Upstream project news
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.
Equatorial Guinea grants two-year extension on exploration programmes
The country's Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons has signed a Ministerial Order granting oil and gas companies a two-year extension on their exploration programmes.
MENCK and LM Handling to support platform installation offshore Trinidad and Tobago
The two companies, part of the Acteon Group, will support piling operations for a platform installation off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago.
IEV awarded subsea inspection contract
The contract was awarded by an unnamed oil and gas producer for the inspection of a subsea pipeline at an offshore oil and gas field in Malaysia.
Eni-operated exploration well offshore Mexico plugged and abandoned
The Ehecatl-1 exploration well on Block 7, located in the Sureste Basin offshore Mexico, did not find reservoired hydrocarbons.
Axxis Geo Solutions completes OBN survey in Middle East
The project's crew is now demobilising to the North Sea for work in late 2Q20.
Awilco Drilling and Petrofac delay North Sea P&A programmes
The plug and abandonment programme on the Rubie and Renee fields in the North Sea has been delayed until 25 May 2020.
Two deepwater oil discoveries made offshore Mexico
A joint venture, including PTTEP, Petronas, Repsol and Wintershall Dea, made the discoveries in the Salina Basin.