Offshore news

The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea has granted ExxonMobil a six-month extension for offshore blocks EG06 and EG-11.

The two framework agreements are for the provision of Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) services.

North Sea Blocks 15/18d and 15/19b (Licence P2366) have been sold to Anasuria Hibiscus UK Limited for a headline consideration of up to US$5 million.

An FID has been announced for the Anchor oilfield and FEED has begun for the North Platte discovery.

The oil export from Johan Castberg will therefore go directly to the market, as described in the plan for development and operation (PDO).

The Acquired Assets produced approximately 19 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBoe/d) during 3Q19.

The licensing round is expected to commence in April 2020, with nine blocks on offer in the Harper Basin.

FPSO Sepetiba will be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, 180 km offshore Rio de Janeiro.

The discovery totalled 1.5 billion bbl of oil and 0.7 trillion ft3 of gas.

The Trident XIV Jack-up rig is undertaking workover operations offshore Nigeria.