Partners in the Leviathan field offshore Israel have secured US$1.5-1.75 billion funding towards the field development project. Delek Drilling and Avner Oil Exploration secured the cash from HSBC Bank and J.P. Morgan. It will be released in tranches…
BP has agreed to buy a 10% interest in the Shorouk concession offshore Egypt, containing the super-giant Zohr gas field, for US$375 million. As part of the deal with Eni, BP will also reimburse Eni for BP’s share of past expenditure…
Australia-based explorer Po Valley Energy has been awarded a preliminary Production Concession for the 47 Bcf offshore Teodorico gas field in the northern Adriatic Sea – offshore Italy. The Teodorico gas field, within the AR94PY license area…
Lukoil has struck more pay at its third well in the Vladimir Filanovsky field in the shallow waters of the Caspian Sea. The LSP-1, from Lukoil. The horizontal section of the well is 1217m long…
Castex Offshore had a successful flow testing of its Main Pass Hummer discovery well, offshore Louisiana, according to partner Petsec Energy. Flow rates were measured at restricted rates on variable choke sizes over the last three hours…
A steering group of offshore companies working together to explore opportunities to maximize remaining gas reserves in the Southern North Sea (SNS) has been appointed. A mix of operators, duty holders, service businesses and supply chain…
Malaysia’s Petronas has achieved first gas from its first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, PFLNG SATU earlier this week (14 November) from the Kanowit gas field, offshore Sarawak. Image of the PFLNG SATU…
New Zealand Oil & Gas has reached agreement to sell its 15% interest in the Kupe gas and light oil fields and production station to Genesis Energy for US$119 million (NZ$168 million), offshore New Zealand. The effective date of the transaction…
Israel's Minister of Energy has opened the country's first offshore bid round covering 24 areas in the Levant Basin, with some located close to existing major gas discoveries. The discovery of giant gas fields in the Levant Basin, offshore…
A total of 32 crude and natural gas projects are expected to commence operations in the North Sea region by 2025, with the UK claiming the highest number at 22, followed by Norway and Denmark with nine and one respectively, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData…
New Age is continuing the evaluation of development options, including scope for early-stage development plans for the Etinde concession, offshore Cameroon, according to partner Bowleven. Image of the Etinde area…
French giant Total and the National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) have entered into a heads of agreement (HoA) for the development of phase 11 of the giant South Pars project, in the Persian Gulf. Pouyanné…
Bahrain authorities have invited Eni to study and assess the potential of some exploration and production assets in the country. To this purpose four agreements have been signed between the Bahrain Petroleum Co. (Bapco), Tatweer Petroleum and Eni…
In this video, Chevron shows the process it took for its Alder HPHT field to reach first gas, 41 years after in was discovered. Chevron’s high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) gas condensate Alder field in the Central North Sea started production this week…
Chevron started production at the high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) gas condensate Alder field in the Central North Sea that will help extend the field life of Britannia. Image of the installation of the Alder subsea isolation valve…