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The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and low oil price has brought considerable instability to African oil producers in the Gulf of Guinea.

Proteus is a cloud-based work management system that allows companies to find the right people for projects as and when they are needed.

The service is designed to safely manage suspected cases of coronavirus following their disembarkation from an offshore location.

Engineering for the two well hook-ups at the Brage platform will start immediately.

According to an impact analysis from Rystad Energy, E&P companies are likely to reduce project sanctioning by up to US$131 billion, or about 68% y/y.

The contract includes work for the Anchor project in the US Gulf of Mexico.

Erlend Wild West is a 3900 km2 survey consisting of 1900 km2 of data acquired from the west of Shetland region, offshore the UK.

The company has said it still continues to expect to generate positive free cash flow in 2020.

The company's revised average annual production in 2020 is expected to be in the range of 55 000 to 60 000 bpd.

Total's CAPEX cuts in 2020 will amount to more than US$3 billion.