In 2009, Hurricane Exploration performed a first in UK waters. The small, but specialist, exploration outfit was the first to plan and drill a basement reservoir as an exploration target on the UK Continental Shelf, making its light oil Lancaster discovery West of Shetland.
Coal bed methane (CBM) firm Dart Energy said it plans to secure first gas-to-electricity revenues from its Airth project in Scotland in the coming months.
The Australasian Oil and Gas Show gets under way today with one Aberdeen-based oil service group announcing the launch of a subsidiary in Perth and another revealing a contract win.
A group of 20 of the world's most experienced deepwater wells professionals have joined forces to create what is billed as the first drilling consultancy anywhere to specialise solely in deepwater projects.
