Offshore news
FID made on Van Gogh infill phase 2
The project, offshore Western Australia, will involve the drilling and completing of three new horizontal, dual-lateral production wells and subsea tieback into existing infrastructure.
EMGS receives Namibia survey award
An undisclosed customer will pre-fund a new multi-client CSEM data acquisition in the Walvis Basin using EMGS’s next generation DeepBlue.
Equinor makes North Sea oil discovery
Preliminary estimates place the size of the oil discovery, 11 km southeast of Gudrun, between 1 and 2.7 million m3 of recoverable oil.
BP extends vessel contract with Vroon Offshore Services
VOS will continue its exclusive provision of four vessels to support BP’s North Sea and West of Shetland assets until 2023.
Rystad Energy: coronavirus to delay most of 2020’s FPSO deliveries and postpone US$30 billion of E&P investments
Rystad Energy expects the outbreak of the coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 to cause extensive staffing and supply shortages in China, South Korea and Singapore.
Ocean Infinity to support ExxonMobil in Guyana
Ocean Infinity has been awarded a contract with ExxonMobil for AUV geophysical and geotechnical data acquisition within the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.
Yinson FPSO sets sail for Nigeria
The FPSO Abigail-Joseph is expected to reach Nigeria by early May after which she will undergo final commissioning works.
Wood to provide design for Anchor deepwater development
Wood is delivering an engineering design project for Chevron’s Anchor deepwater development in the Gulf of Mexico.
Eni appraisal increases Agogo resource estimates
The Agogo field offshore Angola now has 1 billion bbl, following the drilling of appraisal well Agogo-3.
Maersk Decom awarded plugging and abandonment contract by Tullow Oil
The project offshore Mauritania will the first where Maersk Decom will provide an end-to-end plugging and abandonment solution under one single contract.