Offshore news
Neptune Energy receives drilling permit from NPD
Well 6406/12-G-1 H will be drilled about 36 km southwest of the Njord field.
Vietnam approves TGT Full Field Development Plan
The approval enables the commencement of the drilling of six firm development wells by Pharos Energy in 4Q21.
Aker Solutions secures contract extension with ConocoPhillips in Norway
The company will continue as ConocoPhillips' main supplier of maintenance and modifications work offshore Norway.
Husky Energy to review West White Rose offshore project
The review follows the suspension of major construction activities in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the company’s capital re-prioritisation following the global economic downturn.
Kosmos Energy sells exploration assets to Shell
Under the terms of the agreement, Shell will acquire Kosmos’ participating interest in blocks offshore São Tomé & Príncipe, Suriname, Namibia, and South Africa.
Hess makes discovery offshore Guyana
Redtail-1 encountered approximately 232 ft (70 m) of high quality oil bearing sandstone and was drilled in 6164 ft (1878 m) of water.
Noble Lloyd Noble to drill at Valemon from summer 2021
Noble Drilling Norway AS has been awarded a contract by Equinor for drilling three wells at the Valemon field.
API comments on offshore energy moratorium extension
The API has said the extension of the moratorium on the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (EGOM) and expanding it to the South Atlantic "is the wrong approach at the wrong time".
Equinor to conduct further drilling at Martin Linge field
Analysis of the wells drilled at Martin Linge before the company took over concluded that several of the wells do not have the necessary barriers.
Neptune Energy commences drilling of Bue well
The well is located in the Fenja field in the Norwegian North Sea.