Upstream drilling news

Production from the Njord field in the Norwegian Sea has resumed, following an upgrading project in which both the platform and the floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) were brought ashore.

At this early cleanup stage, Alkaid #2 is delivering hydrocarbon liquid rates near expectations over the 4000 ft unblocked section, with gas rates well above original prognosis.

EnQuest and Equinor sanctioned for exceeding flaring permits while Spirit Energy was fined for breaching production limits.

Rudranil Roy Sharma, Director, Energy & Environment Practice, Frost & Sullivan writes an overview of the current Oil & Gas sector in the MENA Region.

Each custom-designed pump is powered by an electric drive motor to create an environmentally sustainable frac unit.

Comprehensive analysis calculates 125 000 undeveloped drilling locations amounting to 60 billion bbl of untapped oil and 320 Tcf of undeveloped natural gas.

Chinese governmental bodies reviewed the discovery and certified the proven in-place of natural gas and condensate oil at over 50 billion cubic metres and 3 million cubic metres respectively.

Howden will supply two screw compressor packages to Majnoon oilfield, near Basrah, Iraq. With Howden’s compressor solution, the Majnoon oilfield will save 42 242 t of carbon emissions per year – the equivalent of annual fossil fuel emissions for 9100 cars.

A five-well work scope will be novated to PTTEP for drilling and plugging and abandonment activities at the Kikeh field offshore Sabah, with a total estimated duration of 116 days and expected commencement of the first well in November 2022.

Tendeka has signed a new multi-year contract extension to exclusively deliver standardised sand-face completion equipment across all Equinor’s assets on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The agreement will see Tendeka manage the complete supply chain of sand and inflow control equipment through standardisation.