Offshore news
Africa Energy provides update on exploration activities
The company has announced that the Luiperd-1 well in block 11B/12B offshore South Africa is due to spud in 2Q20.
SOFEC to provide external turret mooring system for Sangomar field
The external turret is for a FPSO vessel which will be deployed in the Sangomar oil blocks located offshore Senegal.
Polarcus begins Cygnus survey offshore Australia
The 3D survey is taking place in the Vulcan Sub-basin, offshore north-west Australia.
Offshore exploration and production licence in Angola awarded to Eni
The licence awarded to Eni is located in deep water in the unexplored Namibe Basin.
Gulf Research Program awards grants to improve safety culture in offshore oil and gas
US$7.25 million has been awarded across eight projects focused on strengthening safety culture in the offshore oil and gas industry.
Axxis Geo Solutions commences survey in Middle East
Work on the 3D ocean bottom node seismic acquisition survey will continue through most of 1Q20.
Eni begins production at Agogo oilfield
Current production is around 10 000 bpd, and is set to reach 20 000 bpd during the next weeks.
Aker BP awards Maersk Drilling two-well contract extension
The contract extension is for the ultra-harsh environment, low-emission jack-up rig Maersk Integrator, which will move to the Ivar Aasen field offshore Norway to drill two wells.
RockRose Energy passes operatorship of Brae Area to TAQA
The handover of the Brae Area in the North Sea is expected to be completed in the second half of the year.
Equinor given consent to use well intervention facility in 2020
The consent applies to the use of the Island Wellserver well intervention facility for light well intervention on fields in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.