Russian independent oil company Lukoil has started drilling its first exploration well at Block 12 located in the southern area of the Gulf of Mexico. Lukoil said on the 16th August that the Yoti West-1Exp well would be drilled by the Valaris 8505 semi-submersible…
88 Energy Ltd, Perth has confirmed discovery of light oil at Merlin-1 in its Project Peregrine programme on the North Slope of Alaska. Post-well evaluation of the wildcat, drilled in March, has demonstrated the presence of multiple stacked sequences in the Cretaceous-age Nanushuk formation…
MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES) and Akuo Energy have commenced construction of Parque Solar Planeta Rica, a solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Colombia. The project is a joint venture with Akuo Energy, a leading French developer and operator of renewable energy projects. “The start…
Eni has started production from the deep-water Cuica oil field in block 15/06 offshore Angola, through the Armada Olombendo FPSO. Discovered in March 2021, the Cuica field is in a water depth of 500 metres (1,640 feet), about three km (two miles) from the…
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has completed the topside removal of the Brae Bravo platform, one of the largest topside removal projects of its kind in the North Sea. TAQA said on the 13th August that this marked the completion of two successful…
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called on the UK government to reconsider oil and gas licences, just days after a United Nations panel warned of dire consequences for the planet without drastic steps to slash emissions. Writing to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Ms Sturgeon said:…
SilverBow Resources Inc, Houston, has agreed to acquire assets in the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas from an undisclosed seller, expanding the company’s gas portfolio in the Western Eagle Ford and adding oil acreage in three new counties. The all-stock deal is valued…
Aquaterra Energy has completed engineering design for a renewable energy-powered Sea Swift offshore platform for DeNovo Energy. The unmanned minimal facilities platform, part of the Zandolie field development in the Gulf of Paria, off western Trinidad, is due to be installed later this year. …
GameChange Solar has announced the completion of its first Genius Tracker™ project in India. This 394 MW project is located 110 km from Ahmedabad, the capital city of the State of Gujarat. This solar plant is expected to supply clean solar power to the equivalent…
China will transfer over US$6 million to Myanmar’s government to fund 21 development projects, Myanmar’s foreign ministry said, in a sign of cooperation resuming under the junta which overthrew an elected government on the 1st February. China’s influence had grown in Myanmar in recent…
