Upstream news
Eni begins production at Agogo oilfield
Current production is around 10 000 bpd, and is set to reach 20 000 bpd during the next weeks.
International Maritime Industries to build jack-up drilling rigs for ARO Drilling
The delivery of the first rig is expected in 1Q22 and the second rig in 2Q22.
Aker BP awards Maersk Drilling two-well contract extension
The contract extension is for the ultra-harsh environment, low-emission jack-up rig Maersk Integrator, which will move to the Ivar Aasen field offshore Norway to drill two wells.
RockRose Energy passes operatorship of Brae Area to TAQA
The handover of the Brae Area in the North Sea is expected to be completed in the second half of the year.
Planning consent for development of Wressle oilfield granted
Development of the Wressle oilfield in North Lincolnshire, UK, can now proceed.
Equinor given consent to use well intervention facility in 2020
The consent applies to the use of the Island Wellserver well intervention facility for light well intervention on fields in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.
Servelec Controls to develop safety systems for processing gas from Tolmount field
Centrica Storage has engaged Servelec Controls to help prepare Easington Terminal to process gas from the Tolmount field in the Southern North Sea.
Petrobras to sell interests in Golfinho and Camarupim deepwater assets
Petrobras holds 100% interest in both concessions, with the exception of exploratory block BM-ES-23, in Golfinho, where it owns 65%.
MDL completes overhaul of lifting equipment on North Sea FPSO
The project, which reinstated a 25-t riser pull-in winch and three 200-t anchor chain winches, is estimated to have contributed to extending the working life of the FPSO by a further 10 years.
Eni, Total, BP and Equinor awarded stakes in Angolan offshore frontier blocks
Eni and Total won operator rights to blocks 28 and 29 respectively in the offshore Namibe basin, while Angola’s state oil company Sonangol and Equinor and BP were awarded smaller stakes.