Exploration

WellDog has announced that it has inked exclusive, multi-year contracts worth about AUS$35 million through its Artificial Lift business unit based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

The first production well is now online and a second well will start production in the coming weeks.

Rockhopper Exploration plc has announced amended terms for the acquisition of a portfolio of non-operated production and exploration interests in Egypt from Beach Energy Limited.

The company will soon be well funded and able to focus on low cost development of flagship Pathfinder Project in Colorado.

Det norske oljeselskap ASA has entered into an agreement with Centrica Resources Norge AS (Centrica) to acquire the company’s licences in the Frigg Gamma Delta and Rind discoveries.

Morgan Advanced Materials develops gas flow measurement capability for extreme environments.

Premier has announced that first oil from the Solan field was safely achieved on 12 April 2016.

Genel Energy has announced that the Taq Taq field partners have received a gross payment of US$19.88 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government for oil sales during March 2016.

The Silvergate exploration well, drilled on Mississippi Canyon has been abandoned.

Searcher Seismic has announced the South Campeche Ultracube 3D seismic reprocessing project offshore Mexico.

IKM Consultants AS, together with strategic alliance partners and subcontractors, has been awarded a 4-year framework agreement with Statoil.

A new initiative by PETRONAS to stimulate offshore E&P investment activity has prompted PETRONAS through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), to open an area of Malaysian offshore waters to the multiclient model for the first time.

The survey will cover 10 400 km of the Amazonas and Para-Maranhao basins.

The inaugural US Energy and Employment Report (USEER) provides a broad view of the national current energy employment landscape.

The award of the new licence strengthens the company’s position in the Ghanaian offshore.