Venture Production PLC reported it plans to start production from Ceres natural gas field in the southern UK North Sea later this year.

Maersk Oil UK Ltd. has brought Affleck field on stream in the central UK North Sea, adding potentially 8,000 b/d of oil to its portfolio when it reaches full capacity.

Salamander Energy PLC and Serica Energy PLC announced the start of gas sales from Kambuna field in the Glagah Kambuna Technical Assistance Contract (TAC) area of the Malacca Straits, 40 km off North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Murphy Oil Corp. has started oil production from Azurite field off Congo (Brazzaville) through what it says is the industry’s first floating drilling, production, storage, and offloading facility (FDPSO).

Murphy Oil Corp. has started producing oil and associated gas from Thunder Hawk field on Mississippi Canyon Block 734 in the Gulf of Mexico.

StatoilHydro started production from the subsea completed Tyrihans oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea on July 8.

Petrofac Energy Developments started oil production from two wells on Don Southwest (Don SW) in the UK northern North Sea, adding to initial output from the nearby West Don field that began in April.

Chevron Corp. subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Co. Ltd. (Cabgoc) brought the Mafumeira Norte oil project off Angola on stream ahead of schedule.

Vermilion Energy Trust, Calgary, plans to acquire Marathon Oil Corp.’s 18.5% nonoperated interest in Corrib field off western Ireland.

Chevron Brasil Upstream Frade Ltda. has started oil production from Frade field, Chevron’s first operated deepwater development off Brazil.