Upstream news
Fugro appoints Mark Heine as CEO to succeed Øystein Løseth
The Supervisory Board of Fugro NV has announced that it has decided to appoint Mark Heine as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Management.
Successful appraisal well and extended production test on Alta
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has successfully completed the Alta appraisal well 7220/11-5 and extended production test in PL609 in the southern Barents Sea.
Ashtead Technology delivers installation monitoring services to Subsea 7 on Utgard development
The company has completed a subsea installation monitoring project for Subsea 7 in support of Equinor’s Utgard development, located in blocks 15/8 (NCS) and 16/18a (UKCS) of the central North Sea.
Wild Well announces new onsite rig crew training service
The company has announced that it will offer well control training to drilling rig crews onsite with its rigsite well control Crew Training Unit.
Delineation of the Hanz field and dry wildcat well in the North Sea
Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 028 B, has concluded the drilling of appraisal wells 25/10-16 S, A and C on the Hanz field, as well as wildcat well 25/10-16 B drilled in production licence 915 just southeast of the Hanz field.
Africa Energy announces results of Cormorant-1 well offshore Namibia
The company has announced that the Cormorant-1 exploration well on Petroleum Exploration License 37 (‘PEL 37’) offshore the Republic of Namibia encountered non-commercial hydrocarbons.
Tendeka appoints new Technology Director
The company has appointed Davor Saric as its new Technology Director to help deliver the company’s next generation of disruptive technologies.
For a sustained growth in oil production Mexico’s new government will need to resume bidding rounds sooner rather than later
Following recent statements by Fluvio Ruiz Alarcon, Adrian Lara, Senior Oil and Gas Analyst at GlobalData, offers his view on the impact on the upstream sector.
Total announces major gas find offshore UK
The company has announced a major gas discovery on the Glendronach prospect, located offshore U.K. West of Shetland.
Transocean Norge to drill for Equinor
Equinor has awarded Transocean a contract for drilling six wells on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) by use of the Transocean Norge mobile rig. Drilling start-up is scheduled for the summer of 2019.