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Novatek and Gazprom Neft to develop East Siberia offshore licence
The companies will carry out exploration work at the North-Vrangelevskiy licence area located in the eastern part of the East Siberian Sea.
Shearwater and ION start second phase of UK North Sea survey
Completion of phase 2 of the 11 000 km2 UK Mid North Sea High 3D seismic survey, expected in mid-October, will increase the programme survey area six-fold.
Talos Energy makes oil discovery in Gulf of Mexico
Talos Energy has said that it expects the Tornado Attic well to produce approximately 8000 - 10 000 boe/d gross (approximately 80% oil) once online.
GlobalData: Trinidad and Tobago needs to boost investments in deepwater exploration to reverse negative production trend
In order to maintain the same level of production in the mid-term, the country needs to stimulate the exploration sector and pour investments in less explored areas such as deepwater offshore T&T, says GlobalData.
Cubility to supply solid control systems to Baoji Oilfield Machinery
The units provided from Cubility will be deployed for onshore operations with Sinopec and China National Petroleum Corp.
Logan Industries delivers ‘skinny’ coiled tubing lift frame in Trinidad
The job scope involved providing a safe and consistent platform to stack up/rig up wellbore pressure control equipment above the drill floor of an offshore drilling vessel to allow the service provider to place an injector unit on the platform.
Maersk Drilling and TechnipFMC awarded contracts by Karoon Energy following Patola FID
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a two-well contract extension by Karoon Energy, while TechnipFMC will carry out engineering, procurement, construction and installation of subsea trees, flexible pipes and umbilicals.
GlobalData: boosting investments allocation among oil and gas operators could strengthen production in DJ Basin
According to GlobalData’s latest report, ‘DJ Basin in the US, 2021 – Oil and Gas Shale Market Analysis and Outlook to 2025’, the Denver Julesburg Basin accounted for 7.02% of oil and 6.65% of natural gas production in the United States Lower 48 for 2020.
MODEC awarded EPCI contract for Bacalhau field FPSO
The FPSO will be the first application of MODEC's “M350 Hull”.
McDermott achieves deepest pipelay in India
The Satellite Cluster Project scope for Reliance Industries included subsea pipelines and the installation of jumpers, umbilicals, in-line structures, pipelines, subsea manifolds and associated structures and pre-commissioning of pipelines and umbilicals.