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Rathlin to reduce number of West Newton A oil wells

Rathlin Energy (UK) plc said it would reduce the number of wells in a revised planning application for expanded oil production at West Newton A in East Yorkshire. APPEAL In September, East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s planning committee refused the company’s initial application due to the scale of the proposed development. In a statement on […]

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Neptune JV completes Seagull manifold installation

Neptune Energy and its joint venture partners, bp and JAPEX, have completed the installation of the manifold and umbilical for the Seagull project in the Central North Sea. ACTIVITIES TechnipFMC undertook the work programme from the CSV Deep Star vessel. Activities included the installation of the 350te Seagull manifold, the pull-in and installation of the […]

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United granted further two years for Walton Morant

United Oil & Gas plc said it had been granted a two-year extension for its 100% Walton Morant licence, Jamaica. POTENTIAL Following completion of the approval process, the licence will run to 31 January 2024. United believes that there is a hydrocarbon system in Jamaica including source, reservoir, and seal rocks. An independent evaluation by […]

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Egdon plans rejected for side-track at Biscathorpe

Egdon Resources plc has been refused planning permission for a side-track drilling operation, associated testing and long-term oil production at the Biscathorpe site (PEDL253) in Lincolnshire. OPTIONS The county council’s planning committee rejection is against the council’s planning officers recommendation to approve the operator’s plans. The project’s joint venture partner Union Jack Oil plc (45%) […]

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Al Jahraa-8 well test results exceed United’s expectations

United Oil & Gas plc said that test results have exceeded the company’s internal pre-drill expectations at the Al Jahraa-8 development well in the Abu Sennan concession, onshore Egypt. The company holds a 22% working interest in the licence, which is operated by Kuwait Energy Egypt. PRODUCTION The AJ-8 well began drilling on 2 May, targeting […]

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Neptune Energy installs world’s longest ETH pipeline

Neptune Energy has installed and tested the world’s longest trace-heated subsea production pipeline at its operated Fenja field in the Norwegian Sea. TEMPERATURE The company said that the 37km electrically trace-heated (ETH) pipe-in-pipe solution would transport oil from the field to the Njord A platform, operated by Equinor. It will also significantly reduced the potential […]