Upstream news

Well construction specialist, DeltaTek Global, has announced the key appointment of Chris Johnstone as Operations Supervisor.

The company has signed a service agreement for the provision of an advanced downhole perforation technology with a proven record of significantly enhancing recovery rates.

The company has announced that drilling at Indico-1 well on the CPO-5 block has reached target depth of 10 604 ft measured depth and has encountered the targeted Lower Sands of the Une formation.

The company has announced that following receipt of necessary approvals, the sale of its interests in the Babbage Area to Verus Petroleum SNS Ltd has now completed.

Afoxé discovery is a further confirmation of the oil exploration potential still held in southern part of Block 15/06, previously considered mainly gas prone.

The company has signed an agreement to dispose of the FSO Belokamenka for recycling in compliance with the Hong Kong Convention.

The integrated business, 'Neptune Energy Norge', will be amongst the top five independent producers on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and will become the operator of the Fenja field development project in the Norwegian Sea.

EM&I – the international asset integrity specialists – recently received a ‘thumbs up’ from a major Norwegian client with an FPSO in New Zealand.

Mark Lomas joins Aqualis Offshore from London Offshore Consultants Limited (LOC) UK, where he held the role of director of shipping.

The independent operator has recently completed three significant acquisitions; an interest in the Babbage gas field acquired from Premier Oil on 6 December.