Upstream news

The company has announced that the Mist jack-up rig has commenced drilling of the Montha-1 exploration well in the G10/48 contract area in the Gulf of Thailand.

Nour is a block located in the prolific East Nile Delta Basin of the Mediterranean Sea, approximately 50 km offshore in the Eastern Mediterranean.

During the ceremony, Total also announced the continuation of its development programme in the country, following on from the launch of the Zinia 2 project in May.

Given the recent pick up in capital spending after years of deep cuts, Apex Consulting has updated its Supermajors Cost Index to determine how the industry has performed in developing its reserves in recent years.

Wood Mackenzie's senior consultant, Wen Wang, explains how new policies and ramped up domestic production will prevent regional gas shortages.

A new type of detection technology from Siemens protects centrifugal pumps from dry running in hazardous areas.

Wood has been awarded three new, call-off contracts totalling US$53 million by ADNOC Onshore, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).

Active FLI builds on the capability of Well-SENSE’s novel fibre optic downhole data acquisition system with the addition of a range of discrete measurement devices.

The company has entered into an agreement to sell the jack-up rig to an Australasian-based independent oil and gas operator.

The companies have signed a Share Subscription Agreement and a Shareholders’ Agreement.