrication of three bridges and two flare towers.
Statoil secures additional equity in UK licence for Utgard field
On 1 June 2016, Statoil agreed to acquire JX Nippon’s 45% equity share in, and operatorship of, the UK licence for the Utgard field.
Technip receives major natural gas field development contract
Technip has been awarded a major contract to develop the Bahr Essalam, Phase II development in the Central Mediterranean Sea.
Sapurakencana Energy reports gas discovery
SapuraKencana Energy has announced another significant gas discovery from its three wells 2015 drilling campaign within the Block SK408 Production Sharing Contract area.
Iran and India sign MoU develop Farzad B
Iran’s oil minister, BijanNamdarZanganeh, and his Indian counterpart signed a MoU on Farzad B field development.
Statoil announces minor oil discovery
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 035, is in the process of concluding the drilling of wildcat well 30/11-12 S and appraisal well 30/11-12 A.
RMP Energy announces Gold Creek drilling results
RMP Energy Inc. has provided drilling and completion results from its Gold Creek exploration well.
President Energy releases drilling update
President's current normalised production from its Puesto Guardian Concession is running at a daily rate of over 500 bpd with a new workover programme underway.
Tamarama-1 Well 5 stage simulation completed
Real Energy Corp. Ltd announced the completion of the five-stage fracture stimulation program of Tamarama – 1 well at depth below 2300 m.
KRI oil exports payment from Tawke field
Genel Energy plc has announced from DNO ASA, as operator of the Tawke field, that the Tawke field partners have received a payment of US$16 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government.