8月2日，国际原油期货价格下跌，WTI原油跌破40美元/桶。油价下跌的主要原因是美股下跌，且市场对石油库存过剩的忧虑持续。当日早盘美元触及六周低位，推动油价走高，但随后美股跌至三周低位，拖累油价。库存方面，路透调查的分析师预计上周美国EIA原油库存减少140万桶。此前一周库存意外增加，终结了连续九周下跌的趋势。美国石油协会(API)公布的数据显示，上周美国API原油库存减少134万桶，库欣原油库存大减130万桶，尽管原油库存减少，但是成品油库存增加，因此库存数据好坏参半。市场关注成品油供应过剩替代原油过剩，可能压制原油需求，令油价疲弱。9月交货的WTI原油期货下跌0.55美元/桶，收盘价报每桶39.51美元；10月交货的布伦特原油期货下跌0.34美元/桶，收盘价报每桶41.8美元。布伦特与WTI价差为2.29美元/桶，较前一日扩大0.21美元/桶。布伦特与迪拜价差为1.385美元/桶，较前一日扩大1.235美元/桶。
近日，挪威石油安全局授予Det norske钻井许可，批准该公司在北海PL442进行勘探钻井工作。
获得许可后，Det norske可钻探Langfjellet勘探井，该勘探井位于Hordaland镇Austevoll以北83英里，现场水深达400英尺。
该钻探计划拟定于8月份开始，持续31-80天左右，根据探测结果决定具体探测日期。本次钻井活动将采用Maersk Drilling Norge AS公司的Maersk Interceptor移动钻井设备进行钻探。
来自/RigZone 8月2日消息 编译/张弘引石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Det norske has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway for exploration drilling in production license 442 in the North Sea.
The PSA has granted permission for Det norske to drill an exploration well in a prospect named Langfjellet. The location is around 83 miles west of Austevoll in Hordaland county and water depth at the site is 400 feet.
Drilling activity is scheduled to begin in August and will last between 31 and 80 days, depending on whether or not a discovery is made. The well will be drilled using the Maersk Interceptor (492’ ILC) mobile drilling facility, operated by Maersk Drilling Norge AS.
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英国石油天然气管理局近日签订了4份为期三年的合同，总值达790万美元。合同主要涉及英国大陆架地表调查研究，实现该区域价值最大化。
本次石油天然气管理局分别与Lloyd’s Register，British Geological Survey (BGS)以及Schlumberger签订合同，三家公司共同负责英国大陆架的勘探调查。
其中，Lloyd’s Register获得两项合同，负责提供区域勘探地图，同时提供区域油田支持工程服务。BGS提供地质工程服务，协助识别、鉴定和定量分析储藏区前景，提供未开发资源储量统计数据。Schlumberger负责提供地下调查，同时进行储集层评价。
石油与天然气管理部门负责人表示，要充分了解未开发油田储量及地质状况，才能实现英国大陆架经济效益最大化。同时，石油与天然气管理局正着力加强区域发展，保护重要基础设施，保证新技术能应用到实处。本次签订合同为管理局提供了更多额外的技术资源。
来自/RigZone 8月2日消息 编译/张弘引石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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The Oil and Gas Authority has awarded four contracts, with a combined value of more than $7.9 million (GBP 6 million) over three years, for surface and subsurface studies to improve the understanding and maximize value in the UK Continental Shelf.
As part of the new contracts, Lloyd’s Register, British Geological Survey (BGS) and Schlumberger will conduct exploration work on the UKCS for a three year period. Lloyd’s Register has been awarded two of the four contracts to provide regional exploration maps and regional and field support engineering services to the OGA. BGS will provide geoscience project services that aid the identification, definition and quantification of leads and prospects and provide input data to the calculation of undiscovered resource volumes and Schlumberger will provide OGA with subsurface studies and reservoir evaluation services.
“In order to fulfil OGA’s goal to maximise economic value of the UKCS, it is vital we can independently assess remaining undiscovered resources and improve our geotechnical understanding” said Gunther Newcombe, OGA exploration, production and decommissioning director.
“In addition, OGA is seeking to drive regional development and protect critical infrastructure while promoting the best application of new technologies. The award of these contracts provides a valuable, additional technical resource to the OGA’s Exploration, Production and Decommissioning team,” he added.
