Offshore news

Recoverable resources are so far estimated at between 3 and 4.2 million m3 of recoverable oil equivalent, corresponding to 19 – 26 million boe.

ADM Energy, OES Energy Services and 4Mation Drilling Services plan to explore opportunities to develop the Barracuda field in OML 141 and associated work-related activity in Nigeria.

Work on the 228 m length Stena DrillMAX saw a 48 000 running hours service on a Wartsila W16V32 engine carried out by a team of engineers in Las Palmas in The Canary Islands.

The semi-submersible rig Mærsk Developer is to perform well intervention for Karoon Energy at the Baúna field, offshore Brazil.

Oil production in March was 0.7% lower than the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s forecast, and 0.2% lower than the forecast so far this year.

The aim of the tool is to better qualify and quantify forecasting for operators and regulators.

York started production in 2013 and was planned to produce until 2020, but production has been extended until 2023/24.

Gas is being delivered to eastern Australia with the commissioning of the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture’s West Barracouta project.

Advance Energy now has a 50% interest in the Buffalo project offshore East Timor, with drilling expected to begin in late 2021.

Worley will provide engineering and design services for the integration and subsea tieback of the Ballymore oil and gas field, operated by Chevron.