nterOil Corp.已通知Oil Search Ltd，称已收到InterOil董事会决定，将从Exxon Mobil Corp.这个Oil Search的合营者以及PNG LNG项目的经营者中寻求高级提案。
8. SBM Offshore和Petrobras公司终止交易
SBM Offshore的现金支付总计达16280万美元，其中Petrobras公司将获得14920万美元，MPF获得680万美元，金融活动控制委员会(Conselho de Controle de Atividades Financeiras - "COAF")将获得680万美元。
9. EnQuest或将出售Kraken
EnQuest正在与Delek Group Ltd进行讨论，EnQuest或将出售Delek子公司之一Kraken开采区的权益。
10. HHI交付最大的半潜式钻井平台
7月15日Hyundai Heavy Industries向Diamond Offshore交付了世界上最大的半潜式钻井平台Ocean Greatwhite。
来自/OilPro 7月18日消息 编译/郑雨晴
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Oil prices ease as market shrugs off Turkey coup bid. Oil prices fell on Monday as traders shrugged off the impact of the attempted coup in Turkey and the market turned its attention to bearish fundamentals, while disruptions to crude exports in Libya lent prices some support. Brent crude futures fell 36 cents to $47.25 a barrel by 1131 GMT, while U.S. crude futures were 31 cents lower at $45.64 a barrel. [Reuters]
Pipeline leak near Exxon Mobil's Baytown Plant. A pipeline leak of a highly flammable chemical outside an ExxonMobil plant in Baytown prompted the evacuation of nearby residents Sunday morning, along with a shelter-in-place warning that extended into the afternoon. [Chron.com]
Two Oil Shipments Delayed At Libya’s Hariga Port. Protests over unpaid salaries from a unit of the Libyan Petroleum Facilities Guard have caused a delay of two shipments of crude oil from the country’s eastern port of Hariga. [Oilprice]
Saudi Arabia Plans Shipbuilding Complex to Support Oil Exports.
Saudi Arabia will build a maritime complex on its east coast, with shipbuilding capability, to provide sufficient capacity for exporting oil, Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said Sunday. [Bloomberg]
Iran pushes ahead with South Pars’ projects ahead of 2018 deadline. With ambitious gas production and export targets set for the next few years, Iran continues to focus on the development of the South Pars gas field. The world’s largest gas deposit is central to Tehran’s energy sector plans. Simon Watkins reports. [Oilpro]
Sembcorp Delivers Noble Lloyd Noble. The World's Largest Jack-up Rig Ultra high-specification harsh environment rig is also the first of its kind to fully comply with both Norwegian and UK regulatory standards Singapore. [Sembcorp]
Oil Search Receives Superior Proposal. nterOil Corp. has notified Oil Search Ltd that it has received what the InterOil Board has determined constitutes a ‘Superior Proposal’ from Exxon Mobil Corp., Oil Search’s co-venturer in, and operator of, the PNG LNG Project.. [Oilpro]
SBM Offshore and Petrobras Cut Deal. Cash payment by SBM Offshore totalling US$162.8 million, of which US$149.2 million will go to Petrobras, US$6.8 million to the MPF and US$6.8 million to the Council of Control of Financial Activities (Conselho de Controle de Atividades Financeiras - "COAF"). [SBM Offshore N.V.]
EnQuest To Sell Kraken, Maybe. EnQuest is holding discussions with Delek Group Ltd for the potential sale by EnQuest to one of Delek’s subsidiaries of an interest in the Kraken development. [Oilpro]
HHI Delivers Largest Semi. Hyundai Heavy Industries delivered Ocean Greatwhite, the world’s largest semisubmersible drilling rig, to Diamond Offshore on July 15. [Oilpro]
来自/Offshore Energy Today 7月19日消息 编译/赵美园石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Engie E&P Norge has started drilling the exploration well PL 636 Cara in the North Sea, off Norway. The Cara well, spudded on Monday, is located 35 kilometers from shore, and approximately 6 kilometers from Gjøa field in the North Sea. Water depth is about 350 meters and both oil and/or gas cases are considered. The well is regarded a standard exploration well of conventional design with a four string casing program. The Transocean Arctic semi-submersible drilling rig is being used for the drilling operation.
The drilling operation is scheduled to take approximately 41 days. In case of discovery, the plan is to execute a Drill Stem Test for an additional 25 days to assess the size of the reservoir. “In case of a commercial discovery, Cara is a potential tie-back to the Gjøa platform, which we operate. The results from Cara will increase our understanding of the Gjøa area, which is one of our core areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf,” says Cedric Osterrieth, Managing Director of Engie E&P Norge AS.
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Panoro Energy has announced that the commissioning of the Front Puffin FPSO, on the Aje field offshore Nigeria, has now been completed, and the FPSO is on hire following the 72 hour test.
The FPSO arrived in Nigeria in March and first oil production from the Aje field started on May 3, 2016. The field, discovered in 1997, is located on the OML 113 license offshore Nigeria with Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum Company as the operator, and Panoro as a partner in the licence.