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巴西国家石油公司Petrobras表示，周五公司正在重启位于美国德克萨斯州帕萨迪纳市的一座炼油厂，此前该炼油厂非计划停工。在提交给德州环境质量委员会的一份文件中，该炼油厂表示，重启过程将在周一完成。这座设计加工能力为11万桶/天的炼油厂位于休斯敦地区。（8月2日消息）
在澳大利亚上市的Skyland Petroleum Ltd周二宣布，其已经与一家俄罗斯私企签署有约束力的股份购买协议（SPA），收购Sakha许可区块的100%股份，这是一个位于东西伯利亚的Sakha在产油气资产。该区块面积947平方英里，有4个已发现的油气田（其中之一在试生产）、7个勘探发现和其它勘探目标。（Rigzone，8月1日消息）
VAALCO Energy Inc周一宣布，已经签署协议收购Sojitz公司位于加蓬海上的Etame Marin Permit区块中32.3%的参与权益。该交易于8月1日生效，预计90天内完成。（Rigzone，8月1日消息）
乌干达周一报道，已经选择3家尼日利亚公司和一家澳大利亚公司颁发石油勘探许可证，邀请这些公司进行产品分成合同谈判。该国在2015年2月宣布其首次竞标有6个勘探区块，总面积3000平方公里。招标文件发给16个石油公司，但只有7家公司提交了投标。（路透社，Rigzone，8月1日消息）
伊朗希望周三批准的新石油合同能够吸引数十亿美元外国投资，有助于重建其能源工业。石油部长Bijan Namdar Zanganeh周一在德黑兰一次能源大会上讲到，我们期待着周三政府批准的新合同，我们将优先考虑与我们拥有的油田进行合作，然后与那些提高采收率的油田合作。（彭博社，Rigzone，8月1日消息）
据阿塞拜疆国家石油公司（SOCAR）周一报道，该公司1～7月份通过俄罗斯出口的石油从去年同期的845,757吨下降到559,065吨。3月1日阿塞拜疆国家石油公司恢复通过巴库-新罗西斯克石油管道出口石油。预计今年阿塞拜疆通过俄罗斯出口石油总量将达到130万吨。（路透社，Rigzone，8月1日消息）
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc透露，由于海上钻井活动减少，而陆上页岩钻井活动的恢复，深水钻井现在几乎接近于零。该公司对未来展望使得好于预期的第二季度利润黯然失色，导致该公司股票周一下跌7.4%。（路透社，Rigzone，8月1日消息）
印度政府要求印度的液化天然气买家在全球供过于求期间，现货价格下跌后就长期合同重新进行谈判。印度石油部部长Dharmendra Pradhan周一在新德里接受采访时说：“我们要求这些公司无论可能性有多大都要就LNG协议重新谈判，希望这些公司能够谈判成功”。印度希望趁现在机会得到更多的天然气以减少对原油进口的依赖。（彭博社，Rigzone，8月1日消息）
一位尼日利亚官员周一说，在一项旨在结束该地区武装分子对油气设施袭击的招投标中，政府已经恢复与前尼日尔三角洲地区武装分子使用现金结算。官方说，2月份尼日利亚政府停止现金支付2009年前特赦的前武装分子，因为他们同意了停止袭击原油管道以换取政府的现金。据政府透露，迫于武装分子的袭击导致尼日利亚原油产量减少70万桶/天，他们已经与前武装分子进行谈判。（路透社，Rigzone，8月1日消息）
据印度石油部长透露，印度正在讨论将其一些国有石油公司和炼厂合并，重组成较强大的国家公司。政府正在寻找、研究可能的合并模式，但目前为止没有任何计划。根据彭博社资料，印度目前8大油气公司的市值约为800亿美元，在全球排名第九。（彭博社，Rigzone，8月2日消息）
根据Maersk Drilling提交德州劳工委员会报告显示，Maersk Drilling将解雇122名在Maersk Valiant钻井船上作业的员工。该钻井船之前位于墨西哥湾沿岸，同时服务于Conoco以及Marathon两家公司。
上周，Maersk Drilling公司与ConocoPhillips、Marathon Oil签订协议，提前终止钻井船作业，因此在该船上的122名员工全部被解雇。Maersk Drilling已于7月28日告知将被解雇员工，不过，所有员工仍可继续工作60天。
Maersk Drilling负责人表示，由于钻井船合同终止，加之目前油气行业市场萧条，公司无力雇佣额外的员工。今年2月，该公司解雇了80名位于休斯敦地区的员工，此后一个月，该公司宣布关闭休斯敦办事处。
来自/Splash247 8月2日消息 编译/张弘引石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Maersk Drilling is laying off 122 workers who were aboard the drillship Maersk Valiant according to a notice the company sent to the Texas Workforce Commission.
