Upstream news
Aquaterra Energy bags another Johan Sverdrup win
The award follows Aquaterra Energy’s successful Phase I Tie-Back project for the engineering of nine complete strings of centralisers and tieback engineering services, which were delivered in Q3 2018.
Anglo African Oil & Gas PLC: operational update
Anglo African Oil & Gas plc has provided an operational update on well TLP-103C being drilled on the Tilapia field in the Republic of the Congo.
OMV agrees to divest parts of its upstream business in Tunisia
The company has reached an agreement to sell its 100% owned subsidiary, OMV Tunisia Upstream GmbH, to a subsidiary of Panoro Energy ASA.
WoodMac: explorers hit the jackpot in sub-Saharan Africa
Adam Pollard, senior research analyst with Wood Mackenzie’s sub-Saharan Africa upstream team, comments on the region's prospects.
Highlands Natural Resources: update on East and West Denver, Colorado shale operations
The company has announced that hydraulic fracturing operations for the six new wells at its East Denver Project will resume this week.
Baltic seabed survey contract marking first for iSURVEY
The company has successfully completed a 30-day geophysical seabed survey for Allseas.
Coretrax reports 40% business growth in the Middle East
The company, which opened a base in Saudi Arabia in 2014, has seen a steady uptake in activity with a growing demand for its wellbore clean up products.
Ashtead signs global master lease agreement with Oceaneering
The company has announced that it has secured a global master lease agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of global oilfield services provider, Oceaneering International Inc.
Maersk Drilling named preferred contractor by Wintershall Noordzee B.V.
The companies have extended their previous cooperation in a new agreement which gives Maersk Drilling the status of preferred contractor to Wintershall Noordzee B.V.’s offshore drilling work.
Tower Resources: new Namibia petroleum agreement
The company has announced that Tower Resources (Namibia) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tower, has signed a new Petroleum Agreement with the Government of the Republic of Namibia covering an 80% operated interest in blocks 1910A, 1911 and 1912B, offshore Namibia, together with the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (10%) and ZM Fourteen Investment CC (10%).