Archives for July 2016

BP wins deadlines extension for big Bight plan

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NOPSEMA has granted BP an extension to lodge a third and final environmental plan to drill the Stromlo-1 well in the Great Australian Bight. The submission is now expected to be lodged by August 31 and BP now faces a race against time to begin drilling the Stromlo-1 well in the calmer seas of summer following assessment of the supermajor’s game plan and safeguards by the offshore regulator. BP’s plan will have to be watertight as the $1 billion exploration program it hopes to expedite in the Bight is expected to face opposition from controversial environmental lobby group Sea Shepherd,…

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Woodside goes on African safari in Senegal.

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Woodside has bought ConocoPhillips’ exploration stake in Senegal, acquiring a 35% stake in the SNE and FAN deepwater oil discoveries and the option of becoming operator, for US$430 million. The deal gives the Perth-based company exposure to a potential 560 million bbl oil discovery, which Woodside appears to have picked up for a significant discount at about US$2.30 per barrel to the US$7 per barrel valuation of RBC Capital Markets. Melbourne-based FAR Energy, which holds a 15% stake in the Senegal venture, was trading 13% lower at 7.3c in a trading halt. UK-based Cairn Energy holds a 40% stake and…

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BP invests in Bunker facility for Bight program

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BRITISH Petroleum has signalled its commitment to Australia by announcing a multi-million dollar investment in infrastructure establishing a new fuel bunkering facility in Port Adelaide’s inner harbour. BP and Flinders Ports said the $8 million facility would support operations for BP’s planned $1 billion Great Australian Bight program which, subject to approval will see the first two wells drilled from late 2016, by providing safe, efficient and simultaneous refuelling of vessels and receipt of fuel into the terminal. “BP is proud to lead the development and execution of a unique, custom-built fuel bunkering system in Port Adelaide,” said…

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UKOG secures two-year retention for Horse Hill-1

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UK Oil & Gas has retained its leases for the ‘Gatwick Gusher’, in southern England, which will enable the London-based company to continue production testing of the eagerly watched Horse Hill-1 oil discovery. The Horse Hill partners, also encompassing UK Oil & Gas Investments and Solo Oil, have retained PEDL137 and PEDL246 lease areas for a further two years by the UK Oil and Gas Authority. Horse Hill-1 has flowed 40 deg API of sweet crude at 1360 bopd from two bands of fractured Kimmeridgian Micrites at around 800-900m, spiking UKOG AIM-listed stock 77% to 1.95 Sterling as Schlumberger announced…

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