The layoffs come after ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil signed an early termination agreement with Maersk Drilling last week. The drillship was working in the Gulf of Mexico on a joint contract in which Conoco and Marathon shared its services.
The employees were notified of the layoffs, which are expected to be permanent, on July 28 and will remain employed for a further 60 days.
“With the termination of the Maersk Valiant, we are reminded of the extremely challenging conditions in the offshore oil and gas market,” said Michael Reimer Mortensen, Maersk Drilling’s head of global sales.
In February Maersk Drilling cut 80 offshore rig jobs in Houston and in March Maersk Oil announced that it would close its Houston office.
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Statoil已从挪威石油安全管理局（Petroleum Safety Authority，PSA）获准，将使用钻井承包商Songa Offshore的半潜式钻机Songa Delta在挪威海域的Tune气田实施井下封堵。
北海Tune气田位于Oseberg中心气田以西约10千米，水下深度约为95米，由Statoil经营，主要生产天然气和凝析油。该气田自2002年起开产。
2012年PSA为Songa Delta颁发了符合性证明书。目前Statoil已获准使用Songa Delta钻机将30/8-A-12气井永久封堵。PSA透露：水下封井工作将于2016年九月初开始进行，预计持续24天。
来自/Offshore Energy Today 8月2日消息 编译/赵美园石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use Songa Offshore’s semi-sub rig Songa Delta for well plugging at Tune field, offshore Norway.
The Tune field is a gas and condensate field in the North Sea, around 10 kilometers west of the Oseberg field center. Statoil is the field’s operator. Water depth at the site is around 95 meters. Production at Tune began in 2002.
Songa Offshore-operated Songa Delta was issued with an Acknowledgment of Compliance (AoC) by the PSA in November 2012.Statoil has now received consent to use the Songa Delta drilling rig to plug well 30/8-A-12 on the field permanently. According to the PSA, the activity is scheduled to begin in early September 2016 and is estimated to last 24 days.
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Quadrant Energy已开始钻探“Driftwood-1”号勘探井，地点在澳大利亚西部海域的WA-320-P勘探许可区。Quadrant运营的WA-320-P勘探许可区位于Carnarvon盆地，该许可区的“Driftwood-1”号勘探井位于Carnarvon北部Barrow地区，距石油资源量显示较少的Rosily-1A勘探井以北约1千米。
开发该许可区域的合作商Tap Pil持有9.778%的权益。据透露，Noble Tom Prosser自升式钻井平台于2016年8月1日开始钻探“Driftwood-1”号勘探井，目前已钻至水下99米深处，目标总钻探深度为2081米。如能进行无障碍干井钻探，钻井预计持续19天。Quadrant持有WA-320-P许可区40.665%的股份，其他两位合作商OMV和JX Nippon Oil and Gas分别持股 39.557%和10%。
来自/Offshroe Energy Today 8月2日消息 编译/赵美园石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Quadrant Energy has started drilling the Driftwood-1 exploration well on the WA-320-P permit, offshore Western Australia. Quadrant-operated WA-320-P permit is located in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia and the Driftwood-1 exploration well is located in WA-320-P in the Barrow sub-basin of the Northern Carnarvon Basin, approximately 1km north of the Rosily-1A exploration well which had minor oil shows.
According to Tap Oil, a partner in the permit with a 9.778% participating interest, the Noble Tom Prosser jack-up drilling rig spudded the Driftwood-1 exploration well on August 1, 2016. The well is being drilled in 99 metres of water and will be drilled to approximately 2,081 metres measured depth. The well is expected to take 19 days on a trouble free dry hole basis. Quadrant has 40.665% interest in the permit, while its other partners, OMV and JX Nippon Oil and Gas have 39.557% and 10%, respectively.
