Trap Oil aiming to be operator
Oil and gas explorer Trap Oil said yesterday it hoped to achieve operator status in the UK North Sea by the year end.
Western Australia’s unconventionals under the spotlight
Western Australia's unconventional gas sector is to be put under the spotlight at a conference in Aberdeen in November.
Hardy moves base to Aberdeen
A UK-listed energy exploration firm focused on operations offshore India has relocated its base to Aberdeen.
Falkland Oil and Gas starts drilling on Scotia
Falkland Oil and Gas (FOG) announced today it had started drilling on the Scotia exploration well in the Falklands.
Dolphin Drilling signs up second consortium
Dolphin Drilling has said it is to work with four oil firms off Norway under a new £155million contract for its Bredford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig.
Atlantic Petroleum ups North Sea exploration
Oil and gas exploration firm Atlantic Petroleum has boosted its exploration and appraisal programme by taking stakes in two North Sea blocks.
Alstom to take over tidal energy firm
French power-generation and transport firm Alstom is upping its grip on the marine energy market by taking over Tidal Generation Limited (TGL) off British engineering icon Rolls-Royce.
Enhanced oil recovery in Aberdeen spotlight
Advances in enhanced oil recovery technology are to be showcased in a talk in Aberdeen tomorrow.
Nexen shareholders back £9.6bn Chinese buyout
A £9.6billion deal giving a Chinese national offshore oil firm access to the North Sea was given the thumbs up by the shareholders of oil firm Nexen yesterday.
Dart International planning AIM listing
Australian coal bed methane firm Dart Energy has announced plans to launch its international business on the Alternative Investment Market.
Combined wave and wind plant ready for sea trial
A combined wave and wind power plant being created by Danish firm Floating Power Plant (FPP) has been installed at sea for testing.
Wife sells Wood shares
The wife of Wood Group chief executive Allister Langlands has sold 250,000 shares in the company for about £2.1million, the Aberdeen-based energy service firm said yesterday.
Maersk Curlew due back on stream soon
A North Sea floating production vessel is due to come back on stream soon after being shut down since early June following a minor gas leak.
Serica targeting new deeper central North Sea plays
Oil and gas explorer Serica Energy said it is looking to explore new deeper plays in the central North Sea after agreeing a farm-out deal with Japanese firm JX Nippon.
Explorer Faroe reveals £250m war chest to help boost options
Faroe Petroleum said yesterday it had a £250million war chest to help further boost production and frontier exploration options.
North Uist’s price tag to exceed £100m
A deepwater exploration well being drilled by BP could become one of the most expensive wells in the North Sea, coming in with a price tag in excess of £100million.
Loligo discovery inflates south Atlantic explorer
Independent explorer Falkland Oil and Gas got a boost to its share price yesterday after announcing it had made a gas discovery off the remote south Atlantic islands.
SLP Engineering in new hands
SLP Engineering has been bought by a subsidiary of Singapore-based marine and offshore engineering group Sembcorp Marine.
New business development director at Sterling
Aberdeen and London based oil and gas firm Sterling Resources has appointed a new vice president of business development.
Centrica drops out of Inverewe (Kew) drilling
Independent oil and gas explorer Trapoil is on the hunt for a partner to drill on the northern North Sea Inverewe prospect after Centrica opted out of the plans.
Nexen investors to vote on China deal
Shareholders of Canadian oil firm Nexen will vote next week on a £9.6billion deal which would see the firm taken over by China's national offshore oil firm.
Oil gathering major international showcase
Europe's first World Heavy Oil Congress has been hailed a success, with more than 1,100 people walking through its doors.
BP sells stake in Draugen to Shell
BP has said it is to sell a stake in a Norwegian Sea field to Shell in a cash deal valued at £149million.
ExxonMobil to drill off Ireland in 2013
ExxonMobil has lined up a drilling rig to drill an exploration well offshore Ireland.
Chevron excited about UK fields
Chevron said yesterday it was still very excited about two North Sea oil fields it hopes to extract billions more barrels of oil from.