Wintershall Dea scores gas find near Disouq
Wintershall Dea has found gas onshore in Egypt’s Nile Delta and is considering a tie-back to nearby infrastructure at Disouq.
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Gazprom pays itself £28.7m dividend from UK North Sea business
Gazprom has stakes in five licences in the UK North Sea.
Wintershall DEA moves forward with £670m Dvalin North, a year after discovery
Wintershall DEA is to press ahead with development of Dvalin North, the largest discovery in Norway in 2021.
Denmark grants first permit for CO2 storage
The Danish Energy Agency has granted permission for CO2 injection and storage to begin at the country’s Greensand pilot project, as part of an initial four-month trial.
Wintershall Dea backs CO2 hub in Danish North Sea
Wintershall Dea is to join a consortium developing a greenport hub on the Danish coast, linked to the country’s flagship Greensand carbon capture scheme.
Norway to develop gas find in bid to keep up European flows
Norway will add a new natural gas field in the Norwegian Sea from 2026 in a push to bolster supplies to continental Europe as the EU rushes to replace Russian flows.
TotalEnergies approves $700m Fenix gas project off Argentina
TotalEnergies and its partners have has approved the final investment decision (FID) for the Fenix gas development, around 37 miles off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina.
Equinor and Windershall Dea set to develop Norwegian-German CCS pipeline
Equinor and Wintershall Dea have partnered up in the development of a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) value chain connecting continental European CO2 emitters to offshore storage sites on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Norway well slot: ConocoPhillips seeks Bounty and Lamba
As of 25 July, Westwood Global Energy reports that there are five exploration wells active, three in the Northern North Sea and two in the Norwegian Sea.
First oil from Norway’s Nova oil field supports UK at ‘crucial time’
Wintershall Dea has begun first oil production at its operated Nova field in the Norwegian North Sea.
Repsol pre-empts Edison sale in Algeria
Repsol has exercised its pre-emption rights to buy some of departing Edison’s stake in the Reggane Nord project, in Algeria.
OKEA buys in as Wintershall exits Brage field
Norwegian late-life specialist OKEA will buy Wintershall Dea’s stakes in a trio of Norwegian fields, including operatorship of the Brage field, 76 miles west of Bergen.
Wintershall bulks up in Algeria amid long-term plans
Wintershall Dea is increasing its stake in the Reggane Nord project, in Algeria, with the German company talking of long-term growth.
Wilhelmshaven takes centre stage for LNG imports and more
Germany has officially launched construction of an LNG terminal at Wilhelmshaven, while signing up preliminary agreements for four FSRUs.
Wintershall DEA writes off €1bn Nord Stream 2 finance
Wintershall DEA says it will not “advance or implement” any oil and gas projects in Russia, and will write off its €1 billion (£830 million) financing of Nord Stream 2.
OMV steps back from Russian plans, while Wintershall considers options
OMV will not go ahead with its purchase of a stake in Gazprom’s Urengoy gas and condensate field. It is also “reviewing” its involvement in Nord Stream 2.
BP and other North Sea players keeping tabs on UK sanctions against Russia
BP, Wintershall DEA and IOG are among the North Sea firms which are monitoring UK Government sanctions against Russia, and could be impacted as tensions escalate.
Who won what? Norway dishes out 53 licences in oil and gas exploration round
Norway has dished out 53 licences in its latest round of awards for oil and gas exploration.
Norwegian oil and gas sector tipped for ‘record number’ of FIDs in 2022
Despite “long-term headwinds”, it’s “full steam ahead” for Norwegian oil and gas operators next year, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Ineos and Wintershall DEA move ahead with Greensand CCS pilot project
Ineos and Wintershall DEA have decided to move ahead with the Greensand CCS pilot project in Denmark.
Norway records seven commercial discoveries in year to date
Westwood Global Energy reports that there were two exploration and one appraisal wells active as of July 28. Key wells in July include frontier play tests at Stovegolvet and Stangnestind, both of which completed. A total of 17 exploration wells have completed to date in 2021, from which seven commercial discoveries have been made giving a 41% commercial success rate to date.
Gazprom plans Libya production boost following restart
Gazprom EP International has restarted production in Libya, where it works with Wintershall Dea.
Neptune Energy working with Rothschild as it studies IPO
Neptune Energy, the oil and gas explorer backed by Carlyle Group and CVC Capital Partners, is working with financial adviser Rothschild & Co. to explore potential options including an IPO, according to people familiar with the matter.
200 jobs at risk on Seadrill rig after contract termination – union
Around 200 jobs are at risk on a Seadrill North Sea rig after a spate of safety incidents saw its contract terminated, a union has said.
BP launches Raven field
BP has started up gas production at the Raven field, offshore Egypt.