Oil & gas news

Fugro has been awarded a contract by Shell/BG Kenya for the execution of a seabed survey to detect natural leakages of hydrocarbons.

President Energy, the oil and gas exploration company, has provided an update on its Argentina operations.

The Salman-1 well will be drilled to 4245 m MD through Kurra Chine target horizon to be followed by further testing of five prospective targets. Rosneft plans to complete drilling in July 2017.

Hydrocarbon production from the ‘Golden Triangle’ – incorporating the deepwater (>500 m water depth) plays of Brazil, the US Gulf of Mexico and West Africa – will peak in 2019 due to the lack of projects sanctioned in recent years.

CGG has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Brunei Shell Petroleum to operate a dedicated processing centre (DPC) at its Seria office in Brunei Darussalam. The contract will run for a period of six years, from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2022.

Australian geoscience company Frogtech Geoscience released a comprehensive new basement-focused study of the hydrocarbon-rich South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand; a geologically complex region.

CNPC contributed a sign up bonus of AED 6.5 billion (US$1.77 billion) to enter the concession. The onshore concession is operated by the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Petroleum Operations (ADCO).

InfiNet Wireless has provided a cost-effective solution to significantly improve connectivity for AxURE Technology’s network across many oil fields in Colombia.

A geological analysis of the Rockall area of the North Atlantic has revealed previously unknown insights that could lead to new oil and gas discoveries in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

The firm, which specialises in integrity management services, has created five new positions at its UK headquarters. The new roles, which include two senior engineers, a corrosion consultant, a software developer and a technical assistant.