Upstream news

The Topaz Driller is a Baker Marine Pacific Class 375 jack-up, which was recently mobilised to Cameroon by NewAge as operator for the Etinde license for two appraisal wells and is currently employed in Gabon.

Since May 2017, HydraWell has contributed towards plugging 10 shut-in wells on the original drilling platform (DP) at the Valhall field centre.

The event saw several announcements on exclusive partnerships, product launches and new business strategies for the Asian oil and gas market.

Adam Johnson discusses the potential of the UK operating alongside Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein by re-joining the European Free Trade Association and becoming a European Economic Area member.

The operator was able to begin subsequent retrieval operations ahead of schedule.

The company has announced the initial results of its testing of the Ubima-1 well after a dual completion was installed on the E1000/E2000 and F7000 reservoirs.

Sapura and Afcons will be jointly undertaking works for the KG-DWN 98/2 NELP block, located offshore the Godavari Delta on the east coast of India.

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.