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Mubadala signs Morocco geological study contract

Mar 18, 2015

Mubadala Petroleum signed an agreement with Morocco’s Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) to carry out an evaluation of the hydrocarbon potential of a large area offshore Morocco’s Mediterranean coast. Signing of contract…

Moho Nord using Sonardyne Fusion 6G

Mar 18, 2015

UTEC awarded Sonardyne International Ltd. a multi-million dollar contract to supply Fusion 6G acoustic positioning technology for the Total-operated Moho Nord subsea project, offshore West Africa. Technip’s rigid pipe S-lay and heavy-lift construction vessel…

GE gets $850 million Ghana contract

Mar 17, 2015

GE Oil & Gas announced the booking of an US$850 million order across its oil and gas business for the supply of equipment to the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block, Ghana. The OCTP block is located in offshore Ghana at a water depth of 500-1100 meters…

Low prices challenge Mozambique’s latest round

Mar 17, 2015

While Mozambique’s previous two oil and gas licensing rounds have had limited success, the country will be hoping that recent discoveries and its revised fiscal environment will create an investment boost during its latest bid round, says research and consulting firm GlobalData…

Eni’s double discoveries

Mar 16, 2015

Eni made a significant gas discovery offshore Libya and found more gas than anticipated at its Merakes-1 well offshore Indonesia. Libya find Eni activity in Libya. From Eni.   Eni…

Eni in US$5 billion Egypt venture

Mar 16, 2015

Italian giant Eni is investing an estimated US$5 billion dollars for the development of oil and gas resources in Egypt, including the development of 200 MMbbl and 1.3 TCF of gas. Image from Eni.   Egyptian…

JDR opens West Africa facility

Mar 16, 2015

JDR opened a new service and maintenance facility in Port Harcourt and Lagos, Nigeria in partnership with Royal Niger Emerging Technologies. Image from JDR.   In the agreement, which also establishes a long-term trade partnership…

Anadarko dumps Dolphin drillship

Mar 13, 2015

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. sent Dolphin Drilling an early termination notice for the Belford Dolphin ultra deepwater drillship's charter contract off Mozambique. The Belford Dolphin. From Dolphin Drilling…

ADX gets Tunisia extension

Mar 09, 2015

Tunisian authorities Comité Consultatif des Hydrocarbures  granted ADX Energy an additional six-month extension of the exploration period for the Kerkouane permit, offshore Tunisia. The extension ends on 7 August 2016.    The ADX…

BP in second Egypt find

Mar 09, 2015

BP made its second gas discovery in the East Mediterranean Sea at its North Damietta Offshore concession in the East Nile Delta. Image from BP.   The discovery was made at the Atoll…

BP developing Egypt’s West Nile Delta

Mar 06, 2015

BP signed final agreements to develop the US$12 billion West Nile Delta (WND) gas fields, with production set at reaching up to 1.2 Bcf/d in Egypt. BP worker on a platform in the Gulf of Suez. From BP…

Polarcus gets 3D seismic off Egypt

Mar 05, 2015

Polarcus won a contract from an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project offshore Egypt using Polarcus' RightBAND technique for broadband data acquisition. The project will begin 1Q 2015 and is expected to run for about 50 days.

Seychelles targets assessed by WHL/Ophir

Mar 05, 2015

Australian energy company WHL Energy has outlined 'substantial opportunities' offshore the Seychelles following interpretation of a preliminary PreSTM volume of the Junon 3D seismic survey. WHL, which is a partner with operator Ophir Energy offshore the Seychelles…

VAALCO spuds Angola probe

Mar 05, 2015

VAALCO Energy has spudded the post-salt Kindele-1 well, its first exploration well on Block 5 offshore Angola using Transocean's Celtic Sea semisubmersible drilling rig. The well will be drilled to a planned total depth of 2250m in about 100m water depth…

Eni Ghana contract secured for Maersk Voyager

Mar 02, 2015

Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract from eni Ghana Exploration and Production Ltd., an Eni subsidiary, for use of the newbuild drillship Maersk Voyager. The firm contract period is 3.5 years with an option to extend by one year…

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