Offshore news
CNOOC starts production from South China Sea oilfield
The Liuhua 21-2 oilfield is is expected to reach its peak production of approximately 15 070 bpd in 2023.
PTSC awarded contract for Gallaf offshore project
PetroVietnam Technical Services Corp. has been contracted to provide EPCIC services for the Gallaf Batch 3 Project, the next development phase of the Al-Shaheen oilfield located offshore Qatar.
TGS to carry out OBN seismic survey offshore Norway
The 437 km2 survey will be acquired in the NOAKA area, between Oseberg and Alvheim in the Norwegian North Sea.
Offshore Malaysia field brought online
The East Cendor field in Block PM304, operated by Petrofac and located 140 km offshore Peninsular Malaysia, achieved its first oil production on 23 June 2021.
Xodus assessing feasibility of electrification of Harbour Energy’s Central North Sea assets
The Oil & Gas Authority’s UKCS Energy Integration Report last year calculated that electrification could abate UKCS oil and gas operational emissions by 2 – 3 Mt CO2 per year by 2030.
TotalEnergies and Apache make further discovery offshore Suriname
Sapakara South in Block 58 encountered 30 m of net pay of oil, in a good quality Campano-Maastrichtian reservoir.
Green light given for start-up of Duva field
Operator Neptune Energy estimates the reserves at the Duva field in the Norwegian North Sea to be approximately 11 million m3 of oil equivalent.
PETRONAS Carigali, Shell and PETROS EP awarded exploration acreage offshore Malaysia
PETRONAS Carigali, Shell and PETROS EP have been awarded Block SK437 offshore Sarawak.
Production operations resume at Hurricane Energy's Lancaster field
Production operations have resumed following the Aoka Mizu FPSO's scheduled annual maintenance shutdown.
ExxonMobil makes discovery offshore Guyana
The Whiptail-1 well encountered 246 ft (75 m) of net pay in high-quality oil bearing sandstone reservoirs.