Upstream drilling news

bp, as operator of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) project, has announced the start-up of oil production from the new Azeri Central East (ACE) platform as part of the ACG field development in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.

Petrofac, has been awarded a technical services contract by Compañía Nacional de Petróleos de Guinea Ecuatorial (GEPetrol), the National Oil Company of Equatorial Guinea, to support the operation of the region’s Block B asset.

88 Energy has announced further successful flow test results from the Company’s Hickory-1 discovery well, located in Project Phoenix on the North Slope of Alaska.

SLB has been awarded three contracts by Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) for completion hardware and services for up to 35 subsea wells in the development of Petrobras’ offshore Buzios Wave II oilfield.

Valeura Energy has announced three oil discoveries on its assets in the offshore Gulf of Thailand.

Following the press release of 29 November 2023, Saipem informs that it has received from ExxonMobil Guyana Limited and its Stabroek block coventurers the authorisation to proceed with the execution of the Whiptail oilfield development project, situated in the offshore Guyana, at a water depth of approximately 2000 m.

Petrofac has been awarded a contract extension by bp, continuing support across its North Sea portfolio.

Energean has announced that it has completed the farm-in to Chariot Ltd. acreage offshore Morocco, following the receipt of all remaining approvals from the Moroccan Authorities, and signed a rig contract with Stena Drilling Ltd.

DNO has announced that a final investment decision has been made for the development of the Brasse field, to be renamed Bestla, based on a tie-back to the nearby production facilities of the Brage field.

Yinson Production has officially named FPSO Maria Quitéria during a grand naming ceremony held at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Shanghai) Shipyard in China on 3 April 2024.