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November 18, 2013
HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Seadrill has entered into an agreement to acquire the company that owns the yard construction contract of the newbuild high specification jack-up rig Prospector 3 from Prospector Offshore for a total purchase price of $235 million.
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November 15, 2013
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. -- In response to standardization requirements of the oil and gas industry, Victrex Polymer Solutions contracted MERL to perform an investigation to evaluate the compliance of VICTREX PEEK to the NORSOK M-710 Standard for sour (H2S) aging at 1,450 psi, and test temperatures of 347°F, 383°F and 410°F for up to five weeks.
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November 15, 2013
LONDON -- Ensco plc has announced that chairman, president and CEO Dan Rabun has decided to retire after nearly eight years of service.
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November 14, 2013
HOUSTON -- Noble Energy, Inc. has announced results from the Paraiso-1 exploration well, located in the Tyra Bank concession area offshore Nicaragua. The well, which had hydrocarbon shows and found high-quality Tertiary-age carbonate reservoirs, did not encounter an accumulation of hydrocarbons. Located in a water depth of 1,220 ft, the well was drilled to a total depth of 10,415 ft.
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November 14, 2013
HAGUE -- Royal Dutch Shell and Tullow Oil failed to find oil or natural gas in their last planned exploration well off French Guiana, a partner said.
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November 14, 2013
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Petrobras said it has completed drilling the fifth exploratory well in the Santos Basin pre-salt Iara area, block BM-S-11.
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November 13, 2013
Moscow -- Gazprom Neft has picked a contractor to drill six production wells in the Badra field in Iraq which it operates.Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group (ZPEC) has won the tender.
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November 12, 2013
BAKU, Azerbaijan (Bloomberg) -- Total SA needs drilling rigs by 2017 to meet its development targets at the Caspian Sea natural gas field of Absheron, the company’s regional manager said.
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November 12, 2013
STAVANGER, Norway -- The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 7220/4-1.
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November 11, 2013
STAVANGER, Norway -- Statoil has together with partners in PL348/348B made an oil discovery in the Snilehorn prospect in the Norwegian Sea, approximately fifteen km northeast of the Njord field. This is the third near-field discovery in the Norwegian Sea in three months.
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November 11, 2013
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Lundin Petroleum AB, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS, has commenced the drilling of appraisal well 16/5-5 in PL410.
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November 11, 2013
HOUSTON -- The Ekofisk field will remain in production far longer than originally planned when the field was first put into production in 1970. This has created a need for a new production facility, Ekofisk 2/4 Z.
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November 11, 2013
MOSCOW -- Rosneft subsidiary TNK-Uvat has discovered a new oil field, it named Kirilkinskoye. The materials of the operational analysis of oil and dissolved gas reserves have been discussed and approved by the State Commission for Reserves.
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November 08, 2013
BERLIN, Germany (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic bloc and the Social Democratic Party agreed to a temporary ban on exploring unconventional natural gas reserves in Germany until environmental issues are resolved.
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November 08, 2013
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Lamprell, a provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, has successfully completed and delivered the first of two Caspian Sea jackup rigs to its client.
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November 07, 2013
KIEV (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell, which signed a $10 billion shale gas deal with the Ukrainian government this year, expects to start drilling in the Yuzivska field next year.
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November 07, 2013
HOUSTON – Energy Ventures, an independent venture capital firm dedicated to funding high-growth upstream oil and gas technology companies, has invested in SageRider, Inc. The funding will support the development and commercialization of SageRider’s suite of reservoir and completion optimization solutions.
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November 07, 2013
DENVER -- In a recent statement following a municipal vote, Tisha Schuller, president and CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association, addressed the community, on behalf of her organization.
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November 07, 2013
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Lundin Petroleum AB, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS, has completed Johan Sverdrup appraisal well 16/3-7, located in the south-eastern part of PL501.
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November 07, 2013
STAVANGER, Norway -- Statoil has announced its exploration program for 2014, as it seeks to build on the exploration successes of recent years.
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November 07, 2013
LUANDA (Bloomberg) -- Angola, is building the first two drilling rigs to fly the flag of Sonangol as the country embarks on its biggest deepwater drilling campaign.
