Oil & gas news

The Mira 6/2 combination and three vertical wells (Mira 3, 4 & 5) continue to actively dewater the Mira Pilot Scheme.

Empyrean Energy, the oil and gas development company with interests in China, Indonesia and the United States, has been informed by Sacgasco Limited, the operator of the Dempsey 1-15 well in the Sacramento Basin, onshore California, that preparation is underway for the testing of Zone 3 in the Dempsey 1-15 well.

Savannah Petroleum PLC has provided an update on its operations in Niger, ahead of the commencement of its three well drilling campaign on the R3 portion of the R3/R4 PSC Area in the Agadem Basin, south east Niger.

Eni has agreed to sell to Mubadala Petroleum, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, a 10% stake in the Shorouk concession, offshore Egypt, where Zohr's super-giant gas field is located.

Woodside and BHP have entered into an agreement in relation to the proposed development of the Scarborough gas field (Scarborough Development).

As subsea industry players gather this week in Galveston, TX for the Subsea Tieback Exhibition, Houston-based Umbilicals International (UI) is preparing for its first orders of long-length umbilicals from its new quayside facility in Channelview, TX.

The scope of work comprises the provision of a Life of Field support vessel complete with work class and observation class ROVs, survey, intervention, light subsea construction, surface diving and emergency response services.

The announcement follows the recent completion of Ashtead’s joint venture with Forum Energy Technologies.

During the initial engineering phase, McDermott will work on defining the subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) scope for the project, while BHGE will focus on the subsea production system (SPS) scope.

The digital twin models will be connected to the Mad Dog 2 facility-integrated control and safety systems to create a realistic simulation environment.