Oil & gas news
PGS to carry out 3D exploration programme for supermajor offshore Egypt
The survey will be acquired using an Extended Long Offset configuration, with the Ramform Tethys seismic vessel towing a wide multi-sensor GeoStreamer spread with an additional source vessel located several kilometres ahead.
Fugro announces sale of Seabed Geosolutions to PXGEO
The divestment includes Seabed’s ocean bottom node inventory, handling equipment, related technology and order backlog.
PTTEP makes discovery offshore Malaysia
The Sirung-1 wildcat well in Block SK405B was drilled to a total depth of 2538 m where it encountered a significant oil and gas column of more than 100 m, in the clastic reservoirs.
Updated volume estimate confirmed for Dugong discovery
Neptune Energy’s revised estimate of the indicative recoverable resources is 40 – 108 million boe, which will be subject to further detailed analysis and review.
Maersk Drilling rig to assist with well intervention, stimulation and accommodation at Valhall field
The Maersk Reacher rig will be used by Aker BP from July 2021 for a minimum of nine months.
Oil prices fall on Suez Canal blockade breakthrough and increasing Covid-19 cases
Oil prices fell on Monday as the Suez Canal blockade is getting closer to a resolution and as global Covid-19 infections rose for a fifth consecutive week.
KRG Engineering announces oil and gas growth plan
The company aims to grow turnover by 20% annually for the next five years by expanding its oil and gas, rail, defence and FMCG presence and diversifying into renewables.
KCA Deutag's Land Drilling business awarded contracts worth US$110 million
The contracts have been awarded for work in Pakistan, Russia, Kurdistan, south-eastern Europe and Germany.
Eni and SONATRACH to relaunch exploration and development activities in Berkine basin
The companies' agreement provides for the creation of a gas and crude oil development hub through a synergy with existing MLE-CAFC installations.
Lundin Energy makes minor oil discovery near Solveig field
The licensees will assess the discovery, about 15 km south of the Edvard Grieg field, with regard to a possible tie-in to the Solveig field.