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Hibernia

DOI’s Bureau of Ocean Energy \addresses oil leak

Management (BOEM) indi-

Hibernia Management and cate that this area contains as

Development Co. Ltd. (HMDC) much as 172 MMbo and 304 has reported an ongoing leak Bcf of natural gas. The agree- of crude oil from the hose end ment also opens up resources valve (HEV) of the Northern in the Western Gap that were

Offshore Loading System previously off limits to both (OLS). countries.

On Dec. 18, 2013, approxi-

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Stone Energy mately 10L of crude was busy in the GOM spilled from the HEV during the connection attempt. On Stone Energy Corp. is drilling

Dec. 27, a sheen was noted past 15,300ft at its deepwater

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OLS. On Dec. 30, a remotely on Mississippi Canyon Block

F operated vehicle confrmed 26, with a targeted depth of leakage from the HEV of the 20,000ft.

Northern OLS. Offoading Drilling continues past to tankers was suspended 14,000ft at the deep gas Tom and production rates at the Cat prospect, West Cameron

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Hibernia platform were cut Block 176, with a targeted back signifcantly. HMDC esti- depth of approximately mates the total volume con- 16,000ft.  Both the Amethyst tained in the affected portion and Tom Cat wells are of the loading system to be expected to encounter their 16,000L. targeted objectives in early 2014. Stone will spud its

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US enacts

Mica Deep prospect (MC 211)

Transboundary in Q1 2014.

Hydrocarbons Agreement

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The US Department of the expected to start working in

Mexican states Statoil makes Lundin spuds Sverdrup approve energy bill NCS discovery

Lundin Petroleum AB started

Interior (DOI) announced that January 2014, while its sister

Statoil made a gas discovery at drilling the latest the US-Mexico Transboundary Mexico’s Federal Congress COSLHunter was towed to Gulf appraisal the Askja West prospect and an

Hydrocarbons Agreement certifed that 24 of the coun- of Mexico in early December well at the giant Johan oil discovery at the Askja East has been enacted. The agree- try’s 31 state legislatures 2013 to begin a 5.5-yr contract Sverdrup discovery, in the prospect in the Norwegian sec- ment establishes a framework approved energy reforms with PEMEX. Norwegian sector of the North tor of the North Sea. Exploration for US oil and gas companies to allow private companies Sea. Well 16/3-8S, on PL501,

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Petrotrin acknowledges wells 30/11-9-S and 30/11-9-A and PEMEX to jointly develop to explore for and produce is at the crest of the Avaldsnes oil spills in Trinidad were drilled using the Ocean transboundary reservoirs and oil and gas. This was the high. Planned total depth is

Vanguard semisubmersible opens up resources in the third step required to enact The state oil company of about 2025m below mean between the Oseberg and Frigg

Western Gap. the constitutional reform, Trinidad & Tobago, Petrotrin, sea level, and the well will felds, in PL 272, about 13km

The Transboundary Agree- which amended Articles 25, suggested sabotage and envi- be drilled using the semisub- southeast of the Statoil-operated ment removes uncertain- 27, and 28 of the Mexican ronmental terrorism as the mersible Bredford Dolphin. expected to take

Krafa/Krafa West discoveries.

ties regarding development Constitution. cause of December oil spills. Drilling is about 45 days.

of transboundary resources The Oilfeld Workers Trade Well 30/11-9 S tested the

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Askja West prospect and proved in the resource-rich Gulf of Union said Petrotrin should

I jackup delivered Shell grabs

Mexico. As a result of the shoulder the blame for the a 90m net gas column. Side-

Petrobras’ BC-10 stake agreement, nearly 1.5 mil- The COSLGift, an independent disaster, citing poor manage- track 30/11-9-A on Askja East

Petrobras’ partners in the lion acres of the US Outer leg cantilever jackup rig, has ment practices that resulted proved a 40m net oil column.

Parque das Conchas (BC-10)

Continental Shelf will now been delivered, and was en in lax security and moni- Statoil estimates total recov- development have fnalized a be made more accessible for route to Southeast Asia, China toring, and the lack of oil erable reserves in Askja West buyout worth approximately exploration and production Oilfeld Services Ltd. (COSL) spill response contingency and Askja East are 19-44 mil-

US$1.6 billion for the activities. Estimates by the announced. The jackup was contracts. lion boe.

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