Upstream news
Licensing in 2020/21 suspended by UK Oil and Gas Authority
The UK Oil and Gas Authority has halted its licensing rounds for offshore exploration acreage in the North Sea at least until next year.
Equinor employee at Martin Linge field tests positive for Covid-19
The employee had recently been to Austria and is not seriously ill.
First oil expected at Evelyn field by 2022
Tailwind Energy will make a final investment decision on the Evelyn field, in the central North Sea, in 2020.
Sole gas field begins producing to processing plant
The Sole gas project has passed a critical milestone with the first flow of gas from the Sole gas field to the Orbost gas processing plant.
Production resumes at Cliff Head in Perth Basin
Production had been suspended at the Cliff Head Alpha Platform offshore Western Australia due to an electrical fault.
Equinor granted drilling permit for North Sea well
Well 35/10-5 will be drilled from the West Hercules drilling facility.
EIA: US natural gas production increased by 10% in 2019
US natural gas production grew by 9.8 billion ft3/d in 2019, a 10% increase from 2018, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
Neptune Energy appoints managing director for UK
Alexandra Thomas has joined the company as UK Managing Director, based in Aberdeen.
CGG increases backlog
The company's backlog, from its new profile, at the end of February 2020 stands at US$537 million, up 34% compared to last year.
TGS and Fairfield Geotechnologies acquire 3D seismic survey in Delaware Basin
The companies have commenced operations on The Channel 3D survey in Lea County, New Mexico, US.