Oil & gas news
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate receives exploration applications from 33 companies
Most of the companies that are active on the Norwegian shelf have submitted applications in this year’s Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) round.
Petrofac awarded North Sea contract extension
The company will provide engineering support services as a tier 1 contractor for brownfield modifications and projects across Repsol Sinopec Resources UK’s operated assets and terminal at Flotta.
CGG donates geoscience software to Mozambique's Eduardo Mondlane University
The focus of the donation was to enhance teaching and research in the specific areas of reservoir characterisation and petrophysics within the university's Petroleum Geology and Petroleum Engineering courses.
Equinor and partners begin production from Snefrid Nord gas field
Recoverable resources for Snefrid Nord, located in the Norwegian continental shelf, are estimated at 4.4 billion m3 of gas (27.5 million boe), along with some condensate.
Enpro Subsea showcases results of R&D programme
The company has developed a Subsea Safety Module, which can operate in the higher pressure (15ksi) wells common in the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa.
Cooper Energy awarded Gippsland Basin exploration permit
VIC/P75 is in the central area of the Gippsland Basin offshore Victoria, Australia.
Sonadrill awarded nine well contract offshore Angola
The contract is for the Libongos drillship, which is owned by Sonangol.
TWMA secures £20 million of North Sea contracts
The contracts, with major North Sea operators, are for TWMA to provide offshore processing of drilling waste.
Fishbones completes reservoir stimulation work for Aker BP
The company's drilling technology has increased accessible reserves on Ivar Aasen, while its Fishbones jetting system has matched the productivity of proppant fractured wells on Valhall.
Craig International launches sustainable procurement initiative
Ecobuy, being launched at Offshore Europe, will offer customers the option to buy more environmentally friendly and less wasteful products, as well as limiting the number of journeys by vehicles and vessels in the delivery of these.