UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) said that perforating and swab testing equipment had arrived and testing restarted at the Pinarova-1 exploration well site in Turkey. TARGET PSI’s larger 7-inch perforation guns will be deployed following normal site rig up and safety and environmental checks. UKOG’s site representative will monitor and quality control the full […]
Equipment & Logistics
Kavango completes KCB licences airborne survey
Kavango Resources plc has completed an airborne geophysical survey over its 7,629km2 Kalahari copper belt project in Botswana. CONFIDENCE The survey will test whether the copper-silver prospective geological and geophysical features, interpreted on the recently acquired three licences of PL203/2016, PL127/2017 and PL205/2016, extend into the company’s pre-existing adjacent licence areas. The survey covered block […]
Alba completes dewatering lower Llechfraith level 4
Alba Mineral Resources plc has become the first company in decades to walk on level 4 of the lower Llechfraith workings following completion of dewatering in Clogau-St David’s gold mine. EXPLORATION Along with using pump rates of up to 250 cubic metres per day, specialist geotechnical contractors also installed new platforms and ladderways to allow […]
Angus estimates £7m Saltfleetby revenues for Q4
Angus Energy plc estimated revenues of £7.2 million for last year’s final quarter from Saltfleetby gas field, East Lincolnshire. PERMANENT FLOWLINE Gas volumes produced and sold equalled 7.35 mm therms in aggregate for October to December 2023, a slight decline compared with Q3 of 7.9 mm therms. Q4 operational efficiency was 87% (Q3: 90%) with gas condensate (liquid) production […]
Helium One begins drilling Itumbula West-1 well
Helium One Global Ltd has begun drilling the Itumbula West-1 well, targeting two major fault zones and the Karoo Group, on the Rukwa licence in Tanzania. EVALUATION Having installed the new iron rough neck and completed hydraulic repairs, the company is currently cementing the 20″ conductor before drilling the 17.5″ hole section. An open hole […]
UKOG starts preparations at Pinarova-1 well site
UK Oil & Gas plc reported the start of preparations, with access and well pad strengthening and repair, at the Pinarova-1 oil well site in Turkey. PERMITS The service provider PSI’s wireline equipment and operator partner Aladdin Middle East’s swab testing unit will then follow. In December 2023, the 50-50 joint venture received the required […]