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BP hits more gas off Egypt
UK-based energy giant and LNG player BP made another gas discovery in the North Damietta offshore concession in the East Nile Delta, Egypt.
BP Makes Another Gas Discovery Off Egypt
BP has made another gas discovery in the North Damietta offshore concession in the East Nile Delta, Egypt. The Qattameya Shallow-1 exploration well was drilled to a total depth of 1,961 metres in water depth of approximately 108 metres using the El Qaher II jack-up rig. The wireline logs, pressure d
BP finds gas offshore Egypt
British energy firm BP has made a gas discovery in the North Damietta Offshore Concession in the East Nile Delta, Egypt. The Qattameya Shallow-1 exploration well was drilled to a total depth of 1,961 meters in water depth of approximately 108 meters using the El Qaher II jack-up rig. The wireline lo
Somali Pirates Keep 7 Hostages on Hijacked Vessel
Somali pirates have kept 7 hostages on board the vessel hijacked last week off Somalia, indicating that it could be intended for use as a mother ship for further attacks, Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) cited local reports. The vessel, identified as the ocean going dhow Asayr 2 operating out of Bosaso, w
Cairn hits oil at SNE appraisal well offshore Senegal
Cairn Energy has struck oil at the VR-1 well, offshore Senegal, appraising the SNE oil discovery made back in 2014. According to Far Ltd, a partner in the project, drilling operations at the VR-1 appraisal well offshore Senegal have reached a depth of 2759m, wireline logging and sampling through the
Polaris to Carry Out Ororo Seabed Survey
Sirius Petroleum has executed a contract with Polaris Consulting Company (Polaris) to undertake a seabed survey around the Ororo field licence area. The marine vessel conducting the survey will mobilise to site in early April and it is anticipated that the survey will take approximately two weeks to
Popular news, March 20 – 26, 2017
The most popular articles of the week.
Top news, March 20 – 26, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from March 20 – 26, 2017.
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 20 – March 26). The Johan Sverdrup partnership has now decided to proceed with (DG2) Phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup development. Phase 1 of Johan Sverdrup is under development, with first oil sch
Shell sells onshore assets in Gabon. What about offshore?
Oil giant Shell has decided to sell its onshore assets in Gabon to Assala Energy, a Carlyle Group company, for $587 million in a move to partly make up for the $50 billion acquisition of BG Group last year. The sale, subject to certain approval and conditions, is expected to be closed in mid-2017. C
Somali Pirates Hijack Another Vessel, Use It as Mothership?
The Somali pirates have hijacked another vessel off the coast of Somalia, a representative from Oceans Beyond Piracy confirmed to World Maritime News. OBP said that the ship, which is yet to be identified, was hijacked in the vicinity of Eyl, Somalia. “We are still finding more details, but it appea
Kosmos starts more drilling off Mauritania and Senegal
Kosmos Energy started the second phase of its multi-well exploration drilling program offshore Mauritania and Senegal.