Offshore news
French Guyana: Total commits to carry out its exploration campaign with transparency
The company has invited NGOs, who wish to do so, to visit its installations to understand the precautionary measures taken on its drilling rig.
Shearwater GeoServices awarded projects equivalent to 8 vessel months in the Arabian Sea
Eni Oman BV in partnership with Oman Oil Company Exploration and Production has awarded Shearwater GeoServices a seismic survey in Block 52, offshore Oman.
Equinor: drilling permit for well 36/1-3
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for well 36/1-3, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Eni announces the start-up of Vandumbu field in Block 15/06, offshore Angola
The ramp-up of Vandumbu will lead to a total production of about 170 000 bpd.
Point Resources and Eni Norge merge to create Vår Energi
Vår Energi is the largest independent exploration and production company on the Norwegian continental shelf, with a net production rate of more than 170 000 boe/d in 2018.
Sulzer Wood wins contract extension with BP
The contract will create two new roles (a customer support engineer and a technical advisor) and will also increase the service engineer team by 10%.
UTEC awarded multivessel survey work offshore India
UTEC, a global surveying company in subsea services group Acteon, has been awarded a subcontract by McDermott International for a series of survey work scopes offshore eastern India.
Amerisur Resources: oil discovery at Indico-1
The company has announced that drilling at Indico-1 well on the CPO-5 block has reached target depth of 10 604 ft measured depth and has encountered the targeted Lower Sands of the Une formation.
Premier Oil: completion of the Babbage Area sale & operations update
The company has announced that following receipt of necessary approvals, the sale of its interests in the Babbage Area to Verus Petroleum SNS Ltd has now completed.
Eni announces a new oil discovery in Block 15/06, offshore Angola
Afoxé discovery is a further confirmation of the oil exploration potential still held in southern part of Block 15/06, previously considered mainly gas prone.