Upstream project news

The harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolute will be employed to plug and abandon a total of 31 wells in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.

Siemens Energy will supply both the power generation and compression packages for the Petrobras-operated P-78 FPSO.

Gas production will be doubled from the Duva field in the North Sea, enabling an increase of 6500 boe/d from the first half of April.

Equinor and partner Cenovus Energy have not yet made a final investment decision on whether to build the Bay du Nord offshore project.

Cervantes-1, an oil exploration well in the onshore Perth Basin licence L14, failed to encounter hydrocarbons.

Cloudbreak Discovery, Gondwana Petroleum Namibia Pty Ltd., Timeworn Investments Pty Ltd., Pioneer Oil and Gas Consulting CC and a Swiss-based asset manager will jointly work towards submission of an application to acquire Petroleum Exploration License 1724 in Namibia.

Valued at approximately US$60 million, the 60-month contract encompasses services and expertise to support Cairn’s Mangala Processing Terminal located in Rajasthan, India.

The agreement, the first well services contract between the companies, includes well integrity remediation services and SCP mitigation.

TGS has announced a new 3D seismic survey in partnership with Schlumberger.

Operated with power from the grid, KCA Deutag’s rig at the Adorf carboniferous gas field will use electrical motors in place of diesel-driven generators, removing an estimated 1000 t of CO2 emissions from the drilling operation.