Upstream news
New TIPRO analysis details Texas oil & gas workforce trends
A new analysis by the Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) indicates the Texas o&G industry had approximately 90 700 job postings so far this year during the months of January and February, of which 15 375 job listings were unique.
TechnipFMC awarded subsea contract for the Equinor Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 Development
The contract covers the delivery and installation of the subsea production system including integrated template structures, manifolds, tie-in and controls equipment.
Block Energy Plc: Total drilled depth of 2659 m reached at well 16a following successful horizontal sidetracking operations
The company is aiming for a gross initial flow rate of 325 bpd at the well, which would generate a free cash flow of approximately US$3.6 million and payback well costs in less than six months (assuming a price of US$60/bbl Brent)
BW Offshore: agreement with Gabon Oil Company for farm-in in Dussafu license
The company has entered into an agreement with Gabon Oil Company (GOC) for the acquisition of a 10% interest in the Dussafu production sharing contract.
Neptune Energy awards rig contract
The newly built rig will drill six wells in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
Island Offshore renew contract with Equinor
Island Offshore and TIOS will continue as supplier of light well intervention services (LWI) for Equinor, with a new agreement signed for the use of Island Wellserver.
Siccar Point Energy spuds Blackrock exploration well
The company has commenced its 2019 drilling campaign with the spudding of an exploration well at the Blackrock prospect.
Spirit Energy start production on Oda field
The Oda field is Spirit Energy’s first development as operator on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Seadrill selects TCS to drive global IT transformations
Tata Consultancy Services to help Seadrill adopt the Machine-First™ delivery model and ignio™ to transform its digital infrastructure and meet long-term strategic goals
Sercel optimises vibroseis productivity with launch of vibrator auto-guidance
The solution can be fitted to all Sercel Nomad seismic vibrator trucks and works by optimising a truck’s travel time to the next vibrating point (VP) and reducing baseplate dead time.