Upstream news
Lebanon: TotalEnergies mobilises to explore block 9 in 2023
The call for tenders to secure the drilling rig has been launched and should lead to a selection of the rig in the first quarter of 2023.
ADC Energy awarded six figure contract with major operator in West Africa
The contract, which is worth US$250 000, is scheduled for the first quarter of 2023 and expected to take around a month to complete.
ChampionX named ExxonMobil’s 2022 supplier of the year
ChampionX is first company to receive new annual supplier recognition award based on performance, service quality, and responsiveness.
BP starts production from Trinidad and Tobago’s Cassia C facility
Cassia C is expected to produce, at peak, about 200 – 300 million standard cubic feet a day of gas.
Oil and gas industry leaders and UK government discuss energy security, net zero and investment
The industry is forecast to contribute £14.9 billion in tax receipts during the 2022 – 2023 financial year, however industry members raised concerns around the case for continuing investment following recent changes to the Energy Profits Levy.
CGG wins multi-year extension of dedicated imaging centre for Brunei Shell Petroleum
In the past six years, CGG has successfully delivered land, marine, transition zone, OBC and high-density OBN seismic imaging results at the BSP centre.
Chevron to acquire full ownership of Beyond6 CNG Fuelling Network
With this acquisition, Chevron can market the RNG it either produces or procures through a nationwide network of CNG locations.
Westwood: Equinor drives low-emission rig adoption in Norway and Brazil
New research reveals that the availability of emission-lowering upgrades for offshore rigs has been on the rise but adoption of these new technologies is slow outside of Norway and the US Gulf of Mexico
TGS commences 3D reprocessing project offshore Uruguay
Tannat 3D PSDM Repro consists of 25 000 sq km covering blocks in the active Uruguay licensing round.
Crosby Group receives order for custom sheaves for offshore drilling vessels
The significant order is for custom 115 t safe working load (SWL) sheaves to overhaul the drilling towers on a fleet of vessels.