Offshore news
Petrofac to provide support to Greater Buchan development
Petrofac will provide facilities and well support to Jersey Oil and Gas' Greater Buchan Area development in the North Sea.
Production begins at Johan Sverdrup
Johan Sverdrup has expected recoverable reserves of 2.7 billion boe and the full field can produce up to 660 000 bpd at peak.
Subsea 7 awarded contract by Shell for Pierce depressurisation project
Project management and detailed engineering has commenced at Subsea 7’s office in Aberdeen, with offshore activities scheduled for 2020 and 2021.
ANP shortlists 13 companies for 6th production sharing round
The 6th Production Sharing Round is scheduled for 7 November and will offer the Aram, Boomerang, Southern Cross, Southwest Sagittarius and North Brava blocks, distributed in the Santos and Campos basins.
Hibiscus reserve estimates increased
Preliminary evaluation of the Hibiscus Updip prospect in the Dussafu licence offshore Gabon indicates gross recoverable reserves of 40 to 50 million bbl of oil, significantly greater than the pre-drill expectations.
Tambak 2 Well spudded
The Tambak-2 well is primarily designed as an appraisal of the southern area of the Mako gas field in the West Natuna Basin, offshore Indonesia.
Rigged for the future
To be competitive in today's oil and gas industry is first and foremost about upgrading the user experience and not by producing new rigs, says Andreas Grydeland Sulejewski, Neptune Software.
Dolphin Drilling announces contract with Shell
The company has won a contract with AS Norske Shell in Norway to provide rig support for the drilling and completion of a gas producer well on the Knarr field.
Conductor-supported platforms: demystifying the industry’s best-kept secret
Rob Gill, Aquaterra Energy, asks why the industry is reluctant to adopt conductor-supported platforms for shallow water field developments.
Weatherford signs four-year contract for deep-set safety valves with Petrobras
Under the terms of a deal with Petrobras, Weatherford will deliver 24 Optimax™ deep-set safety valves in the next four years.