Oil & gas news
Equinor awarded exploration acreage offshore Western Australia
The block in the Northern Carnarvon Basin covers 4815 km2 and lies approximately 100 km from the Australian coast.
Murphy Oil partners with Wintershall in three Brazil exploration licences
Wintershall Dea will retain a 70% participating interest and operatorship in its Potiguar offshore exploration blocks.
Shelf Drilling awarded jack-up rig contract by ONGC
The contract is for operations in the Mumbai High, offshore India.
Halliburton awarded licence for gravel pack completions
The international licence is for ExxonMobil’s patented Non-Aqueous Fluid Gravel Packing (NAFPac™) technique for gravel pack completions.
Weatherford awarded multiple contracts with multinational operator in Iraq
The company has been awarded two fully integrated rig contracts and one well services (through-tubing intervention) contract.
Santos announces Caley reservoir flow test results
The initial clean-up flow test of the Caley reservoir, in the Dorado field located in the Bedout Basin, offshore Western Australia, was conducted over a 12-hour period and achieved a maximum measured rate of approximately 11 100 bpd and 21 million ft3 of associated gas per day through a 68/64 in. choke.
Qatar Petroleum assumes operatorship of two offshore oilfields
Qatar Petroleum has taken ownership of the Idd El-Shargi North Dome and Idd El-Shargi South Dome offshore oilfields, following the expiry of the development and production sharing agreements with Occidental Petroleum of Qatar last week.
Senegal to delay oil licensing round
Senegal’s ambitions to become a major oil and gas producer have been overshadowed by allegations President Macky Sall’s brother was involved in fraud related to two offshore gas blocks being developed by BP.
Japan and Scotland invest £21 million into R&D for the 'Blue Economy'
£21 million is being invested by Scottish and Japanese companies into underwater technology projects to promote economic growth opportunities in the 'Blue Economy'.
SIMMONS EDECO completes drilling campaign in Mexico
The contract required SIMMONS EDECO to provide onshore drilling services on a field in the south of Mexico.