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Drilling & production - 26 November 2009

BG Group announces record productivity for Santos Basin interests

BG Group and partners Petrobras and GALP have completed two drill stem tests on the Iracema well in the BM-S-11 appraisal area in the Santos Basin pre-salt, offshore Brazil. The well in-flow performance recorded during the tests was the highest achieved so far in BG Group's Santos Basin interests.

 

UK nuclear reactor deal: contract expected to go to US

Westinghouse has now selected one of its largest shareholders as the lead contractor to build nuclear reactors in the UK. Originally, it was thought that Fluor would be awarded the contract.