Offshore news
OGUK publishes guidelines for optimising existing North Sea assets
The guidelines aim to help companies understand good practice in how to identify, rank, approve and carry out opportunities to optimise production.
Aquatec deploys pressure monitoring loggers in North Sea
The company recently engineered a pair of ROV-deployable magnetic mounts to allow the loggers to be mounted directly onto subsea cross braces on a platform at two separate depths.
Somalia launches first offshore licensing round
The 2020 Somali licensing round – launched virtually due to Covid-19 – features up to 7 blocks up for bidding.
Equatorial Guinea awards contract for master plan to support offshore gas mega hub
In collaboration with Marathon Oil Corp and EG LNG, the country's Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons has awarded a contract for the development of a gas master plan to British company Gas Strategies.
KBR to carry out feasibility study for high CO2 gas field development in South East Asia
The study for JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp. will assess options for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), alongside blue hydrogen production relating to oil and gas fields in South East Asia.
Premier Oil's North Sea projects disrupted by Covid-19
Premier Oil has said first gas from its Tolmount project is now expected in 2Q21.
Spirit Energy given drilling permit by NPD
The drilling programme for well 7321/8-2 S relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 719.
PGS begins North Sea seismic survey
The project is taking place in the Viking Graben.
Serica Energy contracts Awilco rig for workover project
The WilPhoenix semi-submersible will be used for a one well workover on the Rhum gas field in the UK North Sea.
NPD grants Equinor drilling permit
Well 30/2-5 S will be drilled from the West Hercules drilling facility.