Zennor Petroleum’s subsidiary Zennor Pathway has spudded an appraisal well at its Finlaggan discovery in the Central North Sea. Well 21/5c-7, spudded on 5 April, is being drilled with Transocean Sedco 704 semisubmersible drilling rig…
As part of President Obama’s continued commitment to safe and responsible domestic energy production, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) director Abigail Ross Hopper has announced the bureau will offer approximately 23.5 million acres…
Maersk Oil may shut down production at Denmark’s largest gas field, should an economically viable solution for continued operations not be reached by this year. Platforms at Tyra East. Image from Maersk…
Chad Barnes reports that contrary to current industry norms, contracting activity in the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa region is on the rise. The Eastern Mediterranean gas landscape and a focus on Egypt…
Heather Saucier examines the geology of the Mediterranean and North African region, and assesses where more discoveries could be made. The location of four assessment units in the Nile Delta Basin Province in the Eastern Mediterranean…
The Delek Group is moving forward to advance the Leviathan development plan with an accelerated plan for first gas to flow in 2019, as the Israeli company revealed it has already begun discussions with Israel’s government ministries to reach a solution to the stability clause…
Emerson Process Management has launched Roxar Tempest 7.2, the latest version of its integrated reservoir engineering software suite that can be applied in a wide variety of scenarios such as field appraisal, field optimization, and brownfield development…
Noble Energy says a new ruling by Israel's Supreme Court could further delay the Leviathan offshore mega-project in the Levantine Basin in the Mediterranean Sea. The Houston-based explorer said that the court affirmed Israel's natural gas regulatory framework…
Saudi Aramco has begun producing natural gas at its Hasbah field, offshore Saudi Arabia. Hasah is located 150km northeast of Jubail in the Arabian Gulf. It has seven single-well platforms, and is expected to provide up to 1.3 Bcf/d of natural gas…
Japan's INPEX said it is trying to confirm the facts following a news report stating that Indonesian President Joko Widodo has rejected a proposal to build a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) plant in the country's east, saying that an onshore plant would benefit its economy more…
Kosmos Energy says its Greater Tortue Complex offshore Mautitania has the potential to create a new 'world-scale' LNG development, following the results of its latest appraisal well. The firm said the results of its Ahmeyim-2 appraisal well…
The government of India approved a natural gas pricing system for gas produced from high pressure high temperature, deepwater and ultra deepwater areas that could attract substantial investment in the country’s upstream sector, as well as generate job opportunities…
The first production test at Eni’s Zohr 2X appraisal well delivered some 44 MMcf/d of gas, offshore Egypt. Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi. Image from Eni. The Zohr 2X well, Eni’s first appraisal well on its giant Zohr discovery…
Exmar and Pacific Exploration and Production (formerly Pacific Rubiales) have agreed to terminate a liquefaction and storage agreement, originally executed in March 2012 for a term of 15 years from delivery of a floating liquefaction unit (CFLNG) with a liquefaction capacity of approximately 0…
Gas production has started from the Zora gas field offshore the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to operator Dana Gas. The project, using a fixed wellhead platform, started on 14 January, with sales gas produced by 28 February due…