British Prime Minister Liz Truss' plans to spur new North Sea oil and gas production and lift a ban on fracking will test investor appetite for new fossil fuel projects, but are unlikely to ease the current energy crunch.Truss, who took office on Tuesday…
Oil and gas company Harbour Energy has completed the drilling of the Timpan-1 exploration well located 150 kilometers offshore Indonesia, encountering 'a material gas accumulation.'The well, in a water depth of 4,245 feet (1293.8 meters). was drilled to a total vertical depth of 13…
Harbour Energy said on Friday that largest shareholder, EIG Asset Management, has distributed some of its stake in North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer to existing investors, resulting in a dilution in its holding to 16% from 37%.The share…
Gas production in the United Kingdom rose 26% in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, an industry body said on Wednesday, as Britain cuts Russian energy imports in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.The 3…
The North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer, Harbour Energy, has told the British government that Britain's planned windfall tax on the energy sector will shrink the company's investment in the country.With oil and gas prices soaring and households…
The British government is still 'fleshing out details' of a special tax on North Sea oil and gas producers announced last month, energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng told a conference on Thursday.Finance minister Rishi Sunak is due to meet with executives…
Harbour Energy has started production at the Tolmount gas field in the British North Sea, a source close to the company said on Monday.Harbour operates and holds a 50% stake in the field along with Dana Petroleum.The field, whose start-up was initially planned for the first quarter of the year…
The Mexican government is close to reaching a deal with U.S.-based Talos Energy over the future of a potentially lucrative shared crude discovery, the president said on Friday.The handling of Zama, a deposit holding some 900 million barrels and located offshore in the southern Gulf of Mexico…
UK-based oil and gas company Harbour Energy said Wednesday that Phil Kirk had notified the Board of his intention to step down as Executive Director, President, and CEO Europe, with effect from February 28, 2022.Kirk was previously Chief Executive Officer and founder of the Chrysaor Group…
U.S.-based oil producer Talos Energy has temporarily suspended pursuit of an arbitration claim against Mexico amid high-level talks over one of the country's flagship offshore projects, five people close to the matter said.The dispute erupted…
Navitas Petroleum has agreed to farm into the Sea Lion oil field development project offshore the Falkland Islands. In January 2020, Premier Oil, as the Sea Lion operator, and Rockhopper, as the partner in the project, signed non-binding heads of terms with Navitas Petroleum…
Harbour Energy, the British North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer, reported on Thursday free cash flow of $678 million for 2021 in its first full-year results after its merger with Premier Oil, up from a pro-forma $562 million in 2020.It forecast that…
Falkland Islands-focused oil and gas exploration company Argos Resources said Monday that the Falkland Islands government has extended the second term of the company's PL001 offshore license.The license, which would have expired on May 2, 2022…
UK-based wave energy technology company Mocean Energy has said it has secured a major new investment to accelerate the commercial roll-out of its Blue Star wave machine. The new funds will drive the technology's adoption in subsea oil and gas…
Two outfits, one in Germany and one in the US, are chasing a goal of supplying long-term subsea power in remote locations, via fuel cells, to users including oceanographic observatories to underwater vehicles. Elaine Maslin takes a look.Long…