RockRose Energy passes operatorship of Brae Area to TAQA
The handover of the Brae Area in the North Sea is expected to be completed in the second half of the year.
The latest upstream news
Planning consent for development of Wressle oilfield granted
Development of the Wressle oilfield in North Lincolnshire, UK, can now proceed.
Equinor given consent to use well intervention facility in 2020
The consent applies to the use of the Island Wellserver well intervention facility for light well intervention on fields in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.
Servelec Controls to develop safety systems for processing gas from Tolmount field
Centrica Storage has engaged Servelec Controls to help prepare Easington Terminal to process gas from the Tolmount field in the Southern North Sea.
Petrobras to sell interests in Golfinho and Camarupim deepwater assets
Petrobras holds 100% interest in both concessions, with the exception of exploratory block BM-ES-23, in Golfinho, where it owns 65%.
MDL completes overhaul of lifting equipment on North Sea FPSO
The project, which reinstated a 25-t riser pull-in winch and three 200-t anchor chain winches, is estimated to have contributed to extending the working life of the FPSO by a further 10 years.
Eni, Total, BP and Equinor awarded stakes in Angolan offshore frontier blocks
Eni and Total won operator rights to blocks 28 and 29 respectively in the offshore Namibe basin, while Angola’s state oil company Sonangol and Equinor and BP were awarded smaller stakes.
GlobalData: Oil and gas companies getting attracted towards enormous resource potential of the Arctic region
GlobalData's thematic report, ‘Arctic Exploitation’, evaluates the competitive position of different Arctic countries in tapping the hydrocarbon reserves of the region.
Keeping eyes on the Brexit ball
Oil and gas sector logistics expert urges industry’s businesses to keep eyes on Brexit ball despite government steers.
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API endorses US-China 'phase one' trade deal
API President and CEO Mike Sommers said that the deal was "welcome news" but urged the lifting of all remaining tariffs between the two nations.
Serica Energy provides operations update
Estimated net production from Serica’s interests in Bruce, Keith, Rhum (“BKR”) and Erskine, in the UK North Sea, was 30 000 boe/d during 2019, around 13% higher than the production from the same assets in 2018 on a like-for-like basis.
ION to conduct 3D reimaging programme offshore Uruguay
ION is reimaging 22 000 km2 of data over the country’s deepwater blocks to create a contiguous volume for a holistic exploration perspective of the margin.
Tower Resources given one-year extension for Thali licence exploration
The extension is for the purpose of completing the NJOM-3 well currently in process on the Njonji structure.
Keppel delivers rig to Borr Drilling
The jack-up rig is built to Keppel’s proprietary KFELS B Class design and is the fifth of eleven jack-up rigs that Borr Drilling has ordered from Keppel.
Unity and Petrofac complete North Sea plugging and abandonment pressure testing
Unity deployed its Temporary Abandonment Cap Test Tool (TACTT) to pressure test two suspended mudline wells in the North Sea in support of an end of life campaign undertaken by Petrofac for a multinational operator.
The Crosby Group acquires Feubo
The acquisition includes the Feubo facility located in Hattingen, Germany, which will become Crosby’s centre of excellence for offshore mooring components.
Lundin Petroleum awarded 12 licences in Norwegian licensing round
The award includes 7 licences in the North Sea, 2 licences in the Norwegian Sea and 3 licences in the Southern Barents Sea.
Gas discovery made in Australia's Otway Basin
Following drilling of the Nangwarry-1 well, a gross gas column of at least 65 m has now been confirmed in the top of the Pretty Hill Sandstone.
Aker Solutions awarded contract for electrification of Troll B and C platforms
The electrification of the platforms, located in the Norwegian North Sea, will aim to reduce CO2 and NOx emissions.