Rex Energy files for voluntary bankruptcy

Rex Energy Corp., State College, Pa., has filed for voluntary bankruptcy and plans to sell its assets. The company has interests in the Appalachian basin.  Source: News


Talos Energy submits drilling plans for Zama well off Mexico

Talos Energy LLC, Houston, and partners have submitted appraisal drilling plans to Mexico’s government regarding the Zama-1 discovery well on Block 7 in the shallow-water Sureste basin offshore Mexico. The appraisal well is expected to spud in the fourth quarter. Source: News


Husky has discovery north of SeaRose FPSO

Husky Energy is evaluating a discovery 10 km north of its SeaRose floating production, storage, and offloading vessel on White Rose oil field 350 km east of St. John’s, Newf.   Source: News


SDX reports gas discovery in Egypt

SDX Energy Inc., London, expects to start production by yearend from a natural gas discovery made by its Ibn Yunus 1X well at South Disouq, Egypt. On test, the well flowed at a stabilized rate of 39.3 MMscfd on a 32/64-in. choke, limited by surface facilities. Source: News


Neptune lets contract for Gjoa-Nova work

Neptune Energy let a contract to Rosenberg WorleyParsons for work on the Gjoa platform in the Norwegian North Sea to accommodate oil and gas production from Nova field operated by Wintershall Nova AS and partners.  Source: News


Husky testing exploration well off China

Husky Energy is testing the first of two exploration wells planned on Block 15/33 in the Pearl River Mouth Basin of the South China Sea to assess potential for development. The well, in 80 m of water 160 km southeast of Hong Kong, encountered four oil-bearing zones with combined thickness of 70 m.   […]