Upstream project news
Continental Resources revises 2020 capital budget
The company will be reducing its average rig count from 9 to approximately 3 in the Bakken and 10.5 to approximately 4 in Oklahoma.
Rystad Energy: offshore drillers face contract cancellations worth up to US$3 billion
Of the 100 listed energy service companies analysed by Rystad Energy across the various service segments for this research, more than two-thirds are unlikely to be able to meet their interest payment obligations on time this year.
Upland Resources and Baron Oil relinquish interests in UK offshore licence
The work commitment on Licence P2470 consisted of a small volume of 3D seismic reprocessing.
Shell extends Petrojarl Knarr FPSO contract with Altera Infrastructure
The contract has been extended until at least March 2022.
10 exploration wells in Norwegian Continental Shelf expected to be postponed by Covid-19 and low oil price
In January 2020 there were plans for approximately 50 exploration wells, but this has been reduced to 40 by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and low oil prices.
Allseas awarded removal contract for Valhall topsides and jackets
Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit will execute the work for Aker BP at the Valhall oilfield between 2021 and 2026.
Risk of suspension looms for top planned exploration wells, says Rystad Energy
At least nine of the world’s top planned exploration wells for 2020 are at risk of being suspended as a result of the combined effect on oil and gas activities of the Covid-19 virus and the oil price war.
Nova module ready for transfer to Neptune Energy's Gjøa platform
The module was lifted onto a barge at the Rosenberg Worley yard in Stavanger, Norway, and will be transferred to the world's largest crane vessel, Heerema’s Sleipnir, then installed on the Neptune-operated Gjøa platform.
SDX Energy makes onshore discovery in Egypt
Drilling at the Sobhi well encountered 108 ft net of high-quality gas-bearing sands, with an average porosity of 20%, near the base of the Kafr El Sheikh formation.
ExxonMobil cuts 2020 CAPEX by 30%
The largest share of the company's capital spending reduction will be in the Permian Basin.