
Yokogawa to supply pressure transmitters to Argentina's national oil company
This is Yokogawa's largest transmitter order to date for an upstream oil and natural gas project in South America.
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This is Yokogawa's largest transmitter order to date for an upstream oil and natural gas project in South America.

The decision reflects a broader trend of majors embracing subsea tie-backs that offer quicker paths to first oil and attractive returns, according to Wood Mackenzie.

The system alleviates the impact of modern, large blowout preventers (BOPs) on legacy wellheads by arresting the motion of the BOP stack via four tethers, which are anchored to the seabed.

The DAV MX™ CircSub was deployed in order to avoid the cost of a dedicated jetting assembly run.

The contracts are for coiled and N2, stimulation services and cementing services for a period of 5 years with possible extensions of up to 2 years.

The JV enables Ecopetrol to book approximately 160 million boe of proved undeveloped reserves at transaction closing.

The two-year and six month contract will see Halliburton provide drilling and completion services for Petrobras.

The agreement covers Block 77 in central Oman, with each company holding a 50% interest.

The project is expected to start production in late 2021 and produce up to 35 000 boe/d at peak rates.

The permitting work for the Appomattox project, which saw first oil in May 2019, helped define and clarify the safety requirements in BSEE’s recently published high pressure and high temperature related guidance documents.

The scope of work includes the submission of a FEED package and proposal for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) for the Belbazem Block Development Project, located offshore Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The contract is for preparatory activities related to offshore deepwater excavation, pipeline crossings, nearshore and shore crossing works for the export trunkline which connects Scarborough to onshore processing infrastructure.