News Archive for: April 2013

The British company is a 13.6pc partner in the Angola LNG development, which will export gas that would otherwise be burned off as waste from oil fields.

BP plans to invest $15bn in Angola over the next decade and the LNG plant is one of its biggest start-ups worldwide this…

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) has been given the go-ahead by UK authorities on its development plan for Cladhan field in the North Sea.

The approval, given by the UK Government on Wednesday, will initially see Taqa drill three wells on the field which will then be tied back…

The need to develop and nurture new talent within the oil and gas sector is paramount. With esteemed professionals approaching retirement, many organizations are facing the issue of replacing them with new skilled and experienced workers.

Coined the Great Crew Change, a recent article in Rigzone highlighted how BP plans…

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced further drilling success by its Australian subsidiary in the Exmouth Plateau area, located in the Carnarvon Basin.

The Elfin-1 exploration discovery well encountered approximately 132 feet (40 meters) of net gas pay in the upper Mungaroo sands. It is Chevron’s 21st discovery offshore western…

Oil discovery at Bonneville, UK

Premier is pleased to announce that both the Bonneville exploration well (28/9a-6) and its side track (28/9a-6z) have discovered oil. The Bonneville prospect is located four kilometres south of the Burgman discovery on the Catcher licence in the UK Central North Sea.

The Bonneville well was…