Drilling & production

The B15 gas field development is a maiden gas development project for Sapura E&P and the first gas milestone was achieved within two years of the sanction of its Field Development Plan.

Siemens was recently selected to supply another SGT-700 mechanical drive compression train for the Camisea gas-condensate asset located in Peru.

Analysis of global planned isomerization capacity of refineries shows that China has the highest capacity globally with 204 800 bpd during 2018 to 2021. Nigeria and Iran follow with 106 400 bpd and 58 300 bpd respectively, according to GlobalData.

Petrobras reports that its total oil and natural gas production in February was 2.69 million boed, with 2.59 million boed produced in Brazil and 99 000 boed produced abroad.

Petrofac has been awarded a contract by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for its Sulphur Recovery Unit (SRU) Block Package for the Visakh Refinery Modernisation Project (VRMP), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Strata-X Energy Ltd. have announced that the Company has acquired two new Prospecting Licenses for its Serowe CSG Project covering 406 735 acres.

Archer and IKM joint venture opens up cost-effective pathway for world’s longest horizontal wells.

Gulfsands Petroleum plc, the oil and gas company with assets in Syria and Colombia, has provided the following operational update.

Specialist Directional Coiled Tubing Drilling Service company AnTech Ltd, has announced the launch of RockView - a technology that makes real time, high resolution geosteering possible for the first time.

Sirius announced on 21 December 2017 the delivery of its first two sets of Cameron SOLIDrill modular compact well head systems in Nigeria for the company to commence the drilling programme at: Ororo-2 and Ororo-3.

The well achieved an average flow rate of conventional natural gas of 12.9 million Sft3/d, with a maximum flow rate during this test of 13.5 million Sft3/d.

Union Jack, a UK onshore focused hydrocarbon production, development and exploration company have announced that the Company has signed a Farm-in Agreement for a further 10% licence interest in PEDL253 increasing the Company’s economic interest to 22%.

The Petroleum Safety Authority have given Statoil consent to use the Aasta Hansteen spar FPSO, subsea systems and infield pipelines on the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea.

Prosafe has signed a contract with BP Exploration Operating Company Limited (‘BP’) for the provision of the Safe Caledonia semi-submersible accommodation vessel at the Clair Ridge platform West of Shetland in the UK sector of the North Sea.

CNOOC Limited has announced that Weizhou 6-13 oilfield has commenced production ahead of schedule.