Offshore news

Interim results from the first exploration well in Abu Dhabi’s Offshore Block 2 Exploration Concession, operated by Eni, indicate between 1.5 – 2 trillion ft3 of raw gas in place.

JDR’s thermoplastic umbilical system will allow Beach Energy to increase production from its Otway Gas Plant and deliver a new supply of gas to Australia’s East Coast.

The well was drilled about 65 km northwest of Florø and about 60 km north of Gjøafeltet in the northern part of the North Sea.

Woodside has operated in Myanmar since 2013, conducting multiple exploration and drilling campaigns.

Latest analysis from Westwood Global Energy Group reveals a year-on-year growth for the global offshore rig market at the close of 2021, up 200% from 2020.

The two-month programme covers the Keraudren North Extension with an area of approximately 680 km2 in the Bedout Basin, and the Petrel Sub-Basin 3D survey of approximately 1100 km2.

The increased production is due mainly to production start-up from the Gjøa P1 infill development in February and the Duva field tie-back in August.

Petrofac will provide a five-year framework for Well Management and Well Operator support for 27 wells across the Affleck, Balloch, Dumbarton, Lochranza and Finlaggan fields located in the Central North Sea, UK.

Vår Energi and Lundin Energy Norway have joined Shearwater and Equinor to accelerate the development and commercialisation of a sustainable marine vibratory source technology.

The contract covers flexible and rigid pipe, umbilicals, pipeline end terminals, rigid jumpers, umbilical termination assemblies and a mooring system.