Upstream project news
Jadestone Energy acquires 90% interest in Lemang PSC
The Lemang PSC is located onshore Sumatra, Indonesia, and includes the Akatara gas field.
Guyana short-lists companies to market its oil
19 companies, including ExxonMobil, BP, Total, Shell, Equinor, Petrobras and PetroChina, have been approved by Guyana's government for the next phase of the selection process.
Construction of ice-resistant platform for Gazprom gas field begins
The platform is being constructed in the Kamennomysskoye-Sea gas field, located in the Ob Bay of the Kara Sea.
Miclyn Express Offshore awarded Brunei contract extension
The company will continue to support the offshore operations of an international oil and gas company in Brunei.
Petrobras begins production in Atapu field
The FPSO operating the well has the capacity to process up to 150 000 bpd and treat up to 6 million m3 of natural gas.
Danos to provide production workforce across Shell GoM assets
The three-year contract began on 1 May and will employ 144 Danos personnel in a variety of positions.
Zenith Energy completes handover of Azerbaijan assets to SOCAR
Zenith has ceased all oil production operations in Azerbaijan and all field production personnel, approximately 170 employees, have been transferred to a division of SOCAR.
TWI and DNV GL to develop first industry guidelines for composite tubing and casing in downhole oil and gas
TWI and DNV GL are aiming to address the significant challenge of corrosion in downhole tubing and casing applications in the oil and gas industry.
DeepStar awards ESP project work to Upwing Energy-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries partnership
The new phase of the project, based on the successful completion of a design study last year, will include the design, build and test of enabling technologies that are the backbone of Upwing’s Magnetic Drive System concept for a reliable and retrievable electric submersible pump.
FAR signs joint operating agreements with Petronas for Gambian offshore asset
Efforts to find an additional partner for the drilling of the next well in blocks A2 and A5 are ongoing, with FAR working to conclude a farm-out before the restart of the drilling operations.