At the end of the first half of 2010 (as of 24 June) 2five exploration wells on the Norwegian shelf had been completed. During the same period last year, 33 exploration wells were drilled. 19 of the 2five are wildcat wells (new prospects) and six are appraisal wells (for delineation of earlier disco
Faroe Petroleum plc, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and undeveloped field opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, announces that drilling operations have commenced on the Anne Marie prospect (Faroe Petroleum 12.5%), located
BBucharest. The 1858 described by the Leipziger mathematician August Ferdinand Mobius Mobius loop is generally regarded as the symbol for … [mappress] Source: Wirtschaftsblatt, July 26, 2010;
PetroMarker invited its customers to come and visit “Volstad Surveyor” at the end of her mobilization on July 19th, 2010. Despite a rather wet weather, a number of clients’ representatives came to Dusavik NorSea base to visit PetroMarker’s new vessel, the “Volstad Surveyor”. The visitors were able t
Cirrus Energy Corporation announced the following operational update regarding ongoing activities in our wholly owned subsidiary, Cirrus Energy Nederland B.V. (“Cirrus”) in The Netherlands. Well M07-07 (Cirrus 42.75%, operator) The deviated M07-07 appraisal well has been successfully drilled from th
Today’s discussion of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the project of new Baku International Sea Trade Port in Alat settlement… (abc) [mappress] Source: abc, July 24, 2010;
Havila Shipping ASA achieved a result before tax of NOK 123.2m (USD $20 Million) in Q2 2010, compared with NOK 114.2m (USD $18.5 Million) in Q2 last year. Year to date, the profit before tax was NOK 108.4m. In the first half year of 2009 profit before tax was NOK 278.6m. · Total income in […]
Coastal communities in Lincolnshire are being protected from flooding as part of a £30m project. The Environment Agency is using a dredger to pump sand onto 20km (12.5 miles) of beaches. The aim of the Lincshore scheme is to raise beach levels to prevent waves going over the sea walls. The agency sa
Vyborg Shipyard stops plans for construction of a new shipyard in Primorsk, General Director Valery Levchenko said yesterday. The new shipya… (barentsobserver) [mappress] Source: barentsobserver, July 23, 2010;
Atlantic basin LNG traders were sceptical on Thursday that the recent fall in the front-month NBP price was driven by a glut of LNG schedule… (ICIS Heren) [mappress] Source: ICIS Heren, July 22, 2010;
Sterling Resources Ltd., provided an operational update regarding its current drilling activities in the United Kingdom North Sea. Blakeney The Ocean Nomad rig is under contract and should commence drilling at the Blakeney exploration well located in Block 21/27b of the Central North Sea within the
Spring Energy announces further exploration success in the recently completed exploration well (6406/3-8T2) on the Maria prospect in PL 475BS, 15 km East of the Åsgard Field and 5 km Northeast of the Trestakk discovery. The objective of the well was to prove hydrocarbons in the early to middle Juras
The Lithuanian government approved Wednesday a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Baltic Sea as part of efforts to cut its dependence on… (cmemarkets) [mappress] Source: cmemarkets, July 22, 2010;
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that drilling of exploration well 16/2-6 on the Avaldsnes prospect has commenced. The well is located in Block 16/2, production licence PL501, in the central North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The Avaldsnes prospect is located
