Upstream news
South Sudan's Ministry of Petroleum releases annual report
The report outlines the ministry’s infrastructure plans, including refineries and storage depots and provides insight into how the country has advanced its sales of crude oil on the open market.
TWMA appoints CEO
Halle Aslaksen joins the Aberdeen-headquartered company from the Norwegian hydropower operator Småkraft.
ICR appoints Norway General Manager
Johan Tønsberg will support the company's growth in the region.
CannSeal technology unlocks additional reservoir
CannSeal’s technology repaired an unconventional cement packer design, thereby facilitating development of an additional reservoir.
Deep Down to undertake work at Shell's Whale Development in Gulf of Mexico
The order includes the design, engineering and manufacturing of a riser isolation valve control system as well as other subsea production equipment.
Energean announces positive results from Karish gas well
The KM-02 well flowed at a maximum rate of 120 million ft3/d of natural gas, limited only by the capacity of the surface equipment.
Sillimanite gas field comes onstream
Wintershall Noordzee B.V. (a joint venture of Wintershall Dea and Gazprom EP International) has started gas production from its operated Sillimanite field in the southern North Sea.
DOF Subsea awarded two contracts in Africa
The contracts are for seismic nodes installation in Nigeria and an extension to an existing contract in Angola.
Aker Energy awards Yinson Ghana FPSO contract
Yinson Holdings Berhad will charter, operate and maintain the FPSO vessel for the Pecan development project offshore Ghana.
Enpro Subsea acquired by Hunting
Hunting, the international energy services group, has confirmed acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of Enpro Subsea and its subsidiaries in Norway, US and Ghana.