Exploration

BP Trinidad & Tobago (bpTT) has announced that it has made two significant gas discoveries with the Savannah and Macadamia exploration wells, offshore Trinidad.

Cooper Energy has announced that Callawonga-18, an appraisal and development well drilled by the PEL 92 Joint Venture in PPL 220, is being cased and suspended as a future oil producer.

Husky Energy is moving forward with the West White Rose Project offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.

CGG’s has launched Multi-Physics Imaging group, consolidating its recognised expertise in multi-physics data processing and interpretation, trusted technical consulting services and specialised commercial software development into a single global team.

TAG Oil Ltd. has announced the successful drilling and flow testing of the Cheal-E8 exploration well, which will now be tied-in to TAG Oil’s existing infrastructure as a permanent producer.

Premier has announced that the Zama-1 exploration well in Block 7 (Premier equity 25%) in the shallow water Sureste Basin, offshore Mexico, was spudded at 0630 on 21 May 2017.

Following on from the recently announced 2017 2D seismic campaign and the Cape Broyle 3D, the joint venture is now ramping up its 3D seismic acquisition in Newfoundland Labrador with these additional projects, reflecting high customer interest in this region.

CGG has announced the extension, until the end of 2021, of its contract with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) for the provision of subsurface imaging technology and services at its dedicated processing centre (DPC) in Muscat.

Tullow Oil plc has announced that the Emekuya-1 well in Block 13T, Northern Kenya has encountered around 75 m of net oil pay in two zones.

The Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s Technology Zone at SPE Offshore Europe 2017 will present a series of technologies used in alternative sectors to encourage the oil and gas industry to think differently about the adoption of new products.

Total and Mauritania have signed an exploration and production contract to perform exploration works on Block C7, which covers an area of 7300 km2.

The area of mutual interest encompasses approximately 1100 square miles. The first phase of the Coyanosa Survey will consist of approximately 306 square miles of high-quality, 3D seismic data in Ward, Reeves and Pecos Counties, Texas.

Wood Group has received a contract to support Shell in the decommissioning of the Brent Bravo platform in the North Sea.

Wärtsilä has signed an agreement to acquire Greensmith Energy Management Systems Inc.

Po Valley Energy has announced that testing of the primary production layers from the Bezzecca well east of Milan, Italy, is complete.