UK Oil & Gas plc said it had submitted an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate against Surrey County Council (SCC)’s decision to refuse permission for the Loxley gas appraisal. The onshore hydrocarbon company added that it expected a public inquiry to be held during the autumn and a decision by the end of 2021. UKOG […]
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Block restarts oil production at West Rustavi
Block Energy plc has restarted production from WR-38Z and WR-16aZ wells at West Rustavi oil field in Georgia. TIE BACK Oil and gas flowed through its new in-field flowline to its early production facility (EPF) in the West Rustavi field at the WR-16aZ wellsite. Gas is separated in the EPF from the crude oil before […]
IOG appoints David Gibson as COO
Independent Oil and Gas plc has appointed David Gibson as its chief operating officer (COO) effective from yesterday (8 February). Mr Gibson has extensive North Sea engineering and project management experience over nearly 30 years in the energy industry. This includes Foster Wheeler Wood Group, Amec, Marathon Oil UK Ltd, TAQA Bratani, and most recently […]
EnQuest to buy Suncor’s North Sea Golden Eagle interest
EnQuest plc said it had agreed to buy Suncor Energy UK’s 26.69% non-operated interest in the producing Golden Eagle area for an initial consideration of $325 million (£235m). The area, in the UK central North Sea, comprises the producing Golden Eagle, Peregrine and Solitaire fields. The company said that the deal, expected to conclude by […]
EnQuest appoints Liv Monica Stubholt as NED
Liv Monica Stubholt is appointed as a non executive director of the EnQuest board with effect from 15 February 2021. She will also become a member of the Audit Committee and the Safety, Climate and Risk Committee. Ms Stubholt is a corporate lawyer and has extensive experience in the energy industry and across public policy […]
Predator considers CO2 sequestration in Ireland
Predator Oil & Gas Holdings plc said its pioneering CO2 sequestration operations in Trinidad could also be used in Ireland. The chief executive’s words came as Predator welcomed yesterday’s renewed commitment by the Irish Government to honour existing licences for oil and gas. The Jersey-based hydrocarbon company has operations in Ireland, Trinidad and Morocco. It […]