Upstream news
Maersk Drilling and Noble Corp. to merge
The combined company will be named Noble Corp., and will be headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Aker BP makes non-commercial discovery in North Sea
The well was drilled about 17 km southwest of the Bøyla field in the North Sea, and 230 km west of Stavanger.
Reliance exits North America shale gas business
Reliance Industries has divested its interest in upstream assets in the Eagle Ford shale play in Texas.
Neptune Energy recognised for methane reduction plans
The company has been awarded Gold Standard status by the Oil & Gas Methane Partnership in recognition of its methane reduction targets.
ConocoPhillips planning development of Tommeliten A gas and condensate discovery
Located in the southern sector of Norway's North Sea, Tommeliten A is estimated to hold reserves corresponding to 125 million boe.
KCA Deutag secures land drilling contract extensions in Middle East
Multiple rig extensions have been confirmed for KCA Deutag in Saudi Arabia and in Oman.
Deltic Energy completes farm out of Southern North Sea gas licences to Cairn Energy
Cairn Energy has become the operator of five gas licences in the Southern North Sea.
Aker Solutions awarded umbilicals contract for Jansz-Io compression project
The contract includes the delivery of engineering, design and manufacturing of a total of about 70 km of dynamic subsea umbilicals.
Comstock Resources partners with MiQ to certify natural gas production
Comstock will use the MiQ Standard, a framework that assesses and grades methane emissions intensity, enhanced monitoring technology deployment and operating practices that promote a culture of emissions management and continuous improvement, for its facilities in North Louisiana and East Texas.
Noble Corp. sells four jack-up rigs
Ownership of the Noble Roger Lewis, Noble Scott Marks, Noble Joe Knight and Noble Johnny Whitstine as well as employment of the crews has been transferred to a subsidiary of ADES International Holding Ltd.