Oil & gas news
Shearwater GeoServices to carry out Black Sea 3D survey
Shearwater GeoServices has announced the award of a large towed streamer 3D acquisition and Fast Track processing project in the Black Sea by Total E&P Bulgaria B.V.
Equinor makes North Sea oil discovery
Preliminary estimates place the size of the oil discovery, 11 km southeast of Gudrun, between 1 and 2.7 million m3 of recoverable oil.
BP extends vessel contract with Vroon Offshore Services
VOS will continue its exclusive provision of four vessels to support BP’s North Sea and West of Shetland assets until 2023.
Rystad Energy: coronavirus to delay most of 2020’s FPSO deliveries and postpone US$30 billion of E&P investments
Rystad Energy expects the outbreak of the coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 to cause extensive staffing and supply shortages in China, South Korea and Singapore.
United Oil & Gas completes acquisition of Rockhopper Egypt
The acquisition includes a 22% non-operating interest in the producing Abu Sennan concession, onshore Egypt.
Ocean Infinity to support ExxonMobil in Guyana
Ocean Infinity has been awarded a contract with ExxonMobil for AUV geophysical and geotechnical data acquisition within the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.
Yinson FPSO sets sail for Nigeria
The FPSO Abigail-Joseph is expected to reach Nigeria by early May after which she will undergo final commissioning works.
Xodus Group analysis indicates need for rapid pivot to gas
Xodus believes worldwide energy consumption will continue to increase, driven by economic growth in developing countries, and that approximately half of that demand will need to be fulfilled by natural gas.
Wood to provide design for Anchor deepwater development
Wood is delivering an engineering design project for Chevron’s Anchor deepwater development in the Gulf of Mexico.
Eni appraisal increases Agogo resource estimates
The Agogo field offshore Angola now has 1 billion bbl, following the drilling of appraisal well Agogo-3.