Upstream news
US sanctions on Venezuela will be weaker than expected
Rystad Energy analyst Paola Rodriguez-Masiu comments on the sanctions announced by the US against Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA
Wood Mackenzie: Glengorm ‘largest UK gas find since 2008’
"At 250 million boe, CNOOC Ltd’s Glengorm is the largest gas discovery in the UK since Culzean in 2008,” Kevin Swann, a senior analyst with Wood Mackenzie’s North Sea upstream team, said after CNOOC and its partner Total announced the discovery.
Temblor Petroleum implements bedrock open secure automation for cloud-based wellhead monitoring and control
Bedrock Automation has announced that Temblor Petroleum is implementing Bedrock Open Secure Automation (OSA) for a cloud-based wellhead control and data-sharing application.
TechnipFMC awarded a substantial integrated EPCI contract for the Lundin Luno II and Rolvsnes development
The contract covers the delivery and installation of subsea equipment including umbilicals, rigid flowlines, flexible jumpers and subsea production systems.
ENOC and Baker Hughes, a GE company, announce co-development of VitalyX lubricant monitoring system
Baker Hughes, a GE Company has announced an agreement with Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) to co-develop VitalyX, a real time lubricant monitoring system.
Lundin granted drilling permit in Barents Sea
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/1-31 S, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Deep Sea Mooring announces multi-year agreement with Diamond Offshore
Under the terms of the agreement, DSM will provide mooring and related equipment to several of Diamond’s rigs.
Carnarvon: Roc South-1 added to 2019 drill programme
The well will be drilled immediately after the nearby Dorado-2 appraisal well is completed.
Odfjell Drilling: BP extends contract for platform drilling services
The company has announced that BP will continue to use their services on the UK continental shelf.
CNOOC Limited announce new discovery in UK North Sea
The Glengorm discovery is located in License P2215 with a water depth of approximately 86 m.