Tag: Rockhopper Exploration

• Friday, September 24th 2021 - 09:12 UTC

  Oil company lifts all South Atlantic operations, future of project in Falklands now reshaped

  

  A hydrocarbon development project in the Falkland Islands faces new challenges following the announcement of one of the companies involved that it shall be lifting all South Atlantic operations.

• Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  Falklands' Sea Lion development delayed responding to oil market conditions

  

  Rockhopper Exploration is responding to market developments by reducing staffing levels and activity related to the Sea Lion development in the offshore North Falkland basin. The company plans to maintain a smaller team, mainly focused on regulatory, fiscal and financial issues, pending a recovery in the external macro-environment.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2019 - 23:55 UTC

  Rockhopper divests from Egypt to concentrate in the Falklands' Sea Lion project

  

  Oil and gas exploration firm Rockhopper Exploration, with interests in the Falklands and preparing to advance with the Sea Lion project, has agreed to sell its assets in Egypt to United Oil & Gas in a US$ 16m deal. The sale of Rockhopper Egypt includes a non-operated 22% interest in the Abu Sennan concession onshore Egypt and the existing assets of the business.

• Thursday, September 20th 2018 - 06:52 UTC

  Falklands Sea Lion development on track to begin offshore operations

  

  Negotiations continue with service providers for the Premier Oil-operated Sea Lion development in the offshore North Falkland basin. According to partner Rockhopper Exploration, Phase 1 will develop around 220 MMbbl in license PL032 and a further 300 MMbbl from the license’s remaining resources under Phase 2.

• Friday, April 20th 2018 - 08:41 UTC

  Falklands oil industry: final investment decision on Sea Lion project by end of the year

  

  Rockhopper Exploration and operator Premier Oil have submitted a revised draft field development plan for the Sea Lion Phase 1 project to the Falkland Islands government. According to Rockhopper, a final submission should follow in the lead-up to sanction of the project, in the offshore North Falkland basin.

• Friday, January 12th 2018 - 07:39 UTC

  Falklands: Rockhopper satisfied with advance of Sea Lion project

  

  Rockhopper Exploration said the Sea Lion phase 1 project in the North Falkland Basin was moving towards sanction at the end of 2018. London-listed Rockhopper said project partners had been focusing on securing the US$1.5billion of capex required to achieve first oil.

• Thursday, September 15th 2016 - 10:34 UTC

  Falklands' Sea Lion oil project break-even price reduced to US$ 45 a barrel

  

  Falkland Islands oil explorer Rockhopper Exploration Plc has confirmed cost cuts at its Sea Lion project, which will reduce the scheme´s break-even price to US$ 45 a barrel. Capital investment at Sea Lion to reach first oil is now estimated at US$ 1.5bn.

• Thursday, February 18th 2016 - 06:19 UTC

  Falklands' oil industry continues to advance, despite current low prices

  

  Despite current low oil prices, the oil and gas industry in the Falkland Islands is continuing to go from strength to strength as its first project, Premier Oil’s Sea Lion, moves closer to commercialization, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData.

• Friday, February 12th 2016 - 06:15 UTC

  Falklands' oil industry development continues despite slump in crude prices

  

  Rockhopper Exploration flagship project, offshore the Falkland Islands the Sea Lion oil field development, continues to advance despite the recent slump in crude prices.

• Wednesday, January 6th 2016 - 12:02 UTC

  Falkland Oil & Gas closer to completing merger with Rockhopper Exploration

  

  Falkland Oil and Gas PLC late Tuesday took a step closer to completing the proposed all-share merger with fellow AIM-listed Rockhopper Exploration PLC after its shareholders voted in favour of the deal.