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Mobil North Sea Ltd. has found gas after exploring an area just south of the Camelot field in the southern U.K. zone of the North Sea.

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today that its subsidiary, Esso Exploration Angola (Block 15) Limited (Esso), has started production of the Xikomba deepwater development offshore Angola Block 15. Xikomba is the company’s first production on Block 15 and represents the first of several...

The global economy for mobile rigs contracted by 3.5 percent, leading drilling contractor GlobalSantaFe reported Tuesday.

Technip Group's flagship diving support vessel CSO Wellservicer has arrived at the Grand Banks in preparation for its repair work at the Hibernia oil platform offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. The 111-metre will repair one of two off-loading systems that transfer Hibernia crude to shuttle tankers each week...

Rons_ROV_Links writes:  The decision on whether to allow exploration activity outside the Lofoten Islands is expected later today, as the Norwegian Oil and Energy Minsiter Einar Steensnaes unveils...

Rons_ROV_Links writes:  Statoil Exploration Ireland has completed exploratory drilling in the Cong prospect in the Slyne basin off north-west Ireland without success.

The exploration well has been plugged and abandoned.

Drilling was carried out by the Sedco 711 semi-submersible rig on contract from Transocean. Well data will now be analysed to ascertain whether further exploration of the area would be worthwhile.

December 13, 2003


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