Upstream news updates

Baker Hughes will provide Equinor plug and abandonment (P&A) services in the Oseberg East field on Norway’s continental shelf.

Repsol Resources UK has awarded Halliburton a five year contract to support the full well lifecycle on their platform assets in the UK North Sea.

Rotork announces official entry into the Rockwell Automation Technology Partner programme.

New in-depth report highlights how a legacy ‘CAPEX first’ mindset is leaving operators missing out on superior performance and cost benefits.

The US Energy Information Administration has forecast crude oil production in the Federal Offshore Gulf of America [Gulf of Mexico] (henceforth GoA) will average 1.80 million bpd in 2025 and 1.81 million bpd in 2026, compared with 1.77 million bpd in 2024, in its most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).

Onshore crude oil production in the US Lower 48 states (L48) has more than tripled since January 2010, driven by tight oil production growth in the Permian region.

MOL Group and SOCAR have agreed on key terms for an onshore exploration opportunity in Azerbaijan.

Mento is one of bp’s 10 major projects expected to start up worldwide between 2025 and 2027 that bp announced earlier this year as part of its strategy to grow the upstream.

Amplus selects Astican Shipyard in Las Palmas for redeployment of iconic FPSO unit.

ADNOC Drilling will acquire a 70% stake in the JV with SLB, with the transaction expected to be earnings, cashflow and returns accretive.

OEG secures framework agreement to supply logistics equipment to oil major in North America.

AIS solidifies partnership with Saipem with new award for Total’s Angola FPSO project.

Structural work completed at new production facility.

NesmaKent Energy secures landmark contract with Aramco to advance Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure.

Dr. Silke Hoppe and Dr. Cornell Stanciu, Sasol Chemicals, weigh in on the necessity and opportunities of increasing use of narrow-range ethoxylates in the oil and gas industry.

TotalEnergies announces first oil from the fourth development phase of the Mero field on the Libra block.

The US Department of the Interior has identified significant undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources in the Mowry Composite Total Petroleum System.

The contracts - which integrate some of Expro’s most advanced technologies – are collectively valued at over US$80 million.

Subsea7 will be responsible for transporting and installing flexible pipelines, umbilicals, and associated subsea components for the connection of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel as well as the pre-laying activities for an upcoming drilling campaign.

Agreement grants ADNOC exclusive rights to Tubacex’s tubular joint connection technology which is used for completing oil and gas wells.

New analysis shows that over 50% of the top oil and gas companies worldwide have suffered data breaches in the past 30 days.

The FEED study will finalise the technical definition of the proposed subsea development.

Quorum Software and Dragon Oil forge strategic alliance to accelerate digital transformation and operational excellence.