Flaring in the North Sea fell by 22% – approximately equivalent to the gas demand of 200,000 UK homes – in 2020 compared with the previous year, said the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). Production facilities cut the overall volume to 33 billion cubic feet (bcf) which is the lowest level of flaring on the […]
Oil & Gas
JOG seeks £10-£15m and launches farm-out for GBA
Jersey Oil & Gas plc (JOG) said it was in discussions to raise £10 to £15 million and it had launched a farm-out process for its Greater Buchan Area (GBA) in the North Sea. The announcement follows publication earlier this month of a concept select report showing a potential 172 MMboe of 2C contingent resource […]
Cairn to acquire onshore Egypt assets
Cairn Energy plc and partner Cheiron Petroleum Corp hope to purchase a portfolio of upstream oil and gas assets for US$646 million ($323m net to Cairn) in the Western Desert, onshore Egypt. The acquisition of hydrocarbon production, development and exploration interests from Shell Egypt NV and Shell Austria GmbH (Shell) will have an additional contingent […]
Cairn Energy to sell interests in Catcher and Kraken
Cairn Energy plc plans to sell its North Sea interests in Catcher and Kraken fields for US$460 million to Norwegian company Waldorf Production Ltd. POSITION Cairn entered into an agreement that will also include additional contingent consideration dependent principally on oil prices from 2021 to the end of 2025. The sale, subject to shareholder approval, […]
Cairn revenue falls as net oil output dips
Cairn Energy plc announced a decrease in revenue as net oil production fell slightly below guidance figures. In its full year result for 2020, the group’s revenue from net oil and gas sales was recorded at US$324 million (2019: $504m) following the fall in oil prices last year. Net oil production averaged just over 21,000 bopd, […]
Angus mulls overseas projects as revenue falls
Angus Energy plc might might look overseas for projects as it reported a fall in revenue and production. DECREASES Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2020, show revenue fell to £68,000 (2019: £200,000) on production of a gross 1,594 barrels (2019: 5,346). Angus attributed this to the Lidsey oil field being shut in due […]