Upstream news
Oil discovery made near Johan Castberg field
Recoverable resources at exploration well 7220/7-4 in production licence 532 are so far estimated at between 5 and 8 million m3 of recoverable oil, corresponding to 31 – 50 million bbl of recoverable oil.
Chrysaor awards Stork North Sea asset integrity contract extension
Stork will continue to deliver asset management solutions and capabilities for the Armada, Everest and Lomond platforms in the central North Sea.
CGG launches phase two of multi-client 3D survey in the Northern North Sea
The second phase will expand on the phase one acquisition initiated in 2020 to add a second azimuth over CGG’s existing Northern Viking Graben 3D survey offshore Norway.
Cairn Energy sells interests in Catcher and Kraken North Sea fields to Waldorf
The interests to be sold are Cairn's entire 20% interest in the Catcher field and 29.5% interest in the Kraken field.
NEO Energy announces acquisition of Zennor Petroleum
The Zennor portfolio adds approximately 40 million boe of reserves and more than 90 million boe of un-risked resource in the Central and Northern North Sea to NEO.
MODEC selects SUEZ technology for FPSO project in Brazil
MODEC will use SUEZ ultrafiltration and nanofiltration membranes to reduce seawater sulfate levels on the FPSO being constructed for the Bacalhau oilfield to required levels.
Cheiron Petroleum and Cairn Energy sign agreement to acquire Shell's onshore interests in Egypt
The package of assets consists of Shell Egypt’s interest in 13 onshore concessions in Egypt's Western Desert and the company’s share in Badr El-Din Petroleum Co. (BAPETCO).
Ancala Midstream awarded gas transportation and processing contracts by Lundin Energy Norway
The company will transport and process gas from the Solveig field, located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
Archer and Asystom enter agreement for predictive maintenance technology
Asystom SAS has developed a solution for predictive maintenance for drilling facilities that uses machine learning with multi-sensors.
Maersk Drilling awarded one-well contract by Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V.
Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V. will employ the harsh-environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolute to perform well maintenance and drill a side-track of the A9 well at the P9 Horizon field in the Dutch North Sea.