Oil & gas news
Total awarded exploration blocks in offshore Mexico
Total's successful bids in three blocks will add to the company's high grade exploration portfolio.
Statoil awarded licences in Mexico’s Deepwater round
Statoil has been awarded blocks 1 and 3 in the Saline Basin in the Deepwater exploration tender in the Mexican Round 1.
Operational update for the Ruvuma PSA and the Kiliwani North Development Licence
Aminex has confirmed that an independent inspection of the Caroil 2 drilling rig has now been completed in Tanzania
Bibby Offshore wins significant North Sea contract with Shell
Under the contract, Bibby Offshore is to provide engineering and subsea construction activities in the Gannet G field in the Central North Sea.
Range Resources: Trinidad drilling programme update
Range Resources has announced that the QUN development well in Trinidad has been successfully drilled to total depth.
Fugro stops divestment process of Asia Pacific subsea services business to Shelf Subsea
Fugro will not acquire an equity interest in Shelf Subsea, as was previously agreed.
GeoPark receives approval for its acquisition of the Morona Block in Peru
Petroperu awarded a 75% working interest in and operatorship of the Morona Block to GeoPark.
Statoil: production drilling started on Mariner
Production drilling has started on the Statoil operated Mariner field in the UK North Sea.
Gardner Denver increases Thunder Series pump unit sales
Operators are preparing for a stronger market in 2017.
BP approves Mad Dog Phase 2 Project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico
US$9 billion project will bring second platform to the super-giant Mad Dog field at less than half of original cost.