Upstream project news
Ampelmann achieves 1 million safe personnel transfers in Middle East
The one millionth transfer took place during a project with Halul Offshore Services Company W.L.L.
Neptune Energy completes seismic survey offshore Egypt
The ocean bottom nodes survey was carried out in the North West El Amal block, offshore Egypt.
Petrofac awarded UK renewals
The two three-year renewals are worth a combined total of more than US$100 million.
Independent Oil and Gas awards Subsea 7 EPCI contract
The contract will cover the Subsea, Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines (SURF) work on Phase 1 of Independent Oil and Gas's Core gas project in the UK Southern North Sea.
Qatar Petroleum acquires stakes in exploration blocks in Mexico
The company is acquiring about 30% of Total’s participating interest in blocks 15, 33 and 34 located in the Campeche Basin, offshore Mexico.
Rystad Energy: greenfield E&P tenders are set to hit two-decade low in 2020
Cuts in the industry's investment budgets will leave only US$60 billion worth of greenfield tenders for contractors to compete for, the lowest in two decades, according to Rystad Energy.
Logan Industries builds ROV A-frame for TechnipFMC for use in Gulf of Mexico
The Logan A-frame is a heavy weather, work class ROV launching system, designed to move some of the largest, work class ROVs in the market.
Oceaneering completes rig services project offshore South America
The project was carried on the Noble Sam Croft drillship for Apache Corp.
DNO completes well test in Kurdistan
The Norwegian oil and gas operator has announced completion of testing and appraisal of the Baeshiqa-2 exploration well in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the imminent spud of an exploration well on a separate prospect.
Equinor awards seismic contract to Axxis Geo Solutions
The survey in the North Sea is expected to commence later in 2Q20 and will have a duration of approximately 30 days.