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Wheatstone LNG production starts

Oct 09, 2017

Chevron has started LNG production at the Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. The first cargo is on track to be shipped in the coming weeks. At full capacity, the Wheatstone Project's two train LNG facility will supply 8.9 MTPA of LNG for export to Asia…

Production resumes at Tamar

Sep 28, 2017

Production has resumed at the Tamar gas field offshore Israel after a crack was found in an emission pipe used to release natural gas and pressure, according to partner Delek Drilling. Noble was performing upgrade and improvement as planned…

CATS to take on Tolmount infrastructure

Sep 26, 2017

CATS Management Limited (CML) has signed a heads of terms with Premier Oil and Dana Petroleum to develop the infrastructure for the Tolmount field in the Southern North Sea. CML and Dana Petroleum will jointly construct and own the Tolmount platform and export pipeline in equal shares…

IOG inks master services agreement with Schlumberger

Sep 25, 2017

Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has signed a letter of intent and consultancy master services agreement (CMSA) with Schlumberger in relation to development of its two Southern North Sea gas hubs, the Blythe Hub and the Vulcan Satellites Hub…

Hyperdynamics going solo at Fatala prospect

Sep 21, 2017

Hyperdynamics will seek a two-year appraisal period to test the Fatala prospect area for commercial resources, but will go solo after partner South Atlantic Petroleum (Sapetro) decided to withdraw from the joint operating agreement (JOA)…

BHGE nets major Zohr contract

Sep 11, 2017

Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) has won a major subsea contract from Petrobel for phase two of the supergiant Zohr gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Egypt. BHGE will provide project management, engineering procurement, fabrication…

DGE III hits at Rampart Deep

Sep 05, 2017

Deep Gulf Energy III (DGE III) has encountered hydrocarbon pay at the Rampart Deep well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, according to partner Stone Energy. Deepwater Asgard. Image from Transocean…

Karish, Tanin Israeli FPSO plan approved

Aug 30, 2017

The field development plan for the Karish and Tanin fields offshore Israel has been approved by the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner. Energean Israel, a 50/50 joint venture between Energean Oil & Gas and Kerogen Capital, plan to drill three wells…

Statoil in minor find near Heidrun

Aug 24, 2017

Statoil has struck a minor gas find at a wildcat well near the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea where it could become a possible tieback, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). Map of 6507/8-9…

Woodside makes third Myanmar gas discovery

Aug 07, 2017

Woodside has made its third gas discovery offshore Myanmar. The Pyi Thit-1 exploration well in Block A-6 in the Southern Rakhine Basin intersected a 65m gross gas column. A 36m net gas pay interval was interpreted within the primary target sandstone reservoir…

Husky, CNOOC start up BD gas field

Aug 01, 2017

Joint operator Husky-CNOOC Madura has started first production from the BD gas field in Indonesia. The BD gas field is in the Madura Strait in 55m water depth. It is being produced via an unmanned wellhead platform, a floating production…

Eni talks Bahr Essalam Phase II development

Jul 31, 2017

Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi has been talking to Libyan officials about the second phase of development of the Bahr Essalam field, in which first gas is set for next year. Sabratha. Image from Mellitah…

Noble drops Atwood rig from Leviathan project

Jul 20, 2017

Partners on the Leviathan gas project offshore Israel have opted to end a rig contract with Atwood Oceanics in favor of a cheaper deal.  Operator Noble Energy had been due to drill the Leviathan 5 and 7 appraisal and production wells using the Atwood Advantage drillship…

IOG submits Blythe hub FDP

Jul 19, 2017

Independent Oil and Gas has submitted a field development plan (FDP) to the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) for the Blythe Hub. The project comprises the Blythe and Elgood fields, which are 100% owned and operated by IOG, and are in the…

Iran, Total sign historic deal on South Pars

Jul 03, 2017

Iran has signed a new contract to develop its South Pars gas field - the largest gas field in the world - with France's Total and China's CNPC today (3 July). The move will be the first major Western energy investment since sanctions against Tehran were removed…

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