Drilling & production

The Norne field is in production licence 128 in the Norwegian Sea, around 300 km west of Sandnessjøen and 200 km from the Helgeland coast.

The company has announced that more than 200 bbls were recovered from the legacy vertical well 16a at its West Rustavi permit during a 10-hour flow period.

The company will provide helicopter services in support of OMV’s forthcoming drilling programme at the PL 644 field in the Norwegian Sea.

The company has confirmed its readiness to continue the operatorship in the Bongkot gas field and to become the operator in the Erawan field starting from 2022.

Two A-type systems have made their way to India and Indonesia, respectively, and will enable both short- and long-term Walk to Work operations.

The renewal for Admarine 657, which is currently contracted and operating in Saudi Arabia, is effective after the expiry of its existing contract during Q1 2019.

The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding with Western Gas Corporation Pty Ltd to be the exclusive development partners for the Equus Gas Project in Western Australia.

Serenity provides i3 with exposure to low cost and potentially high return upside that could be tied in to either its Liberator Phase I or incremental Phase II infrastructure.

Adrian Lara, Senior Oil and Gas Analyst at GlobalData, offers his view on the impact on the upstream sector.

Three of Highlands’ projects are now revenue generating. The expansion of East Denver to eight producing wells by the end of this year is expected to deliver sufficient cash flow to cover overhead costs for 2019.

The company, together with partners Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited and Arco British Limited, LLC, has announced the final investment decision for a Shearwater gas infrastructure hub in the central North Sea.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wellesley Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 35/4-2, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.

Eni Oman BV in partnership with Oman Oil Company Exploration and Production has awarded Shearwater GeoServices a seismic survey in Block 52, offshore Oman.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for well 36/1-3, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.

The ramp-up of Vandumbu will lead to a total production of about 170 000 bpd.