QGEP Participações S.A. announced that the drilling of the appraisal well at the Carcará discovery has begun at Block BM-S-8. Drilling began on December 14th, approximately 5km from the pioneer well, using the NS-32 Rig (Norbe VIII). Drilling will be carried out in two phases, due to the need for a rig with equipment suitable […]
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that it has commenced the second well in its 2012 Malaysian drilling campaign with the spud of Berangan 1 exploration well in SB303 Block, offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The well will target hydrocarbons in mid-Miocene aged sands in a faulted anticline in an undrilled sub-basin 10 km to the southeast […]
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Halfway June APE Holland started on the North Sea near the German island of Borkum with a special offshore project, vibrating 30 steel piles (monopiles) on which 30 windmills will be installed. The piles will be driven with the Super Quad Kong (SQK), an innovative and modular vibratory driver/extractor consisting of four APE vibros, which […]
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Beach Energy Limited has commenced 2D seismic acquisition over its Lake Tanganyika South concession in Tanzania. The 2D seismic is being undertaken by Fugro Oceansismica and is expected to take approximately two months to acquire and seven months to process and interpret. To undertake the seismic, a local ferry, the MV Mwongozo, was upgraded into […]
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Australian listed petroleum exploration company, FAR Ltd commences data acquisition of their anticipated 3D seismic survey over some of the world’s most keenly sought petroleum exploration acreage off the coast of Kenya. The survey will cover 680km2 and is budgeted to cost $13.67M (FAR Ltd share $8.2M). The seismic survey is scheduled to commence acquisition […]
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According to Togo Telecom, West Africa Cable System (WACS) was inaugurated yesterday with the central landing of the fibre-optic cable in Afidegnigba. Through their offer of more affordable broadband internet connectivity for the nation, the telco would like to enter the new era of telecommunications, reports TeleGeography. The WACS cable is 14,500km long and […]
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An international crew of aquanauts is settling into its home on the ocean floor, where the team will spend 12 days testing concepts for a potential asteroid mission. The expedition is the 16th excursion of the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO). The crew of four began its mission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
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Finnish renewable technology developer, Wello Ltd, recently announced that it has started Series B funding. Power Fund II and Finnvera Venture Capital have agreed on 3 Million euros funding package as part of the Series B funding. Discussions with additional investors to close further funding have also been initiated. Wello is planning to use this […]
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Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that the Gaupe field, located in the Southern North Sea, offshore Norway, commenced production on 31 March 2012. The Gaupe field is located in PL292 and is adjacent to the Norway - United Kingdom (UK) border, some 225 km from the Norwegian mainland. The Gaupe field has estimated gross […]
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Providence Resources P.l.c., the London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM) quoted oil and gas exploration and production company, confirms the forward programme for Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 3/04, which contains the Dunquin exploration prospect. ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Ireland (Offshore) Limited (27.5% interest) operates FEL 3/04 on behalf of its partners, Eni Ireland B.V. (27.5% interest), […]
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