Upstream project news
Lukoil installs accommodation platform jacket in Caspian Sea
Lukoil has completed installation of a jacket for an accommodation platform topside at the V.I. Grayfer field.
Hurricane Energy given extension for Greater Warwick Area work
Hurricane Energy has been given further time by the Oil and Gas Authority to carry out work in the Lincoln subarea of Licence P1368 in the UK North Sea.
Petrofac begins Rubie and Renee well decommissioning contract
Petrofac will provide well operator, well engineering and project management services to decommission four wells within the Rubie and Renee fields, 200 km north east of Aberdeen.
TGS begins Norwegian Sea seismic survey
The AM20 survey covers the latest APA19 awards in the Norwegian Sea.
Guyana received US$4.9 million in oil royalties in 1Q20
The royalty payments came from oil production at the offshore Stabroek block.
Rystad Energy: Permian Basin 'last surviving epicentre of drilling activity'
The Permian Basin has systematically increased its market share in nationwide horizontal oil drilling in the US, reaching 74% as of last week, according to analysis by Rystad Energy of Baker Hughes data.
Bahamas Petroleum signs drill rig contract
The company has agreed a contract with Stena Drilling for the provision of an offshore drilling rig, with drilling planned to commence between 15 December 2020 and 1 February 2021.
PGNiG expects 115 000 t of oil from Skogul field in 2020
The Skogul field is located in the immediate vicinity of the Vilje field, in which PGNiG Upstream Norway has a 24.24% share.
ConocoPhillips given consent to use mobile facility for P&A in Ekofisk field
The Rowan Norway mobile facility will be used for the plugging and abandonment of six wells in the Ekofisk field.
Resource upgrade confirmed at Mako gas field
The Mako field's 2C (contingent) recoverable resource estimates have been increased to 495 billion ft3, an increase of approximately 79% compared with a 2019 audit.