来自/Offshore Energy Today 8月24日消息 编译/赵美园石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Wednesday held a lease sale offering acreage in 4399 blocks across 23.8 million acres million in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Texas.
The Lease Sale 248, as it was officially called, attracted 24 bids from only three oil and gas exploration companies which took part in the bidding round, BHP Billiton, BP, and ExxonMobil. There were no competing bids for the same acreage. The sum of all bids submitted was a little over $18 million.
BHP Billiton, an Australian energy giant, offered the most bids. The company offered to acquire acreage over 12 blocks in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, located in East Breaks and Alamino Canyon areas. By the number of bids submitted, BP was the second. The British oil major filed bids for ten blocks, all situated in the Garden Banks area of the Gulf. Also, U.S. supermajor ExxonMobil submitted two bids for two blocks situated in the East Breaks areas.
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Exxon’s Pacific Partner Sees LNG ‘Revolution’ Among Buyers. ExxonMobil's partner in a Papua New Guinea LNG export project sees Asian buyers pushing back on the pricing and structure of LNG contracts. [Bloomberg]
Australia’s APA Seeks to Buy Distressed U.S. Natural Gas Pipes. Australia's largest natural gas infrastructure business wants to buy US assets and up to $1.5 billion AUD in Australia on new deals. [Bloomberg]
Possible Route For Iran Oil to Europe Through Ukraine Revealed. Ukraine may be in talks with Iran over the shared use of oil transportation infrastructure. [Trend]
Gazprom Says It's Not Impacted By Sanctions. Tighter sanctions on Russia appear to leading to "few negative consequences" of Russian energy company Gazprom. [UPI]
Iran Signals More Willingness For OPEC Action To Boost Oil Price. OPEC's third largest producer might not have a clear answer on stabilizing production with other members, but there may be hope. [Reuters]
GDC, National Oil in deal to speed up oil and gas exploration in Kenya. New initiatives hope to boost drilling activities across Kenya. [Daily Nation]
Oil refiners face reprieve as maintenance tames fuel glut. Refiners who have been feeling the pinch when it comes to profits might get a breather in the form of lowered production. [Reuters]
Donald Trump Energy Adviser Walks Back Candidate's Fracking Comments. “Donald Trump is pro-business. He is pro-energy and he is not going to shut down fracking or drilling or anything else,” said Hamm. “He is for this industry 100 percent.” [Denver Post]
India's Crude Oil Refinery Output Sees Increase. Output in India is seeing an uptick in 2016 compared to 2015. [Business Standard]
US oil and gas lease sale to be broadcast live on internet. Got some spare cash to buy 23.8 million acres of land for drilling and exploration or just have a budding curiousity? Be sure to check out the livestream of today's sale by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today.
Ascent Resources plc (AIM: AST), European oil and gas exploration and production company confirms that it has carried out the necessary procedures at the office of the public notary in Ljubljana to complete the purchase of Trameta doo, detailed in the Company's announcement of 1 August 2016.
Completion of the acquisition will allow the Company to move ahead with the work program to recertify the export production pipeline through which Joint Venture gas production will be sold. First gas is expected in early 2017.
Commenting on today's announcement, Colin Hutchinson, CEO, Ascent said:'I am pleased that the Trameta purchase has been completed without delay. We can now begin to execute the short work program required to commence the production test at Peti?ovci and I look forward to updating shareholders as we progress towards first gas'.
Sparrows Group is set to further grow its presence in the Asian Pacific market following the formation of a partnership between Sparrows Offshore Services Pte Ltd and SapuraKencana Technology Sdn Bhd, the latter being a wholly-owned subsidiary of SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad.
The partnership will see both entities collaborating in the provision of offshore and onshore crane services including manufacturing, supply, operations, maintenance and overhaul of offshore and onshore cranes for the oil and gas industry in Malaysia.
Sparrows Group is currently working with a number of drilling firms in Malaysia but this new alliance will see the group's activity with operators in the country grow significantly.
Stewart Mitchell, chief executive officer at Sparrows Group, said: 'SapuraKencana Petroleum is a prominent and well respected company and this partnership is right in many regards for us. It brings together two companies that have a reputation for delivering quality to the energy sector and SapuraKencana's commitment to excellence is in line with our own values.
来自/Offshore Energy Today 8月24日消息 编译/赵美园石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Singapore’s offshore rig builder Sembcorp Marine, also known as Sembmarine, is taking full control of its subsidiary PPL Shipyard (PPLS).
