Upstream project news
Lankhorst Offshore to provide mooring lines for Liza Unity FPSO
The company is to manufacture 20 Cabral 512 deepwater mooring lines for the FPSO, which is working in ExxonMobil’s Liza oilfield offshore Guyana.
SOCAR and Equinor confirm oil discovery offshore Azerbaijan
The discovery was made in the Karabagh oilfield 120 km offshore.
Construction of UK subsea engineering facility begins
Express Engineering's subsea engineering assembly and test centre is due to come onstream in late 2020.
Tendeka awarded zonal isolation contract in Malaysia
The contract will last until 2023.
Neptune Energy makes discovery in Germany
The discovery was made at the Schwegenheim exploration well in the Rhine Valley.
Development of Wressle oilfield is economically robust, say Egdon Resources
The results of work undertaken by Egdon Resources show the project has an estimated break-even oil price of US$17.62/bbl.
Weatherford works with IOC to save rig days and money in Gulf of Mexico operation
By sidetracking from a collapsed expandable liner, the re-entry operation eliminated the time and cost associated with re-drilling and re-casing a 3000-ft hole.
Lundin Petroleum makes oil and gas discoveries in Norwegian North Sea
The discoveries were made at the Evra and Iving exploration well, close to the Balder and Ringhorne field.
Production at Gharraf oilfield halted
Petronas, the operator of Gharraf, has evacuated its staff from the Iraqi oilfield.
Hess downsizes 2020 capital and exploratory budget
The reductions to the company’s 2020 capital budget will be primarily achieved by shifting from a six rig programme to one rig in the Bakken, which is expected to be completed by the end of May.