Upstream project news

Saipem announces that Aker BP has exercised a new option to extend the contract for the semi-submersible drilling unit Scarabeo 8, prolonging its deployment for an additional year.

bp has successfully delivered first oil from the Atlantis Drill Center 1 expansion.

Wood Mackenzie releases five charts that spotlight the most significant trends reshaping the sector globally.

Rystad reports on how digital innovation is changing the oilfield services sector.

bp has provided an update following its significant hydrocarbon discovery at the Bumerangue block, located in the pre-salt Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.

On average, the platform’s production exceeded 250 000 bpd throughout the month of October, representing a volume above its nominal capacity of 225 000 bpd.

WellSense, a specialist in fibre optic well diagnostics, has developed a single-use, jet-propelled and battery powered well conveyance technology, which is able to rapidly deploy bare fibre into highly deviated wells.

Ninth edition of DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook finds that policy reversals in the US will only have a marginal impact on the global energy transition.

The deal marks the first technology divestment for WellSense and FrontRow Energy Technology Group.

The project is located in the western Pearl River Mouth Basin, with an average water depth of approximately 150 m.