Exploration

AziLat Ltd, the South America focused oil and gas exploration company, has signed a farm-in agreement for blocks in the Barreirinhas Basin offshore Brazil.

BHP Billiton is pursuing options to make the company simpler and more productive.

The Professional Petroleum Data Management Association is developing an application for defining business and data rules.

Oilfield support services company ASCO has opened its new Marine Supply Base in Darwin, Australia.

Honeywell’s UOP technology selected to clean offshore natural gas in the UK.

The President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, and Eni’s Chief Executive Officer, Claudio Descalzi, met in Libreville.

EY reports of changing trends in oil and gas transaction activity by region.

EY reports on changing trends in oil and gas transaction activity.

Independent oil producer EnQuest achieves a significant safety milestone.

Reftrade UK has been awarded a contract with a major operator in Norway ahead of this year’s ONS exhibition.

XPD8 Solutions has secured more than £2.25 million in combined contract wins for work in the North Sea and Malaysia.

Rosneft has partnered with Statoil to search for oil in the Barents Sea, despite recent Western sanctions against Russia.

Lloyd’s Register launches new, consolidated, rules for offshore units.

Merlin ERD has been commissioned to lead a study into maximising the economic recovery of the North Sea oil industry.

EY discusses innovative financing solutions for oil and gas companies.