Offshore news

Production from the Lancaster field was 1.3 million bbl in 2Q20, compared to 1.4 million bbl in 1Q20.

Preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery between 3 and 10 million m3 of recoverable oil equivalents. The licensees will consider following up the discovery in an overall assessment of the area.

Petrobras has started to decommission platform P-12 in the Campos Basin.

Designed to provide real time pressure and temperature data anywhere in the well, the Instrumented Tubular Plug has been qualified for use on high pressure high temperature wells.

Equinor and its partners have signed a letter of intent with Odfjell Drilling for the Deepsea Atlantic rig to drill 12 wells during phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup field development.

TSG Marine is deploying a rapid sanitisation system which not only renders a workplace virus-free but the unique molecular layer, when applied to surfaces, kills all viral, bacterial, mould and organisms for up to 30 days.

ABB to deliver complete electrical, control and telecommunication solutions to drive efficiency and productivity for a new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.

Saipem is to install a rigid riser-based subsea system to serve the Búzios pre-salt project offshore Brazil.

Sasol was awarded Block 16/19 in 2005.

The survey extends Hammerfest Basin coverage further west and north into the southern Loppa High, with first data available in 4Q20.