Front Puffin has production capacity of 40,000 barrels of oil per day and storage capacity of 750,000 barrels. Panoro said on Tuesday that targeted stabilized production rates have not yet been achieved, due to mechanical issues and Nigerian regulatory approvals. Until the outstanding issues are resolved, which could take until the end of 4Q 2016, production will be maintained at a restricted daily rate of approximately 7,000-8,000 barrels of oil. Panoro said it expects the first crude oil lifting from the Front Puffin FPSO to take place at the end of August.
Laboratory assays have been delivered on Aje crude oil which show it to be as expected a high quality grade of approximately 42 degree API and several international oil companies and trading houses have expressed interest in purchasing Aje crude, said Panoro.
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来自/Subsea World News 7月18日消息 编译/张弘引石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) has secured over £1 million of external investment from Castle View Ventures and the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise.
This long-term strategic investment follows the announcement of a £1.2-million research and development grant from the High Growth Start-Up unit in December 2015.
EC-OG has developed a new subsea power generation system known as the Subsea Power Hub (SPH). The SPH provides localised electrical power directly to remote subsea locations. It converts ocean currents into renewable power to reduce operating costs.
According to the EC-OG, this investment will be used to accelerate the growth of the company by focusing on the commercialisation of the SPH. EC-OG also said it looks to continue to provide the best possible client experience by leveraging the extensive talent pool in Aberdeen, projecting the creation of 14 new jobs.
Richard Knox, managing director of EC-OG, said: “This investment forms part of the continued support from Scottish Enterprise, where the High Growth team in particular has delivered personalised support to promote domestic and international growth here at EC-OG. The investments from Castle View Ventures and the Scottish Investment Bank are concrete votes of confidence in the strategy of EC-OG and will allow our rapid growth to continue. We’re building a future where power supply and distribution costs are substantially reduced. Our Subsea Power Hub is at the heart of this next generation of subsea systems which we will shortly deliver.”
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. (ONGC) expanded the scope of its operational activities offshore India through new and expanded contracts, amounting to approximately $60 million, with two services providers.
Subsea services provider Seamec Ltd., a subsidiary of India's HAL Offshore, said Friday in a company announcement on the Bombay Stock Exchange that the scope of its activities has been expanded to meet ONGC's tender requirements and it will now deploy additional fleet assets for the contract.
The firm will deploy vessel SEAMEC II and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) together with personnel for the three-year long ONGC assignment, which is worth around $33.44 million.
Separately, Fugro Survey (India) Pvt Ltd. has bagged a $26 million offshore geotechnical site investigation contract for the KG-DWN-98/2 project offshore the east coast of India, the company said Friday in a press release.
Armour Energy has announced that oil production from Emu Apple, part of the company’s recently acquired Kincora assets in the Roma shelf in Queensland, is scheduled to commence during August 2016.
Restart work at the Emu Apple oil field is progressing well and is expected to be completed below budget.
Surface equipment inspection and checks are in their final stages, including the installation of a new hydraulic system to operate downhole pumping. This work is expected to be completed by mid-August, and Armour intends to restart oil production from the Emu Apple field shortly thereafter. The field last produced at a rate of approx. 50 bpd in 2014.
Armour is currently also evaluating its other oil production assets in the Surat Basin with respect to restarting production and will advise further as work progresses.
The offshore arm of Sembcorp has delivered the Noble Lloyd Noble to Noble Corporation, a high-specification harsh environment rig which is the first of its kind to comply with both Norwegian and UK standards.
According to a press release by Sembcorp Marine, the rig is the seventh to be completed for Noble, and is based on the GustoMSC CJ70 design as well as Statoil’s ‘Category J’ specifications.
'The rig has an operational air gap of 69 metres and is capable of operating in a water depth of up to 150 metres (492 feet) in harsh environmental conditions. It boasts a maximum total drilling depth capacity of 10,000 metres (approx. 33,000 feet),' the press release said.
To be deployed in Statoil’s Mariner field development in the North Sea, it achieved 8 million man-hours worked without reportable incidents onboard the rig.
'It also scored a low Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) of 0.10 per million man-hours worked over a 31-month construction period,' the release said.
6月，伊朗日产原油363万桶，比去年12月增加74万桶，创自2011年以来最高点。报道称，该国11日称已经重新获得了其在2012年欧美制裁打击其石油产业以前市场份额的80%。伊朗国家石油公司（Ministry of petroleum of Iran）国际事务部负责人称，该国目前日均出口原油200万桶，远期目标是400万桶。（7月18日消息）
Highlands的CEO Robert B. Price说：“由于最初RPS Knowledge Reservoir在关于可采天然气和氦含量以及预期净现值项目Competent Persons Report中设立的理想预期，我们增加了Montana的Helios Two项目的规模。我们有信心通过和合作方一起开发资产来使价值最大化。”
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Highlands Natural Resources, the London-listed natural resources company, is pleased to announce that it has significantly increased its land position in the core of the Helios Two prospect area, which is located in Custer, Carter and Fallon counties, Montana, to 74,657.41 acres through the acquisition of an additional 15,623.59 acres. This new acreage was acquired for a total cash consideration of $53,734.16.
