Upstream news

The Tambak-1 well is located approximately 4.5 km north of the Mako South-1 location and is designed to both appraise the extent of the Mako gas field as well to test the underlying Tambak prospect.

The discovery was the first well drilled in Kosmos’ infrastructure-led exploration (ILX) in offshore Equatorial Guinea.

Ashley Sherman, principal analyst, Caspian upstream reflects on Chevron's confirmed cost increases and delays.

The company said in a statement that it intends to float on the Riyadh stock exchange.

It is currently estimated that the Walyering prospects in Western Australia may contain up to 263 billion ft3 of gas and 6.3 million bbl of associated condensate.

The contract scopes will see the company providing two North Sea operators with the intelligence they need to make decisions about the removal of items from the seabed, reduce ad-hoc engineering and minimise time spent offshore.

The survey at block 11B-12B will be Shearwater’s first project offshore South Africa.

Ministers took the decision, which was announced on 2 November, on the basis of a report by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), which found that it is not currently possible to accurately predict the probability or magnitude of earthquakes linked to fracking operations.

Rugged ATEX-certified valves ideal for high temperature and extreme service conditions.

Tower Resources plc provides an update on operations on the Thali block in Cameroon.