Upstream news

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted Statoil consent for major modification, installation and start-up of the Troll B ZMP module.

Sacgasco Limited has advised Empyrean that installation of the surface conductor for the Dempsey 1-15 appraisal and exploration project is now complete.

AS Norske Shell has received consent for the use of Island Constructor for the start-up of well 6407/9-G-5 on the Draugen field.

The Maersk Oil operated high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) Culzean development in the UK North Sea has reached a key milestone with the safe installation of all three of the project’s jackets, on time and on budget.

Sound Energy, the African and European focused upstream gas company, has provided an update on its Eastern Morocco acreage post the OGIF acquisition, which is expected to complete shortly, and the recently initiated regional geophysical programme.

Cabot Energy has provided the following update on the company's production and operations ahead of the start-up of the Canadian summer work programme.

Agreement extends successful long-term relationship in the conventional land drilling market.

Subsea 7 S.A. has had three pipelay support vessel contracts extended offshore Brazil.

Aker BP has been given consent to drill exploration wells in block 25/2 in the North Sea.

African Petroleum has provided an update regarding its licence interests in The Gambia and Senegal, West Africa.