Upstream news
Eni announces Merakes East gas discovery in the Indonesian offshore
The prospect is located 33 km south east from the Eni-operated Jangkrik field and just 3 km east of the Merakes Field.
Ocean Installer is awarded Johan Castberg FPSO mooring and tow out scope
Equinor and Ocean Installer have signed a contract that covers the FPSO mooring installation, tow out and hook-up of the Johan Castberg FPSO in the Barents Sea.
DOF Subsea awarded new contracts
The Atlantic region has recently been awarded three new contracts in the North Sea.
Politician's Christmas present should be more certainty for O&G sector EU traders
A leading oil and gas sector logistics expert has said politicians’ Christmas present to the industry’s EU’s traders should be much more certainty over arrangements following the UK’s departure from the bloc.
Schlumberger awarded subsea boosting contract in the Norwegian North Sea by Equinor
Project to deliver industry’s first all-electric actuated boosting system.
OMV and ADNOC signed upstream concession agreement for a 5% stake in a mega project offshore UAE
The concession is located offshore Abu Dhabi and consists of three major gas and condensate development projects Hail, Ghasha and Dalma as well as other offshore oil, gas and condensate fields including Nasr, SARB and Mubarraz.
Processing topside ready for Johan Sverdrup
Fully assembled and tested, the topside for the Johan Sverdrup processing platform is leaving the Samsung Heavy Industries yard on time, below budget and with no serious incidents.
WoodMac: CNOOC partnering with 9 foreign O&G cos to explore Pearl River Mouth Basin
China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has announced that it has signed Strategic Cooperation Agreements with 9 companies, including Chevron, ConocoPhilips, Equinor, Husky, KUFPEC, Roc Oil, Shell, SK Innovation and Total.
Equinor receives consent for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea
The Petroleum Safety Authority has given the company consent for exploration drilling of well 7132/2-2 in production licence 857.
Senex Energy: completion of Gemba-1 gas exploration well flow test
The company has successfully completed the initial flow test of the Gemba-1 gas exploration well in the Cooper Basin, with stabilised flow rates of approximately eight million standard ft3/d, plus associated liquids.