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Statoil makes minor  O&G discovery northeast of Gullfaks
24 Mar 20171 min read

Statoil makes minor O&G discovery northeast of Gullfaks

Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of Gimle Unit and production licence 193, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 34/10-55 S.

UK OGA awards 25 licences in 29th Offshore Licensing Round
23 Mar 20172 min read

UK OGA awards 25 licences in 29th Offshore Licensing Round

The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has offered for award 25 licences for 111 blocks or part blocks to 17 companies in the 29th Offshore Licensing Award to enable further exploration and production across frontier areas of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

Statoil awarded 13 leases in US Gulf of Mexico
23 Mar 20172 min read

Statoil awarded 13 leases in US Gulf of Mexico

Statoil resets its exploration in the Gulf of Mexico and was today deemed high bidder on 13 leases in the 2017 Central Lease Sale.

Rex: drilling of new exploration well in Block 50 Oman starts
20 Mar 20171 min read

Rex: drilling of new exploration well in Block 50 Oman starts

Masirah Oil Limited and its partners have announced that the drilling of exploration well Karamah#1 in Block 50 Oman has started on 17 March 2017.

SDX Energy begins drilling operations at South Disouq
20 Mar 20171 min read

SDX Energy begins drilling operations at South Disouq

SDX Energy Inc. , the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced the commencement of drilling operations on the SD-1X well at its South Disouq concession in Nile Delta area of Egypt.

Energean signs Concession Contract for two offshore blocks, Montenegro
16 Mar 20172 min read

Energean signs Concession Contract for two offshore blocks, Montenegro

Energean Oil & Gas has announced that it has signed an exploration and production concession contract with the State of Montenegro covering offshore blocks 4219-26 and 4218-30, following approval from the Parliament of Montenegro.

CGG completes processing of Carabao regional multi-client study in The Philippines
16 Mar 20172 min read

CGG completes processing of Carabao regional multi-client study in The Philippines

The study integrates over 8500 km of new broadband prestack time-migrated 2D BroadSeis™ data and complementary marine gravity and magnetic data acquired with the seismic.

Bell Geospace wins contract with Rakgas in Zanzibar
15 Mar 20172 min read

Bell Geospace wins contract with Rakgas in Zanzibar

Bell Geospace has won another contract with RakGas to acquire just under 15 000 line kilometres of airborne survey data. The contract will see Bell Geospace fly FTG and Magnetics surveys in Zanzibar.

Robert Gordon University: Brexit impact on the oil and gas industry in the UK
15 Mar 20175 min read

Robert Gordon University: Brexit impact on the oil and gas industry in the UK

Professor Paul de Leeuw, Director of the Oil & Gas Institute at Aberdeen's Robert Gordon University, examines the impact of the UK's decision to leave the EU and what this means for the country's oil and gas industry.

TGS announces Carlsen 3D multi-client project in Norway
15 Mar 20171 min read

TGS announces Carlsen 3D multi-client project in Norway

Carlsen 3D (CAR17 3D) is a 5490 km2 multi-client survey in open acreage located in the Southwest Barents Sea between the Tromsø and Sørvestnaget Basins.

Total: Moho Nord deep offshore project brought on stream
15 Mar 20171 min read

Total: Moho Nord deep offshore project brought on stream

Total has started up production from the Moho Nord deep offshore project, located 75 km offshore Pointe-Noire in the Republic of the Congo. Operated by the Group, the project has a production capacity of 100 000 boe/d.

FairfieldNodal to commence Z700 surveys in North Sea
10 Mar 20171 min read

FairfieldNodal to commence Z700 surveys in North Sea

Beginning in early April 2017, FairfieldNodal will commence back-to-back surveys in the North Sea, continuing what is expected to be a busy acquisition season.

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