Egdon Resources plc said it had received approval to store crude oil in licences PEDL180 and PEDL182 at Wressle oil field in North Lincolnshire. North Lincolnshire Council granted the site operator permission for full use of the installed oil storage capacity at the site of approximately 2,000 barrels. Egdon said it would also allow full […]
Oil & Gas
Serica on course for gas despite extra £3m work at Columbus
Serica Energy plc announced it was on course for production despite earlier difficulties with installing sand screens at the Columbus gas development well in the UK Central North Sea. Columbus was spudded in mid-March and drilled to a total measured depth of 17,600ft. A 5,900ft horizontal section was drilled through the reservoir formations of the […]
Rathlin mobilises equipment for tests at West Newton B-1Z
Rathlin Energy (UK) Ltd said it had mobilised equipment to complete and test the West Newton B-1Z (WNB-1Z) sidetrack well in East Yorkshire. The site operator added that a workover rig, well test package, Certified Ultra-Low Emission Burners, a wireline unit and other related materials will be set up during the first week of operations. […]
UKOG completes purchase of equipment for Horse Hill oil
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) announced it had paid the final instalment to PW Well Test Ltd for surface production equipment at Horse Hill oil field in Surrey. In July 2020, the company bought the equipment from PW for £1.65 million. This would be paid in three equal instalments of £550,000 either wholly in […]
Alba to cut oil interests as losses rise
Alba Mineral Resources plc sid it planned to cut its onshore oil interests to focus on Clogau-St David’s gold mine in North Wales. HORSE HILL Results for year ended 30 November 2020 showed losses of £2,079,537 (2019: £1,312,40) while cash and equivalents increased to £1,512,031 (£211,333). Alba plans to reduce its investment in Horse Hill […]
Deltic-Shell award Pensacola survey contract
Deltic Energy plc and partner Shell UK Ltd have awarded the contract for geophysical and geotechnical site survey works over the Pensacola prospect in the UK southern North Sea. RESOURCE Fugro GB North Marine Ltd will begin the work on licence P2252 at the end of July and finish during Q3 in preparation for the […]