Exploration

Statoil has made a gas discovery in the Roald Rygg prospect in the Norwegian Sea.

Polarcus has now reached the 50% completion milestone in the acquisition of the Capreolus 3D multi-client project.

Statoil and its partners are evaluating further appraisal activity.

50 years ago, on 9 April 1965, the first licensing rules for the Norwegian shelf were laid down by royal decree.

A round up of analysts reacting to the news that Shell is to buy BG Group for US$70 billion.

Faroe Petroleum has announced the results of the Skirne East exploration well in Norway.

US-based Nutech Ltd estimate that the Horse Hill-1 well in the Weald Basin has a total oil in place of 158 million bbls per square mile.

Merlin ERD is making a number of places available at a nominal cost on its expert Extended Reach Drilling Course.

Well Control School offers new coiled tubing e-Learning course for supervisors.

Dolphin has mobilised the 'world's largest floating object' by deploying a seismic spread of 12 streamers for Ophir Energy Plc.

Low oil prices, low activity and great uncertainty in the industry have meant that too few exhibitors have registered.

GE Oil & Gas and Statoil have issued their final call for entries for their Open Innovation Challenge which launched in January 2015.

The Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy has ratified the PSC for Block EG-06.

Rockhopper Exploration plc has provided an update on the Zebedee Exploration well 14/15b-5.

It has been said that while current oil job cuts in Africa are increasing, new projects are continuing to appear on the horizon.