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 […]
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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, […]
Rockhopper extends licences in North Falkland Basin
Rockhopper Exploration plc announced it had extended its North Falkland Basin petroleum licences, including the Sea Lion Discovery Area, until 1 November 2022. DISCUSSIONS The company’s licences had been due to expire on 1 May 2021. The extension follows discussions between the hydrocarbon exploration and production company and joint venture partners, Harbour Energy and the […]
Reabold to sell 50% CLNs to fund Victory draft FDP
Reabold Resources plc will sell half of the convertible loan notes (CLNs) in investee Corallian Energy Ltd to help fund a draft field development plan for the Victory gas field, West of Shetland. MONETISATION The sale is to “a group of strategic investors” in exchange for £500,000 cash, with Reabold retaining £500,000 of the CLNs. […]
Egdon submits plans for Biscathorpe side-track well
Egdon Resources UK Ltd has submitted a “thorough and robust” planning application to Lincolnshire County Council for a conventional B-2Z side-track appraisal well at Biscathorpe. JOINT VENTURE The application submitted last Friday (26 February) includes side-track drilling operation, associated testing and long-term production of hydrocarbons at the Biscathorpe-2 wellsite in licence PEDL253. Drilling is planned […]
Angus to obtain new seismic data for Lidsey
Angus Energy plc announced it would obtain new seismic data and reprocess the existing seismic lines to identify a new drill target at Lidsey oil field in West Sussex. The onshore hydrocarbon company said that previous seismic mapping had underestimated the aerial extent of the reservoir and most importantly its shape. This had resulted in […]