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为在英国北海的Greater Stella Area（GSA）进行业务扩展，Ithaca Energy已签订四份协议，购入Vorlich油田的股份，并获得Austen油田的经营权益。Ithaca首席执行官Les Thomas表示：这符合公司的“中心辐射”式发展战略，有利于实现中心基础设施价值最大化，为Stella区域开始油气生产做好准备。
Ithaca周二称：公司已与ENGIE E&P、INEOS和Maersk履行买卖协议，作为经营商购入P1488许可区（30/1f区块）100%的股份。P1588许可区约占Vorlich油田资源的10-20%。Ithaca还与ENGIE E&P签订另一份买卖协议，作为经营商购入P1823许可区（30/13b区块）75%的股份。该许可区属于Austen油田，位于GSA中心区东南部约30千米处。公司预计于2016年下半年完成许可权交易，股份购置事宜（包括经营权益的交接）有待相关管理机构和合作伙伴批准。
来自/Offshroe Energy Today 8月2日消息 编译/赵美园石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Ithaca Energy has expanded its position in the Greater Stella Area (GSA) with four agreements entered into for the acquisition of additional interests in the Vorlich discovery and an operated interest in the Austen discovery, in the UK North Sea. Les Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “This is in line with our “hub and spoke” strategy for maximising the value of the central infrastructure that has been put in place for the start-up of production from the Stella field.”
Ithaca said on Tuesday that sale and purchase agreements (SPAs) have been executed with ENGIE E&P, INEOS and Maersk to acquire a 100% interest and operatorship of Licence P1588 (Block 30/1f). Licence P1588 contains approximately 10-20% of the Vorlich discovery. Ithaca also said that an SPA has been executed with ENGIE E&P to acquire a 75% interest and operatorship of Licence P1823 (Block 30/13b). The licence contains the Austen discovery, which is located approximately 30 kilometres south-east of the GSA hub. The licence acquisitions are expected to complete in the second half of 2016 and are subject to normal regulatory and partner approvals, including approval for the transfer of operatorship.
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独立石油和天然气生产和开发公司Aminex PLC近日宣布，Ruvuma产量分成协议中涉及的Mtwara许可证本应于2016年12月过期，但已收到正式的部长级批准和签字文件，将延期一年（到期日为2017年12月）。
Mtwara许可证包括Ntorya评价区域，公司在该区域已有现存勘探井，经测试每天可生产2000万立方英尺的天然气以及139桶的冷凝物。
在该许可证下，Ntorya-2评价井的土建工作已经起步，井场预计将在10周后完工。
该公司拥有75%的开采权益，该井位于Ntorya-1勘探井西南约1500米。
来自/OilVoice 8月2日消息 编译/郑雨晴
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Aminex PLC, an independent oil and gas production and development company premium-listed on the London Stock Exchange and primary-listed on the Irish Stock Exchange with operations in Tanzania, is pleased to announce that the Mtwara Licence, of the Ruvuma Production Sharing Agreement, which was due to expire in December 2016, has received formal Ministerial approval and signature for an extension of one year until December 2017.
The Mtwara Licence includes the Ntorya Appraisal Area where the Company has an existing discovery well, which tested at 20 mmcf per day with 139 bbls of associated condensate.
Within the licence, civil work for the Ntorya-2 appraisal well has commenced and it is expected that the well pad will be completed within 10 weeks.
The Company has a 75% working interest and is the operator of this well which is positioned approximately 1500m South West of the Ntorya-1 discovery well. The well will satisfy the Company's appraisal drilling obligation after which the Company intends to apply for a 25-year development licence subject to its success.
