Upstream project news
Rystad Energy: Key digital initiatives could save oil and gas industry over US$320 billion
Rystad reports on how digital innovation is changing the oilfield services sector.
bp progresses plans for the significant Bumerangue discovery, offshore Brazil
bp has provided an update following its significant hydrocarbon discovery at the Bumerangue block, located in the pre-salt Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.
Petrobras announces production record of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré (Búzios 7)
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.
Jet-propelled well conveyance technology completes successful US field trial
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.
DNV: Policy reversals in the US will have marginal impact on global energy transition
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.
WellSense sells FiberLine Intervention licence to an oilfield service company
The deal marks the first technology divestment for WellSense and FrontRow Energy Technology Group.
CNOOC Ltd brings on-stream Wenchang 16-2 Oilfield Development Project
The project is located in the western Pearl River Mouth Basin, with an average water depth of approximately 150 m.
Significant oil discovery in the Yggdrasil area
Aker BP has successfully completed the Omega Alfa exploration campaign in the Norwegian North Sea, resulting in a significant oil discovery that adds substantial new resources to the Yggdrasil area.
Drilling rig chartered by Petrobras arrives in Amapá to take part in drill exercise
The vessel will be used during the Pre-Operational Assessment (APO), scheduled to begin on 24 August.
Milestone marked for 1000 t module for new Valhall platform
Aker BP, together with NOV and Nymo, have celebrated an important milestone in the Valhall PWP project: the completion of equipment installation on the 1000 t MEG module being built at Nymo’s yard in Grimstad.