Offshore news
NPD projects 8 billion standard cubic metres of oil left to produce on Norwegian continental shelf
Of the remaining resources on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, 4.2 billion sm3 o.e, or 52%, are proven. Unproven resources are estimated at 3.8 billion sm3 o.e.
Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Schlumberger launch Egypt Upstream Gateway
The Egypt Upstream Gateway provides digital access to over 100 years' worth of accumulated national onshore and offshore seismic, non-seismic, well-log, production, and additional subsurface data under a single platform.
Shearwater to carry out 3D OBN surveys for Tupi and Iracema projects
The Tupi and Iracema surveys for Petrobras will start in 3Q21 and are expected to last approximately nine months.
First Marine Solutions invests in survey and positioning services
The investment by the mooring solutions provider comprises new office and workshop premises adjacent to the existing FMS headquarters in Aberdeen, and the appointments of Carl Lafferty and Marc McGruther, who join as Survey & Positioning Manager and Project Delivery Manager, respectively.
Aker Solutions to electrify Equinor’s Troll B and C platforms
The modifications to the Troll B and C platforms offshore Norway will include installation of equipment for receiving electrical power from shore via cable.
PGS begins 3D survey in Lower Congo Basin
The acquisition phase will continue until April and fast-track data is expected in October 2021.
Strike action in Norwegian North Sea called off
Production operations at the Johan Sverdrup field and Mongstad terminal will continue as normal.
Carnarvon Petroleum awards Petrofac drilling management services contract
The contract relates to Carnarvon's Buffalo project offshore Timor-Leste, where the objective is to drill the Buffalo-10 well in the second half of 2021.
ONGC sees peak gas output from Krishna Godavari block in 2024
ONGC will ramp up gas production from its Krishna Godavari Basin block to about 3-3.5 million m3/d from May, which will be further raised to 8.5 million m3/d in 2022/23 before hitting peak rate in 2024.
Repsol Sinopec, TechnipFMC and Petrofac form alliance to maximise recovery of North Sea reserves
The partnership will offer the owners of oil and gas discoveries near Repsol Sinopec’s existing North Sea infrastructure hubs an integrated, technically robust and commercially flexible solution to meet their near to mid-term development objectives.