Rockhopper provides update on Egypt operations

Rockhopper Exploration, the oil and gas company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region, has provided an operational and corporate update in relation to its Egyptian portfolio.   Current production from the Abu Sennan concession is approximately 3,800 barrels…

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Keppel to upgrade barge for offshore Cambodia project

KrisEnergy subsidiary, SJ Production Barge has contracted Keppel Shipyard to modify and upgrade a production barge for the Apsara oil development offshore Cambodia.   The work scope covers installation of a power generation module, electrical house, new accommodation units and other refurbishment activities. All work…

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Mauritius, Seychelles to license joint offshore area

The Joint Commission of the Mauritius-Seychelles Extended Continental Shelf, Mascarene Plateau region has opened the two states’ joint management area (JMA) for oil and gas exploration.   The JMA covers an area of around 400,000 square kilometres (154,441 square miles) in the region of the…

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Equinor gains consent to use Sverdrup drilling platform

Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given Equinor consent to use the drilling platform on the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea off Norway.   The drilling platform (DP) was the second of four facilities to be installed on the Johan Sverdrup…

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Bass Oil achieves record oil production at Tangai-Sukananti

Bass Oil has announced that it has produced a record monthly oil production of 27,795 barrels of oil JV share, or 15,287 barrels Bass share, from its Indonesian Tangai-Sukananti KSO during the month of October.   This represents an average daily rate of 896 barrels…

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Strong performance from North Sea Grieg field

The Edvard Grieg field in the Norwegian North Sea continues to perform strongly, according to operator Lundin Norway, with no material water production to date.   This should mean plateau production will be extended by around six months to mid-2020. At present, the deliverability from…

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Nuclear Plant Continues To Invest In Alternative Energy

Energy Northwest is building a 5MW combined solar generation and battery storage facility in Washington State near Richland.   The not-for-profit energy company is installing its second solar array, adding another ten million kWhs of low carbon electricity per year to its already diverse mix…

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Equinor shutting down crude oil port after two ships collide

Equinor is shutting down operations at Sture terminal, its tanker port for crude oil in Øygarden, Norway, following a collision between the frigate Helge Ingstad and the tanker TS Sola.   Equinor reported the incident at approximately 04.15 local time on the 7th November.   In…

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