Neptune Energy today said it would spend more than $1 billion (£800m) over the next five years to secure energy supplies for the UK and speed the transition to net zero. CARBON INTENSITY The company operates around 11% of the country’s gas supply from fields in the UK’s Southern North Sea and the Norwegian North […]
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Deltic nears first exploration drill
Deltic Energy plc is marking 2021 as a year of achievement and progress ahead of drilling the first exploration well in its Southern and Central North Sea portfolio. AGREEMENTS For its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2021, the company confirmed its first exploration well on the Pensacola prospect (licence P2252). The rig selection […]
United to receive $2.5m from Hibiscus in Crown settlement
United Oil & Gas plc said it had today signed a confidential settlement agreement with Anasuria Hibiscus UK Ltd (AHUK) for the Crown disposal milestone payment. PAYMENT The Crown discovery lies in licence P2366 across Blocks 15/18d and 15/19b. “AHUK has agreed to pay United a total of US$2,500,000 (payable in three instalments between the date […]
Europa raises £7m via discounted placing
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc has conditionally raised £7.02 million, before expenses, to fund a new acquisition in the North Sea. DISCOUNT The company added that this was at a 21.7 % discount to the 30-day volume weighted average share price on 2 March 2022. A Primary Bid offer, announced yesterday, is a separate and distinct offer, […]
Neptune plans to exceed net zero targets
Neptune Energy said it planned to exceed net zero targets and store more carbon than it emits by 2030 from its operations in the North Sea. CCS The company is working on two carbon capture and storage (CCS) developments in the Dutch and UK sectors of the North Sea. In a statement Neptune added that […]
Serica stops Rhum production due to fault in subsea control module
Serica Energy plc said it had temporarily shut down Rhum production after identifying a fault in the subsea control module. PROGRAMME The company added that there were currently no safety or environmental issues associated with the fault. “A programme to replace the control module is being planned utilising a spare module held in stock. “This […]