Upstream news
Fugro completes deepwater AUV surveys for Shell in Gulf of Mexico
The completed project totals over 8500 km of survey data.
Gulfstream Services International announces UK expansion
The offshore equipment firm has expanded into a new workshop where it will manufacture and then deliver its equipment throughout the Eastern Hemisphere.
GEOLOG upgrades rigsite gas sampling tubes
GEOLOG has recently upgraded the design, manufacture and QA procedures for its rigsite gas sampling tubes.
Equinor awarded exploration acreage offshore Western Australia
The block in the Northern Carnarvon Basin covers 4815 km2 and lies approximately 100 km from the Australian coast.
Murphy Oil partners with Wintershall in three Brazil exploration licences
Wintershall Dea will retain a 70% participating interest and operatorship in its Potiguar offshore exploration blocks.
Shelf Drilling awarded jack-up rig contract by ONGC
The contract is for operations in the Mumbai High, offshore India.
Halliburton awarded licence for gravel pack completions
The international licence is for ExxonMobil’s patented Non-Aqueous Fluid Gravel Packing (NAFPac™) technique for gravel pack completions.
Weatherford awarded multiple contracts with multinational operator in Iraq
The company has been awarded two fully integrated rig contracts and one well services (through-tubing intervention) contract.
Santos announces Caley reservoir flow test results
The initial clean-up flow test of the Caley reservoir, in the Dorado field located in the Bedout Basin, offshore Western Australia, was conducted over a 12-hour period and achieved a maximum measured rate of approximately 11 100 bpd and 21 million ft3 of associated gas per day through a 68/64 in. choke.
Qatar Petroleum assumes operatorship of two offshore oilfields
Qatar Petroleum has taken ownership of the Idd El-Shargi North Dome and Idd El-Shargi South Dome offshore oilfields, following the expiry of the development and production sharing agreements with Occidental Petroleum of Qatar last week.