Offshore news
Woodside pre-empts Cairn sale of Sangomar interest to Lukoil
Woodside has matched Lukoil's offer of US$400 million to buy Cairn Energy's stake in the Sangomar project offshore Senegal.
Total and partners launch third phase of Mero field development
The Mero 3 FPSO will have a liquid treatment capacity of 180 000 bpd and is expected to start up by 2024.
Luiperd well to be spudded this month
A joint venture led by Total is on course to spud the Luiperd-1 well offshore South Africa imminently.
Sulmara Subsea and XOCEAN collaborate on data collection in Caribbean
The seabed survey was carried out off the coast of Aruba using an XO-450 Unmanned Surface Vessel.
Wild Well Control and Oil Spill Response sign strategic alliance agreement
The collaboration between the two companies has been strategically implemented to further enhance the capabilities of the Global Subsea Response Network’s (GSRN) services, as provided through Oil Spill Response’s Subsea Well Intervention Services.
Shell delivers seismic data for Pensacola prospect
The Deltic Energy-Shell partnership is now working on updating the interpretation of the Pensacola structure in the North Sea.
Petrobras releases teaser for Santos Basin block
Petrobras is aiming to sell 50% to 100% of its stake in the BM-S-51 concession.
Can the North Sea survive?
Kyrah McKenzie, Wood Mackenzie, UK, considers the implications of the oil price crash and coronavirus for the North Sea upstream industry.
Wellesley Petroleum given drilling permit by NPD
Well 6204/11-3 will be the first exploration well to be drilled in production licence 829.
Petrobras starts binding phase for sale of Tataruga offshore field stake
The company has also announced it is mothballing the Merluza platform.