Upstream news
Polarcus to undertake 4D seismic project offshore West Africa
The project duration is approximately two months and is scheduled to commence in 4Q19.
Oil & Gas UK’s key health and safety report urges offshore industry to remain proactive on safety
Findings from OGUK’s Health and Safety Report 2019 reveal that offshore helicopter operations were conducted without an accident last year, and the fatal accident rate per 100 000 flying hours dropped to zero for the first time since 2001, despite flying hours increasing by 12% to 77 286 in 2018.
Reveal Energy Services validates over 10 000 hydraulic fracturing stages in US and Canada
Achieving the 10 000 stages milestone fulfills the Equinor vision for Reveal Energy Services, an Equinor spin-out in 2016, to commercialise and further develop IMAGE Frac™ pressure-based fracture maps.
McDermott announces completion of PEMEX Abkatun-A2 Platform
The production platform is located in Mexico's Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico.
CNOOC orders MacGregor pull-in system for a deepwater floating production unit in the South China Sea
The order is booked into Cargotec’s third quarter of 2019 order intake and delivery will take place during 2020.
Oilfield service companies are going beyond oil
Heavyweight oilfield service providers like Saipem and Baker Hughes are diversifying beyond oil and gas development projects and are moving increasingly into renewable energy projects.
Much at stake as Russia and Ukraine meet in Brussels, says Rystad Energy
Rystad Energy has outlined three possible scenarios for Russia’s largest gas conduit to Europe beyond 2020.
KrisEnergy signs binding offer letter for sale of Andaman II production sharing contract
The Andaman II PSC is an exploration block over the North Sumatra Basin covering an area of 7400 km2.
Wood Mackenzie: Orca-1 discovery could make Mauritania and Senegal major LNG hub
Orca-1 is the third-largest discovery made so far this year, and the largest deepwater find.
Spirit Energy raises production from Chiswick field
First gas from a new well at Spirit Energy’s Chiswick field in the Southern North Sea was achieved in July 2019 and has added up to an additional 25 million ft3/d of gas to the field.