Offshore news
LUKOIL drill second well in Yury Korchagin field
The single-bore well with horizontal completion was drilled from a jack-up rig.
Positive interest in UK’s 31st offshore licensing round
The United Kingdom’s latest offshore licensing round has attracted 36 applications covering 164 blocks in frontier areas of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
Tidewater chooses UniSea to digitalise and standardise business processes
The UniSea software suite will be implemented on all Tidewater vessels and in all offices.
Corallian Energy: updates on Wick and Colter wells
OPRED has advised the Oil and Gas Authority of its in-principle agreement to the issue of the relevant consent for both projects.
Eni signs Ghasha gas concession with ADNOC
The Ghasha Concession, which has a term of 40 years, consists of the Hail, Ghasha, Dalma and other offshore fields, located in the Emirate’s Al Dhafra region.
Providence Resources: update on Frontier Exploration Licence 3/04
The company has provided a licence update on Frontier Exploration Licence 3/04, located in the southern Porcupine Basin.
Solstad Offshore: new contracts in Brazil
The company has entered into a contract for the CSV “Normand Pioneer” with Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção S.A in Brazil.
KrisEnergy commences G10/48 Thai drilling programme
The company has announced that the Mist jack-up rig has commenced drilling of the Montha-1 exploration well in the G10/48 contract area in the Gulf of Thailand.
Eni sells to Mubadala Petroleum a 20% stake in the Nour North Sinai Offshore concession
Nour is a block located in the prolific East Nile Delta Basin of the Mediterranean Sea, approximately 50 km offshore in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Angola: Total inaugurates the Kaombo project
During the ceremony, Total also announced the continuation of its development programme in the country, following on from the launch of the Zinia 2 project in May.