Helium One Global Ltd has taken legal advice and issued a rectification notice to its planned rig operator following continued delays to drilling operations at Rukwa in Tanzania. OPTIONS The company has had a series of issues over rigs since November 2022 when it had to change operator because of third-party legal complications. In January […]
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Horizonte receives mining permit for Araguaia nickel
Horizonte Minerals plc has received a mining permit for its 100%-owned Araguaia nickel project in northeast Brazil. ORE STOCKPILES Consent from the Pará State Secretariat for Environment and Sustainability (Semas) allows initial work currently underway to establish ore stockpiles on the ROM pad ahead of the commissioning phase. “The approval enables the company to mine, […]
Block to spud next project I well following record production
Block Energy plc aims to spud the next well this month for Project I of its onshore oil and gas operations in Georgia. WELLS The company’s Q2 2023 report added that back-to-back drilling resulted in record production with an average rate of 664 boepd (Q1: 400 boepd). The success of wells JKT-01Z and WR-B01Za has […]
Altona to drill target orebody at Monte Muambe
Altona Rare Earths plc is due to drill one of two orebodies with results to be included in the inaugural JORC mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Monte Muambe project in Mozambique. TARGETS The company expects to resume drilling on or around 15 July, with Spartan Drilling Services Limitada conducting operations. The programme will initially […]
JOG extends Verbier licence by three years
Jersey Oil & Gas plc (JOG) has been granted a three-year extension for the P2170 Verbier licence as it finalises plans for the Great Buchan area (GBA) development. FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLAN The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) granted the second-term extension until 29 August 2026, allowing the company and farm-out partner NEO Energy time for […]
Predator begins drilling MOU-4 well at Guercif
Predator Oil & Gas Holdings plc has started drilling the MOU-4 well to appraise the Moulouya Fan on the Guercif licence, onshore Morocco. RIGLESS TESTING The Star Valley Rig 101 began operations on 29 June and will also test the potential for Jurassic carbonate reservoir development within a 126km² structure. After drilling MOU-4, Predator will […]