Upstream news
3D survey begins offshore Sarawak
The Ramform Sovereign, owned by PGS, has commenced acquisition of a multi-client 3D survey in the Sarawak Basin.
Cairn completes sale of stakes in Catcher and Kraken fields
The firm consideration payable to Cairn by Waldorf Production Ltd. is US$455 million.
Cabora Bassa 2D seismic survey completed
A total of 839.5 km of high-resolution 2D seismic data was acquired during the survey at the Cabora Bassa project in Zimbabwe.
Production begins from Ærfugl phase 2
With the start-up of phase 2, the entire Ærfugl field is now in production.
VAALCO completes two well workovers at Etame field
The workovers have added a total of approximately 1050 gross bpd (540 net bpd to VAALCO).
McDermott delivers bridges and flare for Tyra project offshore Denmark
The Tyra field, operated by TotalEnergies, processes more than 90% of Denmark's natural gas production.
Intelligent Wellhead Systems appoints CEO
William Standifird has been appointed CEO of Intelligent Wellhead Systems.
Neptune Energy and EDF complete methane study on UK offshore platform
Fixed wing and rotary drones equipped with methane-sensing equipment were deployed for the study on the Neptune-operated Cygnus gas production facility in the UK Southern North Sea, which assessed advanced methods for identifying and quantifying facility-level offshore methane emissions, and actions to reduce them.
Drilling at Sapote-1 well fails to find commercial hydrocarbons
The Sapote-1 well offshore Guyana encountered non-commercial hydrocarbons in one of the deeper exploration targets, following drilling by the Stena DrillMAX drillship.
Bureau Veritas wins 3-year multiservice contract for six North Sea assets
Bureau Veritas will deploy its digitalised delivery model BV Compliance for Ithaca Energy to deliver verification (including remote) certification and classification services, and environmental verification and audit services across the assets.