Upstream project news
Shelf Drilling announces early contract termination
The company's contract with Dubai Petroleum will end in October 2020 rather than January 2022.
Wintershall discovers oil at Bergknapp prospect
Initial recoverable resource estimates put the discovery at between 26 and 97 million boe.
Oil discovery made in US Gulf of Mexico
The Monument exploration well found approximately 200 ft (c. 60 m) of net oil pay with good reservoir characteristics in Paleogene sandstone.
TDI-Brooks completes West Africa offshore data acquisition for TGS
The company, under contract to TGS, has completed the offshore 'seep-hunting' surface geochemical analysis and geotechnical campaign of the MSGBC Basin.
SeaBird OBN surveys off West Africa cancelled
A client of SeaBird Exploration has cancelled two OBN surveys off West Africa due to the Covid-19 situation.
Aker BP makes gas discovery in Norwegian Sea
Preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery in production licence 1008 between 1 and 2.4 billion m3 of recoverable gas.
Karish project FPSO hull being towed to Singapore
The hull is being towed to the Sembcorp Marine Admiralty Yard in Singapore, where the topsides will be integrated, before the completed FPSO is towed to the Karish field in Israel for installation and hook-up.
PGS completes acquisition on MC3D Kwanza Shelf survey offshore Angola
The latest Kwanza Shelf survey will provide key data for the Angolan 2021 Licence Round.
Apache and Total make oil discovery offshore Suriname
Sapakara West-1 was drilled to a depth of approximately 6300 m (20 700 ft), and successfully tested for the presence of hydrocarbons in multiple stacked targets.
TGS announces details of Atlantic Margin seismic survey
The 5600 km2 survey will be undertaken over 90 days and is an extension of Atlantic Margin surveys acquired between 2017 and 2019.