Sembcorp Marine made an initial 50% investment in PPLS back in 2001. In 2003, the company increased its stake in PPLS to 85%.The company has reached a deal with PPL Holdings Pte Ltd (“PPLH”) and E-Interface Holdings Limited (“EIHL”) to acquire the remaining 15% for $115 million in the shipyard.
PPL Shipyard is in the business of designing, constructing, repairing and improving of oil rigs, ships and other ocean-going vessels. Following the acquisition, it becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Sembcorp Marine.
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来自/Offshore Energy Today 8月24日消息 编译/赵美园石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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South Korea’s offshore rig builder Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine & Engineering has reportedly delivered a drillship to Transocean, one of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors.
The DSME-12000 type drillship Deepwater Conqueror is designed for operating depth of 12.000 feet, and maximum drilling depth of 40.000 feet. The drillship’s AIS data shows the drillship located offshore South Korea Mand undergoing sea trials.
The Deepwater Conqueror is expected to start its contract with Chevron in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in the fourth quarter of 2016. The contract is until the fourth quarter of 2021.
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LGO is pleased to announce that production has now commenced from a new oil pay interval in well GY-277, the fourth of its planned heavy work-overs at the Goudron Field in Trinidad. A total of 45 feet of perforations were added to the Mayaro Sandstone, at depths between 500 and 631 feet, in a reservoir interval that has previously not been completed for production.
As with well GY-673 in July, well GY-277 was recompleted using wireline perforating guns and as anticipated this interval in the shallow Mayaro Sandstone formation did not flow naturally to surface and the well has been placed on pump production. The well is still cleaning up and is currently producing at a rate of 34 barrels of oil per day ('bopd').
Goudron E&P Limited ('GEPL'), LGO's operating subsidiary, has received agreement from BNP Paribas as announced on 14 June to deploy available local currency in operations such as GY-277 to maintain production. A further five target wells have been approved by LGO management for recompletion over the next few months; GY-668, 288, 193, 240 and 282, at an average cost of approximately US$50,000 per well. Those funds are currently available to GEPL following a TT$5.2 million VAT rebate associated with the Company's 2015 drilling activities.
The Group's second quarter 2016 production was an average of 562 bopd. A total of 51,121 barrels were produced, 39,903 barrels in Trinidad and the balance in Spain. Stocks in Spain remain at a high level, approximately 10,000 barrels, as price negotiations continue with potential purchasers. Sales of Ayoluengo oil to the former Saint Gobain glass factory continue on a month by month basis with volumes for September now contracted.
Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR) is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement to acquire an additional 20% interest in Petroleum Exploration and Production Licence PEDL068 from DESS Energy Limited ('DESS') bringing our total interest to 68%. Egdon is operator of PEDL068 which is located in the Cleveland Basin of North Yorkshire. This transaction follows DESS' acquisition of Sterling Resources (UK) Limited's 47% interest in the licence.
As consideration for this acquisition, Egdon will bear DESS's retained 20% share of ongoing expenditure for the next six months and in addition will accept liability for DESS's 20% share of the existing abandonment liability for the Kirkleatham site and Kirkleatham-1 well, but not for any future works. Egdon estimate that this transaction will add approximately 1.75 bcf of Best Estimate Contingent and Prospective Conventional Resources to its portfolio.
Under a separate transaction, DESS has also sold a 5% interest to existing PEDL068 partner Montrose Industries Limited.
Further to the ASX release of 18 July 2016 Armour Energy Limited (ASX: AJQ; Armour) is pleased to advise that oil production from the Emu Apple oil field has now commenced. Restart work at Emu Apple, which forms part of the Company's recently acquired Kincora assets in the Roma shelf in Queensland, was completed safely and well below budget.
Emu Apple-1 well is currently producing at a rate of approximately 50 bpd.
The Emu Apple Field covers an area of 1.3 km2. As first reported by the Company in its 7 October 2015 Target's Statement, based on an independent report received by Risc Operations Pty Ltd on 30 September 2015, the Emu Apple-1 well is estimated to contain approximately 100,000 bbl of remaining recoverable oil in a 4 way dip closed structure in the Jurassic aged Boxvale Sandstone at a depth of 1400 metres.
Armour's Kincora Project covers 6 historic oil fields that have historically produced 2.9 mmbbls oil. Armour has identified 5 wells with untested logged oil pay behind casing which was never tested, and further untested appraisal areas in the existing fields.
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Iran is sending positive signals that it may support joint action to prop up the oil market, sources in Opec and the oil industry said, potentially aiding efforts to revive a global deal on freezing production levels at talks next month.Opec's third-largest producer has been boosting output after the lifting of Western sanctions in January. Tehran refused to join a previous attempt this year by Opec plus non-members such as Russia to stabilise production, and talks collapsed in April.Though Iran has not yet decided whether to join a new effort, Tehran appears to be more willing to reach an understanding with other oil producers.
