Prospex Energy plc said that the Viura-1B development well had exceeded expectations with good gas shows and several potential reservoirs at the onshore field in northern Spain. INSPIRATIONAL Drilling began in June, reaching the new target total depth of 4,500 metres, approximately 4,100m true vertical depth, on 21 October. The well had encountered the main […]
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Reabold increases share in Colle Santo
Reabold Resources plc has increased its interest to 29.2% in the Colle Santo gas field option holder. RESOURCE The company converted £510,236.28 of convertible loan notes plus accrued interest, into 36 ordinary shares of LNEnergy Ltd at £14,173.23 per share. The loan note is dated 26 March 2024. LNEnergy manages and owns 20% in Italian […]
Sunda puts back Chuditch-2 spud date
Sunda Energy plc expects the spud date to defer to the second quarter of 2025 for the Chuditch-2 appraisal well offshore Timor Leste. RIG The company, which had targeted early 2025 subject to financing, continues to advance funding for the TL-SO-19-16 production sharing contract with Pacific LNG. Preparations for drilling continue with negotiations for its […]
Deltic cuts costs and looks to invest overseas
Deltic Energy plc plans to cut costs and look for international projects, with an initial focus on early cash flows and faster cycle times, while continuing with its existing UK core assets. SELENE The company said that the “political and fiscal headwinds” had “hampered” the UK’s oil and gas industry in recent years” rendering it […]
EnQuest-Seascape awarded Sarawak PSC
EnQuest plc and Seascape Energy Asia plc have been awarded a product sharing contract for 12 discovered fields 50km off the coast of Sarawak, offshore Malaysia. DISCOVERIES EnQuest Petroleum Production Malaysia Ltd holds 42% and is the operator of the DEWA complex cluster small field asset with Petroleum Sarawak Exploration & Production Sdn Bhd owning […]
Wressle JV expects wells consent to be quashed
The Wressle joint venture expects September’s local authority permission to be quashed for two new wells at the onshore Lincolnshire site. SCREENING North Lincolnshire Council informed the companies that, following legal opinion and the Supreme Court decision in June, it would not resist a proposed legal action to challenge the consent. The court ruled that applications […]