ExxonMobil has started oil production at its US$4 billion Julia oil field in the Gulf of Mexico with the first production well currently online, and a second well set to start production in the coming weeks, the supermajor announced. Image…
Beach Energy and Cooper Energy have accepted an offer from the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA) to convert the Basker, Manta and Gummy gas field permits VIC/L26, 27, and 28 (BMG joint venture) in the offshore Gippsland Basin into retention leases…
Nearly six years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the US Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has revealed final well control regulations designed to reduce future risks of a devastating offshore oil or gas blowout…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD) updated estimate for undiscovered resources shows that the total remaining resources on the Norwegian shelf can provide a basis for oil and gas production for decades to come. Image of the Johan Sverdrup…
The Cross Group has successfully completed subsea live well intervention operations on three TFL (through-flowline) template wells in the US Gulf of Mexico using its 3-1/16in 10,000 psi subsea convertible live well intervention package in 1800ft of water…
Eni has expanded the adoption of Halliburton Landmark’s DecisionSpace Geosciences across its exploration business units worldwide. Eni decided to expand the utilization of Landmark’s solution in order to improve efficiency through integration and cross-disciplinary collaboration…
Wood Group has acquired Ingenious Inc., a supplier of proprietary software and consulting services to the global chemical, oil and gas, and energy industries. The acquisition provides a manufacturing operations management systems capability…
In May 2016, PGS will commence acquisition of a 4400sq km 3D GeoStreamer survey over the Aasta Hansteen area of the Norwegian Sea, scheduled to be completed in August 2016. Fast track data will be available four months after the final shot…
Tullow Oil is pushing back the start up of production at its Jubilee field offshore Ghana by an additional two weeks, after finding more damage to the Kwame Nkrumah floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) unit. Image of the Kwame Nkrumah…
Africa-focused oil and gas production and development company Aminex started first gas production from its Kiliwani North gas field, offshore Tanzania. Map of Kiliwani North and Songo Songo, from Aminex…
Clough has been awarded an engineering services contract by Woodside Energy. Clough will work as part of an engineering panel to provide multi-disciplinary engineering services for Woodside. The contract covers the full spectrum of engineering…
Kosmos Energy Sao Tome and Principe (Kosmos) has gained operatorship of Block 5 and 12, offshore West Africa in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (STP), as part of a farm-in (65%) agreement with Equator Exploration…
Geolog International and Quad Operations, also known as QO Inc. (Quad), have entered into a strategic partnership alliance to leverage each other’s respective capabilities in providing a broader spectrum of services to their client base. Geolog…
Chevron has temporarily halted production at its Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) and condensate project on Barrow Island, off the northwest coast of Western Australia due to mechanical issues. According to Chevron Australia, the propane…
Tullow Oil is set to start up production at its Jubilee field offshore Ghana later this week, after declaring force majeure on two cargoes last month. Image of the Kwame Nkrumah, from Tullow. In a statement from the company…
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