Denmark’s energy ministry has been advised to cancel the country’s 8th oil and gas licensing round, in order to maintain its position as a climate-leading country, Kallanish Energy reports. Independent adviser to the government, the Danish Council on Climate Change, said on Thursday that the bidding round that took place in 2018 and received interest
Read More...Angola’s National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (Anpg) on Tuesday launched its 2019 licensing round at a presentation in the capital city of Luanda, Kallanish Energy learns. The country is offering 10 offshore blocks in the Namibe and Benguela basins, which have been underexplored and are expected to hold significant reserves. They cover an
Read More...Wood Plc has agreed to sell its nuclear business for 250 million pounds ($302 million), as it cuts debt associated with the 2017 acquisition of Amec Foster Wheeler and a prolonged oil-price slump, Kallanish Energy reports. The Scottish engineering and services business will sell the unit to a subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering Group. The deal
Read More...The state of South Dakota is suing a privately-held Texas-based exploration and production company for $15.5 million for abandoning 40 natural gas wells in Harding County, Kallanish Energy reports. The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Denr) is requesting the court require Spyglass Cedar Creek and its general partners, Kevin Sellers and March Kimmel, to bring the wells
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