Pinarova-1 exploration well is expected to resume tests in four weeks with 7-inch perforating guns at the site north of the Basur- oil discovery onshore Turkey. SECTION UK Oil & Gas plc (50%) said that the larger more powerful guns than previously used were capable of fully penetrating the well’s 9⅝-inch casing, focusing on the […]
Month: November 2024
Karelian confirms Irish licences’ prospectivity
Karelian Diamond Resources plc said indicator analyses of stream sampling confirmed nickel, copper and platinum group metals prospectivity at its three Northern Ireland licences. ANOMALOUS The stream sampling followed a 2021 programme which the Dublin-based company said had suggested the potential for the metals. A total 33 follow-up stream sediment samples, each weighing an average […]
Block starts production at WR-34Z
Production at 150 boepd began last quarter from Block Energy plc’s third well of project I in the West Rustavi-Krtsanisi field, onshore Georgia. OPPORTUNITIES The company’s quarterly report showed an average production during the third quarter dip to 630 boepd (Q2: 664 boepd). Gross production totalled 58 Mboe (Q2: 60.4 Mboe) comprising 44.3 Mbbls of oil and 13.6 Mboe […]
Angus technical director Andrew Hollis steps down
Angus Energy plc technical director Andrew Hollis has formally stepped down as part of a series of changes announced in March. He previously left the board as the company focuses on the aggregation, production and storage of gas.
CRL signs MOU for tungsten off-take
Cornwall Resources Ltd has signed an initial five-year memorandum of understanding for tungsten from its Redmoor project with nuclear fusion technology company Oxford Sigma Ltd. DOMESTIC SUPPLY The two companies will collaborate to explore, develop, promote and secure “critical mineral supply pathways for tungsten” from the east Cornwall deposit to supply the fusion industry. Peter […]
IOG appoints administrators
IOG plc has appointed administrators while its nominated adviser and broker has resigned. NEGOTIATIONS The company operates the Saturn Banks gas project in the southern North Sea as well as incremental assets of P2442 and P2589 and prospects in undeveloped clusters. Since 2022, IOG has faced rising costs and from June 2023 has agreed successive […]