Omani firm Petrogas makes first gas discovery in UK North Sea
Omani operator Petrogas has announced its maiden offshore gas discovery in the UK North Sea following a recent drilling campaign.
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Germany faces tough call on drilling in protected North Sea marine zone
Germany will scrutinize an application to drill for natural gas at a protected marine site after explorer One-Dyas BV cleared a key hurdle with local authorities.
Harbour Energy and Petrogas set to drill North Sea exploration wells
North Sea operators Harbour Energy and Petrogas are set to drill two exploration wells in the UK Continental Shelf in the coming months.
Shell to plug hotly awaited Edinburgh well after it comes up dry
A North Sea exploration well, previously tipped as one to watch, is to be plugged and abandoned (P&A) after coming up dry.
Aker BP gearing up for exploration drive after record year
Aker BP achieved “record strong financial results” last year spurred on by more buoyant oil and gas prices.
Cairn Energy and Shell targeting combined 60m barrels from two UK North sea prospects
Cairn Energy and Shell are targeting a combined 60 million barrels of oil from two of their UK North Sea prospects.
Exploration drilling activity expected to recover in 2021, says Westwood Global
Offshore drilling activity on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is expected to recover in 2021 with a dozen potential exploration wells identified.
Important for North Sea to get exploration drilling ‘back on track’
Ensuring that North Sea exploration drilling gets “back on track” next year will be a key part of efforts to help the industry get back on its feet.
Six offshore wells active across Norway
Westwood Global Energy reports there were three exploration wells and three appraisal wells active at the end of October.
Fewer but better: Exploration drilling so far in 2017
Fewer exploration wells were drilled in the first half of 2017, but commercial success rates were up, an analyst has said.
Westwood: Is UK exploration drilling set for renaissance or are targets unrealistic?
Optimism is returning to North Sea exploration, though estimates for this year’s drilling targets could be unrealistic, an oil sector analyst has said.
Statoil books Stena Carron drillship for Africa campaign
Statoil has signed a three-year contract for the Stena Carron drillship for exploration drilling on the pre-salt blocks (blocks 38 and 39) in the Kwanza basin in Angola.
Faroe adds assets in UK and Norway
Oil and gas firm Faroe Petroleum said yesterday it had acquired a 25% stake in the Pil prospect in the Norwegian Sea and a 50% share in the Lowlander discovery in the UK central North Sea.
Firm pauses Arctic drilling
Royal Dutch Shell has said it will not drill for petroleum in the Arctic Ocean in 2013.
Starting gun fired on Spaniards East
Premier Oil has started drilling on the central North Sea Spaniards East prospect, it was announced today.
CEO delivers update on exploration plans
Premier Oil chief executive Simon Lockett said yesterday he was looking forward to increased exploration by the firm in the next 12 months, including in the North Sea.
Drilling and production updates from Antrim
Oil and gas explorer Antrim Energy said today it is looking at a Spar floating oil platform development of the central North Sea Fyne field and potentially other fields in the area.
Total and Centrica get Norwegian drilling consents
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has given permission to Total and Centrica to carry out exploration drilling in the North Sea and Norwegian Sea.
Call to step up North Sea activity
A major step up in exploration and development rates needs to happen or billions of barrels of UK oil and gas could go unexploited, an industry event heard yesterday.
Energy giant ‘on right path’
BP is on the right path, chief executive Bob Dudley said yesterday when he announced the global oil giant's annual results.
First deepwater well off Romania
A subsidiary of ExxonMobil and Romanian oil and gas group Petrom has started drilling on the first deepwater exploration well in the Romanian sector of the Black Sea.
Antrim poised for North Sea drilling
Calgary-based Antrim Energy said today it expects exploration drilling to start on its Erne prospect in the central North Sea Greater Fyne area once the WilPhoenix rig completes operations with another operator west of Shetland.
Norway’s NPD busy with rig approvals
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given the green light for a number of rigs to get on with new tasks on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Greenland exploration potential lifts Cairn
Cairn Energy, the Edinburgh-based oil and gas operator, said yesterday its exploration acreage off Greenland could hold billions of barrels of oil.
Norwegian safety body gives the green light
NORWAY'S Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given the green light to StatoilHydro and Marathon to carry out exploration and development drilling with the semi-submersibles, Polar Pioneer, West Alpha and Deepsea Bergen.