Oil & gas news
Lundin Norway awarded drilling permit
Well 7221/4-1 will be drilled from the West Bollsta drilling facility.
PGS releases North Carnavon integrity data
Final data is now available for the PGS Mawson MultiClient 3D seismic survey covering the prospective North Carnarvon Basin of Australia.
VAALCO Energy confirms oil discovery in Etame field
The South East Etame 4P appraisal wellbore in the Etame Marin permit area has successfully encountered oilsands in the Gamba formation.
Tower Resources aims to spud Cameroon well in June 2020
The company is presently preparing plans for drilling for the NJOM-3 well, offshore Cameroon, now that the site survey is complete.
Masirah Oil achieves first oil from Oman well
The Yumna 1 well was spudded on 26 December 2019 and is located in Block 50, 30 km offshore east Oman.
Sparrows Group to manufacture cranes for Qatargas’ North Field expansion
The project will see the firm deliver two of its EC750 cranes for installation on wellhead platforms, as well as an EC1000 crane for a riser platform.
Neptune Energy announces first gas at Dutch North Sea well
L5a-D4 is a high pressure, high temperature well located in the L5a-D field, around 100 km North of Den Helder, and tied back to the Neptune-operated L5a-D platform.
North Sea downtime falls by 19% in year to September 2019
In 2018, North Sea oilfields recorded 307 individual months of no production in the year to September; in the same period last year, that figure had reduced to just 248, according to the Glacier Production Index.
First Marine Services strengthens marine services
Darren Rendall and Marc Petty join the Aberdeen-based mooring services provider as Technical Director and Marine Manager, respectively.
CGG completes wind-down of land seismic data acquisition business
The move follows on from the company’s recently announced exits from seabed and marine data acquisition.