Upstream news
UK energy minister to give opening address at Subsea Live
Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP will give the opening address at Subsea Live, a new TV studio-based event organised by Subsea UK for later this month.
Quenguela drillship secures twelve well contract offshore Angola
Sonadrill has secured a twelve well contract with one option for nine wells and eleven one well options in Angola for the Sonangol Quenguela drillship.
NOV awarded STP system contract by BW Offshore
The company will supply a large submerged turret production system for an FPSO that will operate in the Barossa gas and condensate field located offshore of Australia.
Rystad: upstream spending will struggle to recover to pre-pandemic levels
Although spending will slowly start to rise from 2022, it will not reach pre-crisis levels in the coming period, according to a Rystad Energy report.
Shearwater GeoServices awarded Campos Basin 3D and 4D programmes by Petrobras
The 3D and 4D programmes will be conducted over 9 months by the SW Empress, over the Marlim, Albacora and Voador fields, starting in late 2Q21.
Zenith Energy completes acquisition of El Bibane and Robbana concessions
The El Bibane and Robbana concessions are located in Tunisia.
Wood Mackenzie comments on Australia Budget's impact on upstream sector
Shaun Brady, Wood Mackenzie, has said Australia's latest Budget demonstrates the government's commitment to a gas-fired recovery.
TGS begins Pelotas Basin survey offshore Brazil
The survey will cover approximately 17 000 line km and work as an extension of the existing TGS Pelotas 2D.
Maersk Drilling given one-well contract extension with Total in Suriname
Total has added the drilling of one additional appraisal well in Suriname’s Block 58 to the work scope of the semi-submersible rig Mærsk Developer.
McDermott awarded FEED contract for Trion FPU
The FPU will be designed for a water depth of approximately 8200 ft (2500 m) and will be located in the Trion Field, approximately 112 miles (180 km) off the Mexican coastline.