Highlands' management is advancing conversations with several parties including international industrial gas companies and oil and gas companies as potential JV partners.
Highlands CEO Robert B. Price said:“We increased the size of our Helios Two Project in Montana due to the compelling initial expectations set by RPS Knowledge Reservoir in its Competent Persons Report regarding the recoverable natural gas and helium volumes and projected net present value for the project. We are confident that we can maximise value by developing the asset together with industry partners.”
“We believe that Helios Two may represent a significant bypassed resource. Our exploration and resource identification process often leverages data that is not available through standard industry databases or online resources. We hope shareholders will share in our excitement for the project and look forward to providing the market with updates in respect to our partner discussions as well as developments elsewhere in our portfolio, where our main priority is to commercialise our DT Ultravert refracking technology.”
Range is pleased to advise that the MD 51-2 development well (renamed MD 251 well) in Trinidad successfully spudded on 15 July 2016. The well is drilling ahead to a total depth of 3,900 feet and is expected to take approximately three weeks to reach target depth.
As previously announced, this will be a directional well to test the Middle and Upper Cruse sands, which were encountered with the MD 250 well. The initial log evaluations on the MD 250 development well identified multiple hydrocarbon bearing zones, with an estimated net pay of over 140 feet.
The well is being drilled by RRDSL (a wholly owned subsidiary of LandOcean Energy Services Co., Ltd) from the same drilling pad as the MD 250 well, using the same 4,000 metre rig. The wellhead of the MD 251 well is located approximately 20 feet from the MD 250 well. In line with safety requirements, production testing operations of the MD 250 and MD 251 wells will be performed once all drilling operations on the pad area are completed.
This is the second of the six well drilling programme which Range has planned for 2016. The remaining scheduled wells include two development wells in Morne Diablo, one development well in Beach Marcelle, and one exploration well in the Guayaguayare block. RRDSL's further three new drilling rigs are pending final approvals from the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI), expected to be received during Q3 2016.
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Oil giant ExxonMobil has made a takeover bid for InterOil, a company with assets in Papua New Guinea, that is ‘superior’ to the one previously made by Oil Search.
InterOil confirmed on Monday that the unsolicited proposal to acquire 100% of the outstanding common shares of InterOil, publicly announced by the company on June 30, 2016, was made by ExxonMobil. InterOil’s Board of Directors, in consultation with its legal and financial advisors, has determined that the ExxonMobil offer constitutes a “Superior Proposal,” as defined in InterOil’s arrangement agreement with Oil Search and InterOil has provided notice of such determination to Oil Search, the company said on Monday.
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来自/Offshore Energy Today 7月18日消息 编译/赵美园石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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UK-based exploration and production company EnQuest has informed that it is holding discussions with Israel-based Delek Group for the sale of 20% interest in the Kraken development in the UK sector of the North Sea. Kraken is a large heavy oil accumulation located in the East Shetland basin, to the west of the North Viking Graben; approximately 125 km east of the Shetland Islands. First oil production is expected in 2017.
EnQuest confirmed on Monday that the pair has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding. EnQuest to farm out to Delek a 20% working interest in Kraken. Delek would bear its share in the project capex from January 1, 2016.
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(Bloomberg) -- U.S. oil explorers are yet to fully reap all the rewards of horizontal drilling techniques that helped trigger the shale boom, research firm IHS Markit Energy said.
From Texas to North Dakota, the method still stands to boost production from old, conventional wells where low permeability has restricted extraction to a fraction of their potential, an IHS Markit study showed. Of the 46,000 horizontal wells surveyed, only 10% were in tight conventional plays being drilled anew for more crude, signaling there’s considerable untapped potential across the country, IHS Markit said.
"When you’ve got the vertical well already drilled and then you drill it horizontally, you don’t have all the costs of initially drilling the well," said Stephen Trammel, director of North American well and productioncontent at IHS Markit. "You’ve already got pipelines there, you’ve already got infrastructure."
Thanks to a price rally of more than 70% since February, American producers have gone back to drilling in the past few weeks after idling more than 1,000 oil rigs since the start of last year. Rather than look for the next big discovery, Trammel said producers are likely to have better luck returning to older wells.
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"You’re saving a tremendous amount of money," he said. "I think it will have implications worldwide."
The study looked into horizontal wells completed between 2010 and 2015.
IHS Markit hasn’t yet estimated how much oil could be recovered with horizontal drilling from tight conventional wells in North America due to their complexity and number, Trammel said. Elsewhere in the world, as much as 141 Bboe could potentially be recovered, he said.
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