From CNBC An Iranian oil tanker held in Gibraltar since early July has been officially released by local authorities, although it may not sail if a U.S. application to seize the vessel proves successful. On July 4, Gibraltar authorities with the help of the British Royal Marines, seized the Grace 1 oil tanker following suspicions it was delivering oil to
From Reuters The Panama Canal will continue authorizing vessels coming from Venezuela provided they present the necessary paperwork, the waterway’s chief said on Wednesday, suggesting a new round of U.S. sanctions on the South American nation should not make a difference to canal traffic. President Donald Trump’s administration last week issued an executive order freezing all Venezuelan government assets in
From The Houston Chronicle Iran expects an oil tanker seized by the U.K. in the Strait of Gibraltar in July will be released soon, the semi-official Fars News agency reported Tuesday, a move that could help to ease concerns about the safety of shipping routes in the Middle East. “Official and unofficial documents have been exchanged to resolve the matter
From CNBC Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has told his cabinet that protecting security around the Persian Gulf is solely the responsibility of countries in the region and that other nations should stay away. The United Kingdom is attempting to form an alliance with other nations to protect ships passing through the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, a channel that
Combined flow from two wells reached 20,000 BOPD target Hurricane Exploration plc, a U.K.-based oil and gas company focusing on naturally fractured basement reservoirs, achieved first oil this Tuesday, reaching its targeted production rate of 20,000 BOPD from the Lancaster field. The company reported that a 72-hour production test combined flows from two wells, and the company expects that a gradual
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Ithaca will now be second largest producer in North Sea Ithaca Energy Limited will be acquiring Chevron North Sea Limited (stock ticker: CVX) for $2 billion, adding 10 producing field interests to its existing portfolio. Four of those interests are related to assets already operated by Ithaca, leading to an approximately
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell a ConocoPhillips subsidiary to BP for an undisclosed price. The subsidiary will hold a 16.5 percent interest in the BP-operated Clair Field, with ConocoPhillips retaining a 7.5 percent interest in the field. ConocoPhillips also announced it has entered into simultaneous agreements to acquire BP’s 39.2 percent interest
Markets take a dive as U.K. votes to leave the European Union In a referendum that essentially split the country, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union Thursday, a move most market experts did not believe would take place. The U.K. voted 52% to 48% to leave with a 72.2% voter turnout. Markets around the world took a
The North Yorkshire County Council approved a fracing permit for an existing well Privately held Third Energy received the first approval to use hydraulic fracturing in Western Europe since 2011 this week. The North Yorkshire County Council voted 7-4 allow the U.K.-based company to frac an existing natural gas well. “This approval is a huge responsibility. We will have to
New laws allow for exploration and hydraulic fracturing under national parks The United Kingdom’s Oil and Gas Authority awarded 93 new licenses to explore for oil and gas last week. Around 75% of those exploration licenses relate to shale oil and gas, which will likely require companies to use hydraulic fracturing to produce. The areas covered by the licenses include
After an initial consultation, Britain’s Environment Agency (EA) said it is “minded to grant” privately-held energy firm Cuadrilla permits to frac during exploration for shale gas in Lancashire, England, reports the BBC. The agency has issued a “draft decision” outlining the conditions under which they would allow fracing at the Roseacre Wood site in Lancashire. A second round of consultation
Magellan Petroleum Corporation (ticker: MPET) is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with assets in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The development of a CO2-enhanced oil recovery program at its Poplar Dome assets in eastern Montana is its primary focus. Magellan’s U.K. properties are onshore and include the Weald and Wessex Basins prospective for unconventional
