Upstream news

The Icewine#2 well was shut-in on 10 July to allow for imbibition and pressure build up to occur within the HRZ shale. Flow testing re-commenced on 31 August at 10:26 (AK time), and is ongoing.

New joint venture will be largest privately-owned integrated energy company operating in Argentina.

Sound Energy, the African and European focused upstream gas company, is pleased to announce the completion of the company's previously announced acquisition by the company of the interests of Oil & Gas Investment Fund S.A. in Eastern Morocco.

Shell will benefit from technical solutions, contract management expertise and cost efficient initiatives Petrobras applies to Brazil’s pre and post-salt projects. Shell will share with Petrobras its deepwater experience, especially on cost efficiency efforts and use of technology.

Angus Energy plc. has announced that the BDF drilling rig 28 has arrived on location at the Lidsey Oil Field and is in the process of rigging up prior to rig acceptance. Ancillary equipment and casing is already on site and equipment inspections continue.

The well encountered a 75 m-thick Cenomanian sedimentary channel sequence, but it contained predominantly siltstone and clays with no hydrocarbon shows. The well will be plugged and abandoned.

The plugging and abandonment (P&A) work in the Valhall Field for Aker BP involved the use of BiSN’s metal-to-metal downhole sealing solutions.

The Environment Agency has granted permits to enable HHDL to carry out extended flow tests at HH-1, store any produced oil, drill and test both a side-track from the existing HH-1 well and new borehole HH-2. The Company has a 32.435% interest in the Licences.

The project underscores the company’s position as the world’s first and only integrated fullstream provider of cutting-edge subsea technology, products, services and digital solutions.

The two companies aim to provide a comprehensive, real time solution for marine logistics management that significantly reduces costs and risks.