Upstream news

Noble Energy, Inc. announced it has signed agreements to sell significant quantities of natural gas from the Leviathan and Tamar fields to Dolphinus Holdings Limited to supply gas in Egypt. 

The technology group Wärtsilä and the global drilling contractor Maersk Drilling have joined forces in a unique co-operation to create a 25 year thruster maintenance strategy for Maersk’s three semi-submersible rigs and four drillships.

Total S.A. (Total), Borealis AG (Borealis) and NOVA Chemicals Corporation (NOVA Chemicals) have announced that affiliates of the three companies have signed definitive agreements to form a joint venture in petrochemicals on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced that Mozambique LNG1 Company Pte. Ltd., the jointly owned sales entity of the Mozambique Area 1 co-venturers, has entered into a long-term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Électricité de France, S.A., (EDF).

The company's average net oil production for January 2018 was 777 bpd. This is an increase of 23% on the production for the quarter ended 31 December 2017.

The first contract will see Sparrows provide comprehensive crane operations and maintenance services covering all mechanical, HVAC, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, instrumentation and structural requirements.

Operating within the cable and renewables industries, Next UKCS will provide solutions to the operations and maintenance market.

T-45, the first well of current three well drilling programme at the Taribani Complex of Block 12 in Georgia, has now been drilled to a target depth of 2700 m, in the Eldari Formation.

Mosman identified the development potential would be to drill horizontal wells which it expected would increase both Reserves and production.

Effective immediately, the contract is for five years with a two-year extension option and will be executed from Wood’s offices in Perth, Australia.