Upstream news
Pakistan: Oil & Gas Development Company announces gas/condensate discovery at Bettani-02 well
OGDC has announced that it has made a gas and condensate discovery in Samanasuk formation, an exploratory zone, at the Bettani-02 (Slant) well located in District Laki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
SLB OneSubsea awarded subsea boosting contract by Petrobras for the Búzios field, offshore Brazil
Subsea raw water injection systems will improve field development economics and reduce carbon footprint.
Sintana Energy PEL 83 second campaign – update 3 acceleration of operations including spud of Mopane 2-A well
Sintana Energy Inc. has provided a further update regarding the second campaign on blocks 2813A and 2814B located in the heart of Namibia’s Orange Basin.
EIA: Improving well productivity helps US oil companies increase production at a lower cost
EIA reported that 2Q24 financial results for 34 E&P companies suggest increasing well productivity is helping these companies reduce production costs on a per bbl basis and freeing up cash for other uses such as dividends and share repurchases.
TotalEnergies announces completion of acquisition of Malaysia upstream assets
TotalEnergies has announced that it has finalised the acquisition of the interests of OMV (50%) and Sapura Upstream Assets (50%) in SapuraOMV Upstream, an independent gas producer in Malaysia.
Pantheon Resources announces Megrez-1 well discovery
The well has reached Target Depth (TD) and the Company has run 5.5 in. production casing in anticipation of long-term testing commencing early 2025.
Sound Energy announces sale of Moroccan assets
Sound Energy gas announced the completion of the sale of the share capital of Sound Energy Morocco East Ltd.
Petrobras and Ecopetrol confirm gas discovery in Colombia
The Sirius-2 well lies inside the area of the maritime block GUA-OFF-0, 77 km off Santa Marta at a water depth of 803 m.
Sunda Energy: Letter of Intent for rig to drill Chuditch well
Signature of the LOI enables the Company to progress regulatory approvals for the use of the jack-up rig in Timor-Leste, including the preparation of the required drilling safety case and other campaign specific documentation, in compliance with applicable law in Timor-Leste.
Jadestone announces completion of Akatara performance test
Jadestone Energy has announced that the Akatara gas development has successfully completed its formal EPCI contract performance test.