Exploration

Shell Australia has launched a search and rescue helicopter service to support the offshore oil and gas industry in Broome.

Enegi has provided an update on Block 22/12b in the Central North Sea, which contains the Phoenix Discovery.

PetroNeft, an exploration and production company operating in Russia, has completed the farmout of Licence 61 to Oil India.

Woodside has finalised an agreement with Chariot Oil & Gas to farm-in to the prospective Doukkala Basin offshore Morocco.

Lundin has entered into an agreement to sell an additional 15% interest in PL359, which contains the Luno II discovery, to Wintershall.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) offers analysis of UK imports and exports of selected energy products.

Linc Energy plans to drill three wells in the Arckaringa Basin in South Australia, as part of the next phase of exploration of this significant asset.

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea were yesterday granted full membership of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

The Energy Institute (EI) is celebrating its centennial year, and has awarded HRH The Price of Wales an Honorary Fellowship in celebration.

FMC Technologies has received new orders from Delta SubSea for HD59 and HD60 ROVs for delivery in July 2014.

BGF’s investment in BHR will be used to grow the company’s core consultancy offering.

The PETEX 2014 Organising Committee has announced that with four months to go until the event, PETEX 2014 is exceeding all expectations.

Hawkwood Energy, an independent upstream oil and gas company, has announced the acquisition of producing and non-producing assets in Texas.

Primavera Sur 1 well marks the first discovery of an oilfield in the Campanario Block.

The British Safety Council is holding a conference in Aberdeen to discuss the regulation and management of health and safety in the workplace.