Offshore news
INPEX awarded exploration block in the North West Shelf, Australia
The Block is located in the Bonaparte Basin of the North West Shelf of Australia and covers a surface area of 3460 km2.
Hurricane Energy spuds Lincoln Crestal offshore Shetland Islands
Lincoln Crestal is the second in a three-well programme on Hurricane's Lincoln and Warwick assets offshore the Shetland Islands, UK.
PGNiG acquires interest in Duva field
After finalising the transaction related to the Duva field, the company will hold shares in 27 licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Qatar Petroleum awards McDermott contract for North Field Expansion engineering work
The contract covers FEED work for offshore wellhead platforms, pipelines and cables associated with the North Field Expansion project.
OGA launches 32nd Offshore Licensing Round for UKCS
Acreage is on offer in the Central North Sea, Northern North Sea, Southern North Sea and the West of Shetlands.
Aker BP makes oil discovery in NOAKA area
The Liatårnet exploration well has proved oil with a gross resource estimate of 80 - 200 million boe.
Rystad Energy: 1H19 new finds amount to 6.7 billion boe
The 1123 million boe average monthly discovered volumes year-to-date reflect an approximate 35% uplift compared to the 827 million boe seen in 2018.
McDermott awarded record EPCI contract by Saudi Aramco for Marjan Package 1
The contract includes the fabrication of over 165 000 t, consisting of six major topside platforms and jackets, 12 bridges and six bridge support platforms and jackets, as well as over 40 miles (70 km) of 36-in. oil export trunk lines and more than 55 miles (90 km) of 230kV composite subsea cables.
Saudi Aramco awards contracts for Marjan and Berri oilfields
More than 90 companies and institutions were invited to bid on the packages, and 16 Saudi and international companies were chosen in the fields of engineering, supply and construction.
Total divests UK assets to Petrogas
The assets are located in the eastern North Sea and are considered to be non-core by Total.