Upstream project news
NPD releases production figures for March 2021
Oil production in March was 0.7% lower than the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s forecast, and 0.2% lower than the forecast so far this year.
Maersk Decom creates cost calculator for decomissioning projects
The aim of the tool is to better qualify and quantify forecasting for operators and regulators.
York gas field achieves first gas following life extension
York started production in 2013 and was planned to produce until 2020, but production has been extended until 2023/24.
ExxonMobil begins delivering gas from West Barracouta
Gas is being delivered to eastern Australia with the commissioning of the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture’s West Barracouta project.
Buffalo project farm-out completed
Advance Energy now has a 50% interest in the Buffalo project offshore East Timor, with drilling expected to begin in late 2021.
Ramco Tubular Services awarded Senegal contract
The contract will see Ramco supply its latest generation pipe care unit, PCU4.
Neptune Energy begins drilling at Adorf gas development
Drilling has begun at Neptune Energy's operated Adorf Z16 gas development well in the municipality of Hoogstede, north western Germany.
Worley to provide brownfield solutions to Gulf of Mexico deepwater asset
Worley will provide engineering and design services for the integration and subsea tieback of the Ballymore oil and gas field, operated by Chevron.
Shell joins group tackling offshore methane emissions monitoring in North Sea
Leading the group is unmanned aviation business Flylogix, who alongside US gas sensor technology company SeekOps and supported by OGTC, are operationalising the accurate measurement of methane emissions in the offshore environment.
Maersk Drilling awarded ultra-deepwater exploration contract in Gabon
The drillship Maersk Viking will be employed to drill an ultra-deepwater exploration well in Block F13 offshore Gabon.