Oil & gas news
Melbana Energy encounters oil at Cuban well
Encouraging hydrocarbon shows have been encountered at the Alameda-1 exploration well from soon after the first casing point at 454 m, when moveable oil was reported at surface within the mud and cuttings samples.
Eni starts up Cabaça North development offshore Angola
The Cabaça North development, with an expected peak production rate in the range of 15 000 bpd, will increase and sustain the plateau of the Armada Olombendo, a zero-discharge, zero-process flaring FPSO with an overall capacity of 100 000 bpd.
CNOOC's Bozhong 19-4 project begins production
The project, located in the south of the Bohai Sea, is expected to reach its peak production of approximately 11 000 bpd of crude oil in 2022.
PGS to undertake 3D acquisition for Exxon offshore Suriname
Ramform Tethys is scheduled to commence acquisition during 4Q21, and it is planned to complete in 1Q22.
Baker Hughes to provide asset performance management services for SABIC
The five-year alliance includes the delivery of plant-wide condition monitoring and machine asset protection services across more than 1200 assets at over 16 SABIC sites in Saudi Arabia.
4Subsea achieves North Sea measurement campaign milestone
The company has completed more than 300 measurements campaigns in the North Sea across a decade of digital twin technology.
China’s inaugural SPR auction unlikely to impact global crude oil markets, according to Wood Mackenzie
The released batch of crude oil was mostly bought and stored in the period from April to May 2020, coinciding with the oil price crash last year. Hence, a relatively low transaction price is expected.
SBM Offshore completes bridge loan for FPSO Almirante Tamandaré
The US$635 million bridge loan facility will be fully drawn in the coming days to finance the ongoing construction of the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré.
Shell completes sale of Western Desert assets in Egypt to Cheiron Petroleum Corp. and Cairn Energy
The sale is for a base consideration of US$646 million and additional payments of up to US$280 million between 2021 and 2024.
OGA launches decarbonisation competition for electrification of offshore oil and gas installations
The winning ideas will be allocated a share of the £1 million prize fund, to complete the proposed work by 31 March 2022.