Upstream news
Rystad Energy: coronavirus poised to wipe out majority of 2020 oil demand growth
Rystad Energy now expects more than half of global oil demand growth to be lost in 2020.
Aker BP and Framo sign offshore maintenance contract
The two companies have entered a long-term maintenance contract for seawater lift pumps.
Equinor, Shell and Total complete Northern Lights drilling
Drilling of confirmation well 31/5-7 Eos south of the Troll field in the North Sea took place to determine the suitability of the reservoir in the Johansen formation for CO2 storage.
WFS Technologies enters new era to support growth plans
WFS has appointed Peter Sharpe as interim CEO, taking over from Brendan Hyland who is stepping down after founding the firm more than 17 years ago in 2003.
Emerson and QRI to develop AI-based analytics for industry
The companies will help oil and gas customers embrace digital transformation technologies.
Santos withdraws interest in Beehive prospect
Santos’ option to acquire an 80% interest in the permit, offshore Western Australia, has expired.
Santos and BP enter non-binding agreement on Moomba carbon capture and storage project
The project proposes to capture the 1.7 million t of carbon dioxide currently separated from natural gas at the Moomba gas processing plant each year and reinject it.
TGS delivers data from Utsira OBN project
Processing of the northern half of TGS's ocean-bottom node (OBN) multi-client survey in the Norwegian North Sea has been completed.
Tendeka to supply Aker BP sand-face completion equipment
Tendeka will deliver sand screens and FloSure autonomous inflow control devices to Aker BP’s fields on the Norwegian continental shelf.
88 Energy spuds well in Alaska
The Charlie-1 appraisal well on the North Slope of Alaska commenced drilling on 2 March.