Oil & gas news
Wressle on course for first oil by end of January 2021
Operations to recomplete and reperforate the well at the Wressle oilfield site in North Lincolnshire, UK, have commenced.
BP relaunches sale of stakes in North Sea oilfields
BP has relaunched the sale of stakes in a number of North Sea oilfields it agreed to sell to Premier Oil before Premier was taken over last year, according to industry sources.
Energean completes acquisition of Total's stake in Block 2 offshore Greece
Energean’s working interest in the block is now 75%.
Neptune Energy extends Deepsea Yantai contract
Neptune Energy Norge has extended the contract for the Deepsea Yantai rig with an additional two wells in the Dugong area.
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering awarded offshore platform contract by ONGC
The company will install a new living quarter platform at ONGC's Mumbai High asset offshore western India.
TechnipFMC resumes separation into two publicly traded companies
The separation is expected to be completed in 1Q21, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals.
Oil rises on back of production cuts, falling crude inventories
Oil prices, and especially WTI, rose on Thursday as a result of the promised Saudi production cuts, falling crude inventories and political turmoil in the US.
PETRONAS Carigali takes over operatorship of gas hub offshore Sarawak
The E11 gas hub is located 130 km offshore Bintulu, Sarawak.
Safe Influx granted patent for automated well control technology
The patent secures key elements of Automated Well Control technology, including a wide range of modules using the same technology.
Oil gains on Saudi Arabian voluntary output cut
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, capitalising on Saudi Arabia’s promised voluntary output cut from February.