Drilling & production

The field will produce around 115 000 boe/d at plateau, with the start of production having been delayed from 2016.

Andrew Law and Neil Bird, Enteq Upstream, explain why the technical and commercial realities of today’s broad energy landscape and the directional drilling market demand that an alternative be added to the RSS roster, and how that need can be met.

Carnarvon Petroleum has signed a letter of intent with an unnamed rig contractor, and a formal rig contract is now being finalised.

The Baltic jack-up rig has been contracted by Total E&P Nigeria for five wells, starting this month.

The bareboat charter for the Samsung Santorini is approximately two years in duration and provides for the option to purchase the ship.

The two companies have agreed to develop 20 oil wells in the Bajada del Palo Oeste block, located in the Vaca Muerta shale play in Argentina.

The Australian government is proposing to levy AUS$0.48/bbl on all offshore oil producers in order to cover the cost of decommissioning the Laminaria-Corallina oilfields, located in the Timor Sea.

The Weizhou 11-2 oilfield phase II project, located in the Beibu Gulf, is expected to reach its peak production of approximately 6000 bpd in 2022.

The first phase of the Morocco drilling campaign consisted of three appraisal/development wells in SDX's operated Gharb Basin acreage in Morocco.

The contract is for the drilling of three firm wells and two optional wells offshore Israel, with the first firm well expected to spud in 1Q22.

The FPSO is located in UKCS Block 13/28a on the Blake and Ross Fields, 72 miles north east of Aberdeen, since 1999.

The seismic programme in Namibia's Kavango Sedimentary Basin, to be carried out by Polaris Geophysical, is expected to commence in the third week of July for an anticipated 6 – 8 week duration.

The Lingshui 17-2 gas field is expected to reach peak production of 328 million ft3 of natural gas and 6751 bpd of condensate in 2022.

The Praline field is located in Mississippi Canyon Block 74.

Two new wells tied into the Na Kika platform are expected to boost gross platform production by an estimated 20 100 boe/d.