Hurricane receives extension from OGA for Lincoln commitment well at Greater Warwick Area

Hurricane Energy, the UK based oil and gas company focused on hydrocarbon resources in naturally fractured basement reservoirs, has provided an update in relation to planned activities on the Lincoln subarea of Licence P1368, part of the Greater Warwick Area ('GWA'). In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hurricane has requested extensions to certain licence commitments pertaining to Lincoln. The Oil and Gas Authority has responded positively to...

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Hurricane Lancaster shuts-in production

On 22nd May 2020, Hurricane announced that it would be shutting in the 205/21a-7Z well at Lancaster. This follows an attempt to increase production at the well to test the viability of reaching 20,000bopd across both wells on the field. However this attempt had led to unstable production at 205/21a-7Z caused by interference between the existing two wells. Production will now continue at 205/21a-6 only and current production is at 10,300bopd. Hurricane...

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Warwick duster in the West of Shetlands

Hurricane Energy plc, the UK based oil and gas company focused on hydrocarbon resources in naturally fractured basement reservoirs, provides an update in relation to the 205/26b-13Z ("Warwick Deep") well. Following completion of drill stem testing of the Warwick Deep well, the decision has been made to plug and abandon the well. The Warwick Deep well was drilled to a total depth of 1,964m TVDSS and included a 712m horizontal section of fractured...

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Hurricane reaches first oil and Lancaster

Hurricane has reached first oil at the Lancaster field. The Aoka Mizu FPSO completed the start-up phase with a 72-hour production test and combined production from the wells reached the targeted 20mbopd, marking the contractual completion of commissioning. Hurricane now expects to ramp up production over the next six months towards the longer-term ~85% operating efficiency target. Production guidance is: c.9mbopd for the next three months; followed...

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Hurricane's FPSO docked for changeover

Hurricane Energy has announced that the Aoka Mizu FPSO has been docked into Algeciras, Spain for planned personnel changes and bunkering. The stopover will be extended to undertake a repair to an auxiliary system associated with power generation. Commissioning activities will continue during its transit to the West of Shetlands as planned with first oil from the Lancaster field still on schedule for H1 2019. The Aoka Mizu FPSO was designed and...

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Spirit Energy farms in to Hurricane's Greater Warwick Area

After many years of trying to find a farm-in partner, Hurricane Energy has finally succeeded in bringing in farminee for its Greater Lancaster/Warwick Area in the West of Shetlands. Hurricane's tough journey had the company combating a falling oil price environment coupled with industry scepticism around its "fractured basement reservoir" plays. In 2017, it ploughed on alone with the sanction of an Early Production System ("EPS") at the Lancaster...

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