Offshore news
CGX and Frontera make discoveries offshore Guyana
The companies have announced the discovery of a total of 114 ft (35 m) of net pay at the Wei-1 well on the Corentyne block, approximately 200 km offshore from Georgetown, Guyana.
FPSO Liza Unity purchase by ExxonMobil is complete
SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, an affiliate of ExxonMobil Corporation, have completed the transaction related to the purchase of FPSO Liza Unity.
McDermott awarded transportation and installation contract by ONGC
McDermott has been awarded a transportation and installation contract by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for the KG-DWN-98/2 development project, located off the east coast of India.
PGS contract award in Mediterranean
PGS is awarded a 3D exploration contract in the Mediterranean. The Ramform Titan is scheduled to mobilise for the survey in December and the contract has a total duration of approximately 160 days.
Panoro Energy announces significant oil discovery offshore Gabon
Panoro Energy ASA has announced that the Hibiscus south well (DHBSM-1) has made a commercial oil discovery on the Dussafu Marin Permit offshore Gabon (Panoro Energy 17.5% working interest).
Kosmos Energy increases working interest and assumes operatorship of Yakaar-Teranga
Kosmos Energy Ltd has announced that it has increased its working interest to 90% and assumed operatorship, subject to customary government approvals, of the world-scale Yakaar-Teranga gas discoveries offshore Senegal.
Gas discovery by Gina Krog in the North Sea
Equinor has made a gas discovery by the Gina Krog field in the North Sea. The discovery is small, but gas production can start as early as 2023.
Neptune Energy has welcomed the successful start-up of the Seagull field in the UK North Sea
The Seagull project was developed by Neptune in partnership with BP and JAPEX and is tied back to the BP-operated central processing facility of the eastern tough area project in the Central North Sea.
Equinor makes oil and gas discovery in the North Sea
The company has discovered oil and gas in exploration well 30/6-C-2 A (Lambda), about 4 km west of the Oseberg field in the North Sea.
API urges Biden administration to remove barriers to offshore production
The American Petroleum Institute has called on the Biden administration to help meet growing energy demand by allowing for consistent and predictable access to America’s vast energy resources offshore.