As Gbetiokun flows, Eland lines up exploration
Eland Oil & Gas is beginning to reap the rewards of its second field in Nigeria’s Oil Mining Licence (OML) 40 starting up, allowing it to move into exploration plans.
TGS, Schlumberger bring Red Sea into focus
TGS and Schlumberger’s WesternGeco are close to finishing 3D seismic reimaging on Egypt’s Red Sea, as a licence round comes to a close in the area. The two companies said the work would cover data from three seismic surveys, covering 3,600 square km, which were acquired between 1999 and 2008.
Partners sought to saddle up on Equus
Australia’s Western Gas is seeking partners to bring its Equus LNG project into production by 2024. The company has a plan for gas from the offshore Equus fields to be transported, via a 160 km pipeline, to a floating LNG (FLNG) facility near the shore.
Freeport signs up Train 4 financing
Freeport LNG has reached a deal to raise $1.025 billion from Westbourne Capital and its partners. The cash will go to supporting a fourth train at the plant. A commissioning cargo from Freeport LNG’s Train 1 was exported on September 3. The announcement comes as Cheniere Energy Partners has increased the size of a notes offering to $1.5bn, from the proposed $1bn.