Oil & gas news
Sembcorp Marine delivers facilities for Tyra field
The newly fabricated topsides and bridges will replace the ageing facilities at TotalEnergies' Tyra field in the Danish North Sea.
Egyptian Vulture prospect set to spud in late August
The Egyptian Vulture prospect marks the first of an anticipated seven well exploration programme which will involve Longboat Energy over the next 18 months on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Wellesley Petroleum and Equinor agree asset swap on the Norwegian Continental Shelf
Equinor will acquire a 40% participating interest in licences PL090 JS, PL248 I and PL925, while Wellesley will acquire a 10% participating interest in licence PL942.
Santos achieves record production at Van Gogh well
Following completion and tie-in, the first well from the Van Gogh Phase 2 Infill Development offshore Western Australia has produced at a peak rate of 23 200 bpd.
Schlumberger posts 2Q21 profit
Schlumberger reported net income of US$431 million for the three months to June 30, compared with US$299 million in the first quarter.
United Oil & Gas achieves further success at Abu Sennan licence
Initial interpretations indicate a total of over 40 m MD of net oil pay across three different reservoir units in the Al Jahraa-8 development well.
Pharos Energy begins infill drilling at Vietnam offshore field
Pharos Energy is carrying out an infill programme to increase production from the TGT field in the Cuu Long Basin.
Shell starts sale of stakes in two Malaysian offshore fields
According to a document seen by Reuters, Shell has launched the sale of its stakes in the Baram Delta EOR and the SK307 production-sharing contracts, which are operated by Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd.
Borr Drilling rig contracted for work in Mexico
The drilling programme, for an unnamed international oil company, is expected to commence in 2Q22 for a duration of approximately 150 days.
Shell starts gas production from Barracuda Project
The Barracuda project comprises two subsea wells (both 100% Shell owned), one in the Endeavour field and the other in the Bounty field, offshore Trinidad and Tobago.