Drilling & production

Fully assembled and tested, the topside for the Johan Sverdrup processing platform is leaving the Samsung Heavy Industries yard on time, below budget and with no serious incidents.

China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has announced that it has signed Strategic Cooperation Agreements with 9 companies, including Chevron, ConocoPhilips, Equinor, Husky, KUFPEC, Roc Oil, Shell, SK Innovation and Total.

The company has successfully completed the initial flow test of the Gemba-1 gas exploration well in the Cooper Basin, with stabilised flow rates of approximately eight million standard ft3/d, plus associated liquids.

The company has provided an update relating to the Puesto Flores Concession in Rio Negro Province.

In response to the challenges of effective water injection in fractured reservoirs, independent global completions service company Tendeka has launched a new technology to optimise oil production.

Gas from the Aasta Hansteen field is now available to the market for the first time, and together with the Polarled pipeline the field opens a new region for gas export to Europe.

The company has announced that it has completed the drilling phase of the A39 #1 well in its Orogrande Basin drilling programme with operator Maverick Operating and drilling partner Wolfbone Properties.

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.