Offshore news

Intelligent Wellhead Systems, PDC Energy, Inc, and Liberty have recently achieved the milestone of 75.4-hours of continuous plug-and-perf pumping time in the DJ Basin.

Equinor has, on behalf of the Haltenbanken West Unit and Halten East licences, awarded Transocean Spitsbergen a firm drilling programme consisting of nine wells and options for another two.

With all offshore preparation activities safely executed and successfully completed within schedule, the remaining Dunlin structure was left ready for an efficient lifting campaign by HMC’s vessel Sleipnir. More than 95% of the Dunlin Topsides will be recycled and reused at a recycling facility in Vats, Norway.

The N05-A platform will run entirely on wind energy from the nearby Riffgat wind farm, which will help to reduce the carbon footprint of the operation.

Longboat Energy, the emerging full-cycle North Sea E&P company, has announced that the Cambozola exploration well in licence PL1049 offshore Norway was dry and will now be plugged and abandoned.

The investment is central to the company’s enterprising expansion strategy and forms part of its three-year guidance on capital expenditure.

The Sapura 3000 is a versatile heavy lift pipe laying vessel, equipped with a 3000 short t revolving mast crane, capable of executing deep and shallow water projects.

Five wells will be drilled initially, and an export pipeline will connect the platform to Prelude, which is around 160 km to the south-west of Crux. Construction will start in 2022 and first gas is expected in 2027.

With a stable, business orientated administration and superb travel and communication facilities, Malta could be an excellent choice to become the ‘energy hub’ of the Mediterranean both for LNG supplies and renewables.

The well was drilled about 22 kilometres northeast of the Heidrun field, and about 270 kilometres north of Kristiansund.