UK Oil & Gas plc has been granted more time for the retention area work programme containing the Horse Hill oil field in Surrey. PRODUCTION WELL The North Sea Transition Authority consented to the extension within PEDL137, under which lies the Kimmeridge oil pool, to 30 September 2025. NSTA last granted UKOG an extension in May […]
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Deltic relinquishes Cadence licence
Deltic Energy plc has been refused more time to find a new partner to develop licence P2567, Cadence, in the southern North Sea. CADENCE-CUPERTINO In July, the company said it planned to retain P2567 and P2428 (Cupertino) subject to the North Sea Transition Authority granting more time to find a new partner after Capricorn Energy […]
Orcadian secures more time for Pilot farm-out
Orcadian Energy plc has given its potential partner a further seven days to sign a definitive deal for the 81.25% farm-out of the Pilot oil licence. NSTA The original deadline of 30 November to complete the transaction for P2244 must be signed by 7 December or the company’s interest in the conditional two-year licence will […]
Orcadian granted conditional further two years for Pilot
Orcadian Energy plc has been granted a conditional two-year extension to the second term of production licence P2244 containing the Pilot oil field. FARM-OUT Based on Orcadian’s and the proposed operator’s intended work, the North Sea Transition Authority will change the licence’s expiry date from 30 November 2023 to 30 November 2025. The company last […]
i3-Europa begin talks on potential for Serenity
i3 Energy plc and Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc have opened talks on acreage surrounding the Serenity oil discovery, which has become unlicensed. INVESTMENT Little progress has been made on the Blake, Tain and Serenity area while in October 2022 the partners abandoned the SA02 well which failed to show hydrocarbons. i3 said that […]
Egdon sale progresses after satisfying NSTA condition
Egdon Resources plc’s sale to Petrichor Partners LP has progressed following satisfaction of the oil and gas regulator’s condition. TIMETABLE The purchaser has confirmed receipt of the North Sea Transition Authority’s ‘comfort letter’ in relation to the acquisition, said Egdon today. Following the satisfaction or waiver of other conditions, the sanction hearing is expected to […]