Upstream news

The subsea field Vigdis has been producing oil through the Snorre field for more than 20 years. Field production will now be boosted by almost 11 million bbls.

On 2 December 2018, the Alberta government announced its intention to begin a mandated short-term reduction of oil production by 325 000 bpd, representing an 8.7% reduction, until excess oil in storage is drawn down.

As the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), the first cranes were delivered by Sparrows in the early 1990s to support production in the Kumaza (AS01-02), Abkatun (AS02-03), Litoral (AS02-04) de Tabasco and Cantarell (AS01-01) fields.

Rose Petroleum plc has provided an update on operations for the Gunnison Valley Unit (GVU) in the Paradox Basin, Utah, USA.

Companies with an interest in developing innovative subsea technologies are being invited to take part in the second call for a three year initiative which forges R&D partnerships between Scotland and Japan.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for well 35/11-22 S, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.

Aqualis Offshore has entered into a master services agreement with McDermott to provide engineering reviews and marine warranty services for the company’s offshore operations in the Asia Pacific region.

The FrontRow Energy Technology Group company has announced the acquisition of Simmons Edeco Europe from its Canadian owner.

The discovery well, which is located 6 km south of the Beryl Alpha Platform, was placed on production in late November, less than eight months after being drilled in March 2018.

The Cassidy prospect sits within the PL405 Oda licence and is being drilled back-to-back with the production wells on the Oda structure.