Jersey making ‘great progress’ in finding partner for GBA redevelopment
Jersey Oil and Gas is making “great progress” in its quest to find a partner for the Greater Buchan Area (GBA) redevelopment.
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Drilling of Serica North Eigg exploration well hit by £3m, six-week delay
Drilling operations on the North Eigg exploration well have been hit by delays, Serica Energy (LON: SQZ) has confirmed.
Equinor and Soliton target 100m barrel North Sea exploration prize
Equinor and Soliton Resources will drill an exploration prospect targeting up to 100 million barrels of oil equivalent in the UK North Sea.
i3 Energy to drill ‘company-maker’ Serenity appraisal this month
i3 Energy (LON: I3E) has said it will drill its “company-maker” Serenity appraisal well this month.
Bridge receives ‘multiple offers’ for North Sea redevelopment but licence roadblock beckons
Bridge Petroleum has reported “multiple offers” for its Galapagos North Sea redevelopment; however, licensing rules may produce a roadblock.
UK well slot – Serica and Shell get spudding
As of 24 August, Westwood Global Energy reports that there are three exploration wells active, with two in the CNS and one in the NNS. One well completed at Edinburgh.
Isabella: Appraisal drilling kicks off to confirm major North Sea discovery
TotalEnergies (PARIS: TTE) has kicked off hotly-anticipated appraisal drilling at the Isabella discovery in the UK North Sea.
‘All systems go’ for Ping Petroleum at Avalon field
Key papers for the development of the Avalon field are to be lodged at any moment, the operator has confirmed.
Deltic Energy in partner hunt for 24 million-barrel North Sea prospect
Deltic Energy (LON: DELT), the exploration company which has attracted Shell and Cairn in the North Sea, is working up a new 24 million-barrel prospect.
UK well slot: Orlov awaits after Edinburgh dud
As of 25 July, Westwood Global Energy reports that there are three exploration wells active, with two in the CNS and one in the NNS.
Neptune Energy gets after Ofelia exploration prize
Neptune Energy has kicked off drilling on the Ofelia exploration well in the North Sea.
Shell and Deltic Energy invest in high-impact North Sea exploration well
Shell (LON: SHEL) and Deltic Energy (LON: DELT) have decided to invest in a high-impact exploration well in the UK North Sea.
Serica spuds North Sea exploration well
North Sea operator Serica Energy (LON: SQZ) spudded the North Eigg exploration well this morning.
Shell to plug hotly awaited Edinburgh well after it comes up dry
A North Sea exploration well, previously tipped as one to watch, is to be plugged and abandoned (P&A) after coming up dry.
Stockbrokers put £33.5 million valuation on UK North Sea discovery
Stockbrokers have placed a £33.5 million valuation on an oil discovery in the Central North Sea.
Repsol Sinopec kicks Tain FID down the road again
A planned final investment decision (FID) on a multi-million barrel North Sea field has been delayed once again.
Shell and Deltic pick Maersk rig for ‘high impact’ North Sea exploration target
Shell (LON: SHEL) and Deltic Energy (AIM: DELT) have gone with a Maersk Drilling rig for their Pensacola exploration target in the UK North Sea.
Cornerstone ready for ‘massive’ UK North Sea opportunity after buying up assets
Gas firm Cornerstone Resources, backed by the former CEOs of IOG and Ithaca Energy, is targeting a “massive opportunity” in the southern North Sea as it solidifies its position in the region.
Production vessel arrives at Shell Pierce field for North Sea gas project
The vessel which will produce Pierce, a new North Sea gas redevelopment project for Shell (LON: SHEL) , has arrived at the field in the UK.
Shell eyes new pipeline for high-impact North Sea exploration target
Shell and Deltic Energy have set out development options and a date for drilling a high-impact exploration target in the North Sea.
Tailwind announces production boost for Bittern field in North Sea
Tailwind Energy has boosted production at the Bittern field in the North Sea.
Norway well slot: Two successful exploration targets
As of 30 May, Westwood Global Energy reports that there are five exploration wells active, two in the North Sea, two in the Norwegian Sea, and one in the Barents Sea.
UK well slot: Activity in the Central and Northern North Sea
As of 30 May, Westwood Global Energy reports that there is one exploration well and one appraisal well active, in the CNS and NNS respectively. One appraisal well in the CNS was P&A as a gas well since the last report.
i3 Energy hands Petrofac contract on ‘company-maker’ Serenity well
Petrofac has been named well engineering operator on the upcoming i3 Energy Serenity appraisal.
Apache to boost North Sea spending as Diamond Offshore wins rig extension
Apache North Sea has said it plans to boost its UK spending and headcount as it hands a rig extension deal to Diamond Offshore.