Upstream project news
Equatorial Guinea awards contract for master plan to support offshore gas mega hub
In collaboration with Marathon Oil Corp and EG LNG, the country's Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons has awarded a contract for the development of a gas master plan to British company Gas Strategies.
KBR to carry out feasibility study for high CO2 gas field development in South East Asia
The study for JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp. will assess options for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), alongside blue hydrogen production relating to oil and gas fields in South East Asia.
Premier Oil's North Sea projects disrupted by Covid-19
Premier Oil has said first gas from its Tolmount project is now expected in 2Q21.
Neptune Energy carries out "world's first" dual drilling subsea operation
The operation was conducted from an integrated subsea template structure at the Fenja field in the Norwegian North Sea.
Spirit Energy given drilling permit by NPD
The drilling programme for well 7321/8-2 S relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 719.
Union Jack Oil expects first oil from Wressle in 2H20
The Wressle oil discovery in Lincolnshire, UK, is expected to flow at a constrained rate of 500 bpd gross.
Rystad Energy: Covid-19 causes largest-ever horizontal rig count fall in US
The total horizontal oil rig count fell below 270 rigs last week, a 57% decline from the peak of 624 rigs seen in the middle of March 2020.
Mosman Oil and Gas enters farm-out agreement for Australia permit
The farm-out agreement with Georgina Energy is for the exploration permit 155 in the Amadeus Basin in Australia's Northern Territory.
PGS begins North Sea seismic survey
The project is taking place in the Viking Graben.
Serica Energy contracts Awilco rig for workover project
The WilPhoenix semi-submersible will be used for a one well workover on the Rhum gas field in the UK North Sea.