An independent oil and gas consulting firm has confirmed there is “significant” gas potential at the Kechoula structure in Morocco. GLJ Petroleum consultants carried out the evaluation work for PetroMaroc of the Undiscovered Petroleum Initially in Place (UPIIP)
Shell has made a major gas find offshore Gabon in West Africa.
Respol has confirmed an oil find offshore Angola.
Russian and Ukraine are set to call a temporary truce on the their long standing natural-gas pricing dispute.
Nigeria is free of Ebola, the World Health Organisation declared - a rare victory in the months-long battle against the fatal disease.
Oil & Gas UK chief executive Malcolm Webb today confirmed he will retire next year.
Xcite Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understating (MOU) with Baker Hughes for the Bentley field development.
As the Deep Offshore Technology International wraps up in Aberdeen for the first time in its 30-year history, the Press and Journal Energy editor Jeremy Creswell gives his highlight from the event.
Lundin Norway's latest wildcat well has come up dry.
Chevron has delayed the second phase of its deep-sea natural gas project.
The reservoir targets for the Horse Hill-1 well have been readjusted.
Oilex has launched a search for new non-executive directors.
The FTSE 100 Index slumped by another 2% today as fears over the global economy triggered another bleak session for volatile stock markets.
IGas Energy’s landmark acquisition of Dart Energy was officially completed today.
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has landed the front end engineering design (FEED) contract for the subsea and pipeline element of the Peterhead Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in Aberdeenshire.
David Cameron has been challenged to shelve the Climate Change Act and adopt “common sense” energy policies by Tory former environment secretary Owen Paterson.
Expro has secured a $50million contract for work offshore Australia.
Colombian farmers are coming to court seeking compensation from BP for serious damage they allege was caused by negligence in the building of a pipeline across their land.
Wood Group Mustang has won the pre-FEED contract for Statoil's Snorre C platform in the Norwegian continental shelf.
Industry expert Alex Kemp said the latest raft of contractor cuts signalled the start of an industry-wide phenomenon.
The Deep Offshore Technology Conference (DOT) kicked-off in Aberdeen today.
Shell has confirmed plans to slash its North Sea contractor rates.
Targa Resources has snapped up Atlas Pipeline Partners for $5.8billion.
Young oil and gas workers have been invited to an industry first event which will focus on ‘soft skills’ which could help them succeed. Skills including networking, communication and presentation skills will be discussed by members of three of the oil and gas industry’s professional societies.
Statoil’s wildcat well drilled northeast of Johan Castberg has returned a viable gas find.
