Exploration

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.

The assets, primarily located in Louisiana’s DeSoto and Bossier Parishes, consist of approximately 52 933 gross (34 167 net) acres with 4Q15 average production of 113 million ft3/d.

Oceaneering International, Inc. has named William (Bill) J. Boyle as Senior Vice President, Asset Integrity.

Petrobras has stated that the Libra Consortium has concluded the drilling and the evaluation of the well 3-BRSA-1322-RJS and has confirmed the discovery of good quality oil.

Dan Purkis of Well-SENSE Technology collected the prestigious Significant Contribution accolade.

UK Chancellor George Osborne has announced a major reduction in taxes for the North Sea.

Borets has completed eight applications of its WR2 pump system.

Result from Cheptuket-1 wildcat well in Northern Kenya has resulted in the evaluation of further exploration activities in the region.

The company held that the 2D seismic data recovered from the block to date had not sufficiently de-risked the block potential.

Petrex Developments has received a decommissioning contract from Maersk Oil North Sea (UK) Ltd.