Upstream news
CGG to continue operating 4D PRM imaging centre for Equinor
The extended PRM imaging contract will run from 1 January 2022 until 31 December 2024.
INPEX to carry out exploratory drilling offshore Japan
The drilling offshore Shimane and Yamaguchi prefectures is planned to take place from March to July 2022.
Wintershall Dea to end Brazil operations
Wintershall Dea holds participating interests in a total of nine exploration licences in Brazil, spread over the Potiguar, Ceará, Campos and Santos basins.
Lundin Energy drills dry well in Norwegian Sea
Lundin Energy has drilled a dry well about 72 km east of the Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea.
Maersk Drilling and Aker BP enter rig swap agreement
The jack-up rig Maersk Reacher is to be replaced by the low-emission jack-up rig Maersk Integrator offshore Norway end-February/early March 2022.
TotalEnergies and Inpex sell stake in Angola offshore block
TotalEnergies and Inpex have sold Angola Block 14 B.V. to the Angolan company Somoil.
Rystad: more shuttle tankers needed to transport offshore oil
Demand for shuttle tankers in countries with robust offshore oil production and limited pipeline infrastructure is set to grow continuously in the coming years, a Rystad Energy report shows.
TotalEnergies expands work scope of Maersk Valiant offshore Suriname
TotalEnergies E&P Suriname, Suriname Branch has added the drilling of one additional well in Block 58 offshore Suriname to the work scope of the drillship Maersk Valiant.
Neptune Energy starts gas production at Adorf well in Germany
The Adorf Z16 well is expected to increase Neptune’s production from the licence to around 4000 boe/d.
TechnipFMC awarded EPCI contract for Equinor’s Smørbukk Nord development
The contract covers a high-pressure, high-temperature subsea production system and associated equipment for a brownfield tieback in the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Continental Shelf.