Oil & gas news

Aker BP has successfully completed the Omega Alfa exploration campaign in the Norwegian North Sea, resulting in a significant oil discovery that adds substantial new resources to the Yggdrasil area.

The vessel will be used during the Pre-Operational Assessment (APO), scheduled to begin on 24 August.

The field is the largest in the country in reserves and the second in production volume.

Surmont, a steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) facility located about 55 km south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, is currently configured to produce Surmont Heavy Dilbit, which is bitumen diluted with condensate.

Chevron expects Vaca Muerta to play a larger role in its portfolio in the coming years.

Aker BP, together with NOV and Nymo, have celebrated an important milestone in the Valhall PWP project: the completion of equipment installation on the 1000 t MEG module being built at Nymo’s yard in Grimstad.

IE6 motors, offshore-ready drives, and renewables will be on show in Aberdeen, Scotland.

The Commission is allowing Empire the opportunity to implement a CO2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) pilot project over the next three years.

Jafurah is the largest non-associated gas development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, estimated to contain 229 trillion standard ft3 of raw gas and 75 billion bbls of condensate.

Once validated, the technology may be scaled up for both onshore and offshore deployment, including floating power applications.