Exploration

The Nigerian government has approved Oando Energy’s purchase of ConocoPhillips Nigerian upstream oil and gas business.

EY has released its Global Oil and Gas Tax Guide 2014, which summarises oil and gas tax regimes in 80 countries.

DNV GL helps Marine Transfer Forum improve incident reporting.

The US Department of Energy has released a new report on the water/energy nexus.

Pancontinental Oil and Gas has announced that its Sunbird-1 well off the southern Kenyan coast has intersected an oil column.

PGS has announced a significant multi-client 3D program in the Ceduna sub-Basin offshore South Australia.

Statoil has awarded the helicopter transportation contract for the Mariner field to CHC Helicopter in the UK.

The International Energy Agency has released a review of Russian energy policies.

Noble Energy has announced deepwater latest Gulf of Mexico acreage and participation in new exploration prospect.

The success of Lebanon’s first bidding round still waits to be seen following a fourth postponement, as opportunity clashes with political challenges.

Carnarvon Petroleum Limited has announced the following update in relation to the L44/43 and L33/43 oil and gas concessions in Thailand.

Wireless Seismic announced the sale of its RT System 2 seismic data acquisition system to GeoPartner.

Mobideo also opens an office in Houston to spearhead its support of process industries.

SCDM Energie has adopted Paradigm SeisEarth® as part of its corporate standard for comprehensive seismic interpretation and visualisation.

TGS has commenced acquisition of a new 3D multi-client survey in the West of Shetland region.