Offshore news

DNO ASA has announced the completion of the acquisition of stakes in five oil and gas fields, including an operatorship, in the Norne area in the Norwegian Sea from Vår Energi ASA.

Africa Oil has announced the completion of Africa Oil SA Corp.’s strategic farm down agreement with TotalEnergies EP South Africa S.A.S. and QatarEnergy International for the Orange Basin Block 3B/4B, offshore South Africa.

SLB has launched a well integrity assessment solution that helps carbon storage developers quantify the risks associated with wells at prospective storage sites with previous drilling activity.

OPITO has launched a new standard to ensure increased competency and safety around helideck activity, benefiting the global offshore workforce reliant on safe transfers to energy installations in an open sea environment.

OMV (Norge) AS, operator of the PL 1194, has completed the drilling operation in the Norwegian Sea targeting the ‘Haydn/Monn’ exploration prospects.

Chevron, through its subsidiary Chevron Australia New Ventures, has been awarded a greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment permit offshore Western Australia.

Sentinel Subsea has announced the successful installation of WellSentinel™ systems for two significant projects in Australia.

Salunda has signed an agreement with technology services provider Intellilift to increase safety and efficiency in well construction.

INPEX CORPORATION has announced that its subsidiary INPEX Browse E&P Pty Ltd (INPEX Browse) was awarded an exploration permit over release area AC22-1, now named AC/P71 (the Block) in Australia’s 2022 offshore petroleum exploration acreage release. INPEX Browse will be Operator and hold 100% working interest in the title.

PETRONAS, ADNOC and Storegga has announced the signing of a joint study and development agreement (JSDA) to evaluate the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions storage capabilities of saline aquifers and the construction of carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities in the Penyu basin, offshore Peninsular Malaysia.