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Ascent近日宣布该公司与其在斯洛文尼亚的合作伙伴已经签署了必要的条件协议，最早将在2017年1月开始商业天然气生产。
新的输气线路是在现存的生产管道的基础上构建的，将连接斯洛文尼亚的Petisovci区块和接近克罗地亚边境的原生态天然气的销售地。
该路线不受IPPC许可证的约束。使用这条线路的天然气生产也不需要进一步的监管批准。此外，如果需要在斯洛文尼亚建设一个新的处理设施的话，那么生产所需的资金实质上是低于预期的。
不仅如此，该公司还签署协议将收购一家公司，该公司将用斯洛文尼亚管道的一个关键区段来换取7500万股Ascent股权加上750万股的期权（每股价格2便士）。由于这样的分配超出了董事会目前的权力范围，董事会决定将在2016年8月22日召开股东大会进行审议，如果认为合适的的话将批准该权力，使协议成为无条件协议。
来自/OilVoice 8月2日消息 编译/郑雨晴
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Ascent is pleased to report that, further to its announcement of 5 July 2016, the Company, together with its partners in Slovenia, have signed the conditional agreements necessary to allow commercial gas production to commence as early as January 2017.
The new route to market uses an existing production pipeline from the Petisovci field in Slovenia to the Croatian border where the raw gas will be sold.
This route is independent of the IPPC Permit. No further regulatory approvals are required for gas production to commence using this route to market. Additionally, the funding required to commence production is materially lower than would be the case if we were required to construct a new treatment facility in Slovenia.
Furthermore, the Company has entered an agreement to acquire a Company which owns access to a key section of pipeline in Slovenia in return for the issue of up to 75 million new Ascent shares plus options over a further up to 7.5 million shares at a price of 2 pence per share. As such an allotment is beyond the current authority of the Board and a General Meeting has been convened for 22 August 2016 to consider and if thought fit approve the necessary authorities to allow the agreements to become unconditional.
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Oasis Petroleum Inc.（纽约证券交易所代码：OAS）近日宣布将任命John E.Hagale先生为Oasis的新董事。Hagale先生的选举成功使董事会人数增加到8人。2016年7月27日加入董事会后，Hagale先生被任命为Oasis审计委员会委员、提名和治理委员会委员。
John E. Hagale自2016年7月以来就一直服务于审计、提名和治理委员会等部门。Hagale先生从2011年11月起到2015年7月Rosetta Resources与Noble Energy兼并以来一直担任Rosetta Resources Inc.的执行副总裁兼首席财务官。从2003年6月到2011年10月，在加入Rosetta之前，Hagale先生是卫理公会医院系统的执行副总裁、首席财务官兼首席行政官。
15年来，他还曾经受聘于Burlington Resources Inc.和其前身Burlington Northern Inc.，担任Burlington的执行副总裁兼首席财务官等职位。Hagale先生是在Deloitte Haskins and Sells开始他的职业生涯的。Hagale先生拥有圣母大学会计管理学士学位。他拥有超过30年的财务和会计经验，是一个注册会计师。Hagale先生目前担任Cobalt International Energy, Inc.董事。
董事长兼首席执行官Thomas B. Nusz先生说：“John Hagale拥有多年的财务和公司管理经验，在深层油气方面也拥有扎实的专业知识，他的加入将是Oasis一笔宝贵的财富。”“我们很期待能在当前的宏观环境中看到他的领导力和洞察力。”
来自/OilVoice 8月2日消息 编译/郑雨晴
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Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE: OAS) announced today the election of Mr. John E. Hagale to Oasis' Board of Directors. Mr. Hagale's election brings the number of directors to eight. Upon joining the Board of Directors on July 27, 2016, Mr. Hagale was appointed as a member of Oasis' Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee.
John E. Hagale has served as our Director since July 2016 and serves on our Audit and Nominating & Governance Committees. Mr. Hagale served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Rosetta Resources Inc. from November 2011 until the completion of the merger of Rosetta with Noble Energy, Inc. in July 2015. Prior to joining Rosetta, Mr. Hagale was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of The Methodist Hospital System from June 2003 through October 2011.
He was also employed with Burlington Resources Inc. and its predecessor Burlington Northern Inc. for 15 years where he held a series of executive financial positions with increasing responsibilities, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Burlington. Mr. Hagale began his career with Deloitte Haskins and Sells. Mr. Hagale holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame. He has more than 30 years of financial and accounting experience and is a certified public accountant. Mr. Hagale currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cobalt International Energy, Inc.
'John Hagale will be a valuable addition to the Oasis Board due to his extensive financial and corporate governance experience combined with his deep oil and gas expertise,' said Mr. Thomas B. Nusz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. 'We are looking forward to benefiting from his leadership and insight as we navigate the current macro environment.'
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