Upstream news
AqualisBraemar LOC completes decommissioning project offshore Nova Scotia
The company has completed decommissioning and removal of the Sable Project off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.
TechnipFMC awarded subsea contract for Búzios fields
TechnipFMC will supply subsea trees with controls, electrical and hydraulic distribution units, topside systems, and installation and intervention support services with rental tooling.
Breidablikk field development plan approved
Production from the Breidablikk field in the North Sea is scheduled to start in the first half of 2024.
Total hires Shelf Drilling rig for operations offshore Nigeria
The Baltic jack-up rig has been contracted by Total E&P Nigeria for five wells, starting this month.
Saipem charters news Samsung drillship
The bareboat charter for the Samsung Santorini is approximately two years in duration and provides for the option to purchase the ship.
Vista and Trafigura to develop Vaca Muerta block
The two companies have agreed to develop 20 oil wells in the Bajada del Palo Oeste block, located in the Vaca Muerta shale play in Argentina.
Australia industry association criticises levy on offshore production
The Australian government is proposing to levy AUS$0.48/bbl on all offshore oil producers in order to cover the cost of decommissioning the Laminaria-Corallina oilfields, located in the Timor Sea.
Santos starts FEED phase of Dorado project
FEED contracts for the FPSO and wellhead platform design for the Dorado project, offshore Western Australia, are being finalised and are expected to be awarded over the next few months.
CNOOC starts production at South China Sea oilfield
The Weizhou 11-2 oilfield phase II project, located in the Beibu Gulf, is expected to reach its peak production of approximately 6000 bpd in 2022.
SDX Energy completes first phase of Morocco drilling operations
The first phase of the Morocco drilling campaign consisted of three appraisal/development wells in SDX's operated Gharb Basin acreage in Morocco.