Tlou Energy provides update on the Lesedi CBM project

Tlou Energy has announced that the Lesedi 3 production pod has successfully reached Critical Desorption Pressure (‘CDP’).   CDP is the pressure at which gas begins to come out of the coal after a careful dewatering process.   Highlights Lesedi 3 has reached CDP  …

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Anadarko dishes out contract awards for Mozambique LNG development

Anadarko has awarded a number of contracts for its Mozambique Golfinho/Atum development following a final investment decision for the project.   The Anadarko-operated Mozambique LNG project will be Mozambique’s first onshore LNG development, initially consisting of two LNG trains with total nameplate capacity of 12.88 Mtpa…

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Dominican Republic set to open first licensing round

On the 17th June it was reported that the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Energy and Mines will open its first licensing round at an event in partnership with Wood Mackenzie on the 10th July, with an offering of 14 blocks.   The offering, which closes…

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Equinor finds oil, gas in dual-target Norwegian Sea well

Equinor’s latest completed well in the Norwegian Sea has led to two discoveries in the Norne area.   The semi-submersible Transocean Spitsbergen drilled the Snadd Outer Outer/Black Vulture prospects in production licence 159B.   There were two reservoir objectives: an upper drilling target with an…

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C&J Energy and Keane to merge in US$1.8 billion deal

Houston-based oilfield services companies C&J Energy Services and Keane Group, Inc plan to merge in an all-stock deal valued at about US$1.8 billion, including US$255 million of debt, the companies announced the 17th June.   Under the terms of the merger agreement, C&J shareholders will…

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ONGC moves 35 rigs ahead of monsoon season

India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd has reported moving a record-high 35 offshore drilling rigs to new locations ahead of the Indian monsoon season.   Aqualis Offshore said it assisted with many of the moves.   Each of the 35 rigs was placed at…

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Fugro conducting seep surveys offshore Malaysia

Fugro has completed the first of three seep hunting and geochemical campaigns offshore Malaysia for Petronas.   The first project, offshore Sabah, began on the 21st December 2018, aboard the Fugro Equator vessel, which acquired geophysical data including multibeam echosounder (MBES) and sub-bottom profiler (SBP)…

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