88 Energy has provided a further update related to its operations in the NPR-A region of the North Slope of Alaska. Sidewall cores in Merlin-1 confirm presence of oil previously observed in cuttings.
President Energy reports that the newly drilled well LB-1002 at the Las Bases field, Rio Negro Province, Argentina, has encountered gas pay and will now be completed with a coiled tubing unit, with production is expected to commence by the end of April.
Touchstone Exploration has announced the completion of flowback testing of the Cascadura Deep-1 well, confirming a liquids rich natural gas discovery. The well is located on the Ortoire block onshore Trinidad and Tobago
Gordonbush Extension Wind Farm, situated 10 kms north east of Brora in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, is generating first power just weeks after the delivery of the 11 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines to site was completed. When fully complete Gordonbush Extension, which is being constructed by SSE Renewables, will generate 38MW of wind-powered electricity, enough to power 46,000 UK homes each year.
Norway: Equinor granted drilling permit for wells 35/11-25 S and 35/11-25 A in PL 090
12 Apr 2021
35/11-25 S and
PL 090.
Wells 35/11-25 S and 35/11-25 A will be drilled from the
Deepsea Atlantic drilling facility in position 61°02’12.72’’ N and 03°26’53.58’’ E after completing maintenance work on Gullfaks for Equinor in production licence PL 050.
Equinor is the operator with an ownership interest of 45 per cent. The other licensees are
Vår Energi (25 per cent),
Neptune Energy Norge (15 per cent) and
Idemitsu Petroleum Norge (15 per cent). The area in this licence consists of part of Block 35/11. The wells will be drilled about 10 kms west of the Fram field.