Monday, March 15th, 2010
BP today announced a transaction that will deliver a material exploration position in the deepwater offshore Brazil and significantly enhance its position in core strategic areas
In a broad-ranging deal, ...
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
World’s First Use of GE VetcoGray Technology for Scale-Squeeze Application in Deepwater
LUANDA, ANGOLA and HOUSTON, U.S. – February 2, 2010 - GE Oil & Gas, a world leading company ...
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
ExxonMobil Exploration Company announced today that its affiliate, ExxonMobil Libya Limited, has started drilling the first deepwater exploration well in Libya. The A1-20/3 well is being drilled in Contract Area ...
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Knowledge Reservoir LLC, a leading geosciences and engineering consulting services company, today announced the eagerly awaited 2009 release of its Deepwater Gulf of Mexico knowledge base, ReservoirKB™.
This latest release of ...
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Drilling Unit Leaves Port for Deepwater Drilling
ACCRA, Ghana--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Government of the Republic of Ghana, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Vanco Ghana Ltd. and LUKOIL Overseas Ghana Ltd., ...
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Deepwater exploration campaign expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2009
Calgary, Alberta, March 11th, 2009 – Addax Petroleum Corporation (“Addax Petroleum” or the “Corporation”) (TSX:AXC and LSE:AXC), today announces ...
Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Buckskin prospect in Lower Tertiary is similar to company's Jack discovery
SAN RAMON, Calif., Feb. 5, 2009 - Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced a new deepwater oil discovery at the ...
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Well data are now being collected and evaluated to assess the size of the discovery.
San Donato Milanese (Milan), 3 February 2009 – Eni made a new hydrocarbon discovery in the ...
Monday, January 12th, 2009
Makes total payment of USD197 million
Makes history with first indigenous, deepwater producing participation
Oando PLC, Nigeria's leading integrated energy solutions provider, has announced the payment of USD$197 million to Agip for ...
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Facility Expected to Produce 70,000 Barrels of Oil Equivalent Per Day
SAN RAMON, Calif., Nov 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) today announced that it has started crude oil ...
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vanco Ghana Ltd, together with partner Lukoil Overseas Ghana Ltd, has completed contractual arrangements for the Aban Abraham drillship to drill the Dzata-1 well, which will be the first ...
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Agbami oil field is Nigeria's largest deepwater development and lies in OPL Blocks 216 and 217, approximately 220 miles south-east of Lagos and 70 miles offshore of Nigeria, in the ...
Monday, July 7th, 2008
BHP Billiton announced today that first oil and natural gas production has commenced from the Neptune development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The single-column tension leg platform (TLP) is ...
Monday, July 7th, 2008
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BHP Billiton announced today that first oil and natural gas production has commenced from the Neptune development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The single-column tension leg platform (TLP) ...
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Appraise West African Acreage Company to Accelerate Drilling of Prolific Jubilee Oil Field Discovery in Ghana
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kosmos Energy announces today that the company has signed agreements with Atwood Oceanics Pacific ...
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
HOUSTON, May 21, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Transocean Inc. (NYSE:RIG) today announced that the Transocean jackup GSF Rig 127 set a world record for the longest extended-reach well ever drilled ...
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
It is also potentially the largest single field discovered in the region, which includes oil major Nigeria.
Accra, According to a report in the official Government of Ghana portal, an appraisal ...
Monday, April 28th, 2008
Initial production is expected to begin in March 2009 with a gross peak production rate of 200 million cubic feet per day (approx. 35,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day)
San ...
Friday, February 29th, 2008
SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chevron (NYSE:CVX) confirms that its subsidiary Chevron Nigeria Deepwater Limited and its co-venturers are moving forward to develop the offshore Usan field in Nigeria.
“The Usan development project ...
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
London, England – February 13, 2008 – Acergy S.A. (NASDAQ NM: ACGY; Oslo Stock Exchange: ACY) announced today the award of a $150 million contract from Woodside for offshore installation ...
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c81760) has announced the addition of OPL 222 (Usan and Ukot Fields) Asset Analyis (Nigeria) 2007 to their offering.
Summary OPL 222 is located in the ...
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
30/01/2008
Shell announced that Final Investment Decision has been taken to jointly develop the Gumusut-Kakap field, located in deepwater, offshore Sabah, Malaysia.
Sabah Shell Petroleum Company will be operator of the development, ...