Upstream news
INPEX awarded exploration block in the North West Shelf, Australia
The Block is located in the Bonaparte Basin of the North West Shelf of Australia and covers a surface area of 3460 km2.
Hurricane Energy spuds Lincoln Crestal offshore Shetland Islands
Lincoln Crestal is the second in a three-well programme on Hurricane's Lincoln and Warwick assets offshore the Shetland Islands, UK.
Eland Oil & Gas completes remedial work on Gbetiokun-3 well
During pressure testing a small leak was identified on the shallower D9000 completion string, which has now been resolved through a remedial tubing patch.
Airborne Oil & Gas hires new director
Mark Stokes has joined the from the executive team at BHGE.
KCA Deutag secures drilling contracts in Russia
The contracts will see KCA Deutag provide eight high performance land rigs to clients in eastern Siberia, northern Russia and southern Russia.
Biscathorpe-2 exploration indicates likely presence of oil
A petrophysical analysis has confirmed the likely presence of a 35-m column of oil in the Biscathorpe-2 well in the Humber Basin, UK.
PGNiG acquires interest in Duva field
After finalising the transaction related to the Duva field, the company will hold shares in 27 licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Qatar Petroleum awards McDermott contract for North Field Expansion engineering work
The contract covers FEED work for offshore wellhead platforms, pipelines and cables associated with the North Field Expansion project.
OGA launches 32nd Offshore Licensing Round for UKCS
Acreage is on offer in the Central North Sea, Northern North Sea, Southern North Sea and the West of Shetlands.
Aker BP makes oil discovery in NOAKA area
The Liatårnet exploration well has proved oil with a gross resource estimate of 80 - 200 million boe.