Upstream news

Hydrocarbons were discovered at the Dugong well (PL 882), located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, last week.

Petrobras has sold its entire stake in the Pescada, Arabaiana, and Dentão fields to OP Pescada Óleo e Gás Ltda.

The approval ensures that Ohio’s well plugging regulations address modern industry operations, standards and materials while putting in place better planning and review of plugging operations by the well owner as part of the permitting process.

Similar to the previous downturn, awards for FPSO vessels are set to recover next year, with seven projects likely to be sanctioned according to Rystad Energy.

Oil prices fell as Covid-19 cases hit daily country record in the US, erasing previous gains and pricing in the demand uncertainty ahead.

The project will take place in the Asia Pacific region.

NOPSEMA is implementing a staged return to offshore inspections at oil and gas facilities in line with appropriate protocols in place to manage health risks associated with Covid-19.

API released the fifth edition of Specification 4F, a manufacturing standard that applies to both onshore and offshore well structures to ensure operational safety and sustainability.

The Odassea technology platform enables operators to execute intervention-less seismic imaging and reservoir diagnostics to reduce total cost of ownership while improving reservoir knowledge.

The four-year contract will provide a minimum of 30 Non-Umbilical Downhole Deployment Valves (NU-DDV™) that will be deployed in Eni’s critical wells.