But since the appointment of Khalid Al-Falih as Saudi energy minister in April, Riyadh has taken a softer tone towards Iran at Opec. The group is likely to revive freeze talks in September as Saudi Arabia appears to want higher prices.Besides Iran, output levels in Nigeria and Libya could also complicate reaching a deal. Nigeria's hit its lowest in more than two decades due to attacks on oil sites.
来自/Natural Gas Europe 8月23日消息 编译/孔艳坤 石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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US independent Cobalt International officially announced August 23 that its $1.75bn divestment of its 40% stake in Angolan blocks 20 and 21 to the country's state oil producer Sonangol was "automatically terminated pursuant to its terms" on August 22. The closing of the sale was subject to Angolan government approvals, which were never granted."As the requisite Angolan government approvals were not received within one year, the purchase and sale agreement automatically terminated," said Cobalt's August 23 SEC filing, noting that it "plans to work with Sonangol to understand and agree on the financial and operational implications of the termination. The company has begun the marketing and sale process of its Angolan assets." Sonangol holds 30% in block 20 and 60% in block 21.The sale to Sonangol was dead since Cobalt announced August 2 that it was "unlikely" it would go ahead in its original form.
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Oil Prices Fall Amid Market Oversupply. Oil fell below $49 a barrel Tuesday morning, slowing the strong rally seen in August. [Reuters]
China Becomes Biggest Crude Operator In North Sea. A state-owned Chinese company now runs two of the biggest oilfields in the area and one of its subsidiaries now produces around 200,000 barrels a day. [Daily Mail]
Iran Looks For Stronger Financial Ties With Russia. With sanctions pressures starting to fade, a representative from oil-rich Iran said the financial doors for cooperating with Russia were starting to open. Officials in Tehran are reexamining oil deals and swaps amid a desire to facilitate oil-related trade between the two nations. [UPI]
Bullish Outlook For UK Gas Market. A sharp uptick in LNG imports and recovery in demand in 2015, along with the plan to phase out coal, has increased the need for the UK to build more gas storage to hedge against supply risk from mainland Europe. [NewsBase]
Iraq Asks Companies To Increase Oil Output. Iraq's oil minister is calling on foreign oil companies to increase their oil output and exports ahead of OPEC talks next month. [Reuters]
Feds Set To Livestream Oil & Gas Lease Sale. "Five months after protesters disrupted an oil and gas lease sale for tracts in the Gulf of Mexico, the government is livestreaming a lease sale. Four protesters opposed to federal oil lease sales were arrested Tuesday at New Orleans where the leasing agency has offices" [ABCNews]
EPA: North Texas Earthquakes Likely Linked To Drilling. Based on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s annual evaluation of Texas oilfields, Federal regulators believe “there is a significant possibility” that recent earthquakes in North Texas are linked to oil and gas activity, even if state regulators won’t say so. [The Texas Tribune]
The Last Gasp For U.S. Summer Gas? Natural gas futures posted what appears to be one final summer rally on speculation that a final spurt of hot weather before the end of summer will curtail fuel stockpiles, helping to erode a supply surplus. [Bloomberg]
Pakistan Signs Deal For Second LNG Terminal. Pakistan is taking another step towards becoming a key buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), signing a deal to purchase a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) for its second import terminal. The country is seen as an up-and-coming demand outlet for the oversupplied LNG market. [Fortune]
Transocean Winner Towed Successfully. This was a fortnight after the semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Winner was blown ashore in bad weather.The 17,000-tonne structure has been safely towed off the rocks by two tug boats. The tugboats are towing the rig to the east side of Lewis, where experts will assess the condition of the rig. [The Guardian]
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泰国国家石油公司（PTTEP）周一报道，该公司将阿曼44天然气项目出售给ARA Petroleum LLC。该公司将出售其全资子公司 PTTEP Oman Co Ltd给ARA Petroleum LLC，而该子公司持有阿曼44天然气项目100%权益，预计2016年第四季度完成交易。阿曼44项目为一陆上天然气和凝析油油田，位于阿曼首都马斯喀特西部，面积1162平方英里，自2007年以来一直处于商业生产，2016年第二季度平均日产天然气1900万立方英尺、凝析油904桶。此外，PTTEP还与阿曼石油公司勘探与生产分公司签署谅解备忘录，寻求合作投资机会。（路透社，Rigzone，8月22日消息）
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