Offshore news
Tullow Oil and partners' Orinduik petroleum agreement renewed
Tullow Oil, Eco Atlantic and TOQAP will maintain control of the Orinduik Block licence offshore Guyana through to 13 January 2023 and until the second renewal period.
Kistos to buy Tulip Oil Netherlands
The acquisition comprises a controlling (60%) interest in the Q10-A offshore gas field together with interests in a suite of offshore exploration and production licences in the Dutch North Sea.
North Sea flaring down by 22% in 2020
The reductions in flaring follow increased focus by the UK's Oil and Gas Authority, which started benchmarking performance in 2020 and now also publishes data every month.
Enhanced Drilling completes five-well drilling campaign for Sabah Shell
The company has completed a top-hole batch drilling campaign for five wells for Sabah Shell Petroleum Company’s Malikai Phase 2 Project.
Sparrows Group awarded five-year crane services deal with US operator
The seven-figure deal will see Sparrows’ Houston team deliver crane inspection, maintenance, testing and repair services at two onshore facilities and a platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Fugro carrying out seep survey and geochemical campaign for Petronas Suriname E&P B.V.
The campaign involves geophysical data collection, heat flow measurements, core sampling and onboard geochemical analyses, which aim to optimise future exploration activities offshore Suriname.
Maersk Training UK begins launch of upgraded training and safety centre
The installation of new technology will allow the centre in Aberdeen, UK, to enhances its service offering to the oil and gas sector.
Oil discovery made near Johan Castberg field
Recoverable resources at exploration well 7220/7-4 in production licence 532 are so far estimated at between 5 and 8 million m3 of recoverable oil, corresponding to 31 – 50 million bbl of recoverable oil.
Chrysaor awards Stork North Sea asset integrity contract extension
Stork will continue to deliver asset management solutions and capabilities for the Armada, Everest and Lomond platforms in the central North Sea.
CGG launches phase two of multi-client 3D survey in the Northern North Sea
The second phase will expand on the phase one acquisition initiated in 2020 to add a second azimuth over CGG’s existing Northern Viking Graben 3D survey offshore Norway.