Africa
Ophir Acquires Interest in WHL’s Blocks Offshore Seychelles
Ophir Energy plc has entered into an agreement with WHL Energy (“WHL”) to acquire a 75% operated interest in Blocks PEC-5B/1 and PEC-5B/2 located offshore to the south of the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. In exchange for the acquired interest, Ophir will repay back costs to WHL of US$4mln
OVL Completes Rovuma Stake Acquisition
ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) said it has completed the acquisition of 10% participating interest in the Rovuma Area 1 offshore Block from Anadarko Moçambique Area 1 Limitada. On the 24th August 2013, OVL signed definitive agreements with Anadarko to acquire this interest. Acquisition of an additional 1
ONGC acquires additional interest in Rovuma block (Mozambique)
India’s ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) has completed the acquisition of 10% participating interest (“PI”) in the Rovuma Area 1 offshore Block from Anadarko Moçambique Area 1 Limitada. On the 24th August 2013, OVL signed definitive agreements with Anadarko to acquire this interest. “Acquisition of an addi
Ophir farms into Seychelles offshore block
Ophir Energy plc has entered into an agreement with WHL Energy, an Australian listed E&P company, to acquire a 75% operated interest in Blocks PEC-5B/1 and PEC-5B/2 located offshore to the south of the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. In exchange for the acquired interest, Ophir will repay ba
Pura Vida Hires Atwood Achiever Drillship in Mazagan Permit
Pura Vida Energy NL announces the execution of a rig share agreement for the drilling of two wells in the Mazagan permit by the Atwood Achiever Deepwater Drillship. The Atwood Achiever is contracted to Kosmos Energy under a long term hire arrangement. Under the rig share agreement with Kosmos, two s
Kosmos Energy, Pura Vida to share drillship offshore Morocco
Pura Vida Energy NL and Kosmos Energy will share a drilling rig off the coast of Morocco. Pura Vida said that it would use the drillship for the drilling of two wells in the Mazagan permit, 100 km offshore Morocco. The Atwood Achiever is contracted to Kosmos Energy under a long term hire arrangement
APM Terminals: Fit for Future Growth
APM Terminals based in The Hague is currently present in 12 out of the top 20 countries predicted by United Nations to become the biggest countries by population in 2020. “In 2013, APM Terminals invested over USD 1 billion in port infrastructure developments and updates. We will continue to particip
PGS Acquires New MultiClient GeoStreamer Data in Côte d’Ivoire
Two new PGS MultiClient GeoStreamer® surveys offshore Côte d’Ivoire drive further exploration success in the Atlantic Equatorial Transform Margin. Petroleum Geo-Services, with local partner Laguna and in cooperation with Petroci, is currently acquiring 2,300 sq km of MultiClient 3D GeoStreamer® data
Statoil, ExxonMobil Conduct Drill Stem Test at Tanzania’s Zafarani-2 Well
Statoil and co-venturer ExxonMobil have announced the results from their first drill stem test in the Tanzania Block 2 offshore discoveries. The data acquired is important to reduce technical uncertainties in a possible future Tanzania offshore and LNG development. The Zafarani-2 operation tested tw
PGS starts seismic survey offshore Côte d’Ivoire
Petroleum Geo-Services, with local partner Laguna and in cooperation with Petroci, is currently acquiring 2,300 sq km of MultiClient 3D GeoStreamer® data over blocks CI-506 and CI-507, offshore Côte d’Ivoire. The new MultiClient 3D GeoStreamer data will cover part of the western offshore Côte d’Ivoi
Statoil, ExxonMobil complete Zarafani-2 testing in Tanzania
Statoil and co-venturer ExxonMobil today announce the results from their first drill stem test in the Tanzania Block 2 offshore discoveries. The data acquired is important to reduce technical uncertainties in a possible future Tanzania offshore and LNG development. The Zafarani-2 operation tested tw
Statoil Tests Tanzania Well
Statoil and co-venturer ExxonMobil today announced the results from their first drill stem test in the Tanzania Block 2 offshore discoveries. The data acquired is important to reduce technical uncertainties in a possible future Tanzania offshore and LNG development. The Zafarani-2 operation tested t