Magnolia operations started
North Sea firm Trapoil said yesterday that operations had started on the Magnolia exploration prospect. The well is being drilled by the Ocean Nomad rig.
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Providence sells onshore assets
Irish oil explorer Providence Resources is selling its UK onshore assets in a £41million deal to concentrate on offshore exploration.
Disappointment on Zapffe
OIL and gas firm Valiant Petroleum today announced a disappointing result on the first well on the Zapffe exploration prospect.
Antrim to drill three North Sea wells before 2012
Canadian oil and gas explorer Antrim said today it is to drill three wells in the North Sea by the end of the year starting with the Erne prospect.
Providence and Star looking to drill Dalkey Island prospect
PROVIDENCE Resources and partner Star Energy have applied to the Irish authorities to convert their Dalkey Island licence in the Kish Bank Basin offshore eastern Ireland into a standard exploration concession with a view to drilling an exploration well.
EnCore Oil seals Catcher rig deal
ENCORE Oil said yesterday it had agreed a contract for the Transocean Galaxy II jack-up rig to drill up to four exploration and appraisal wells on the Catcher discovery in block 28/9 in the UK central North Sea.
Potential for massive oilfield just just a stone’s throw off Dublin
PROVIDENCE Resources claims that it has identified a large structure off the east coast of Ireland that could harbour hundreds of millions of barrels of oil.