Upstream project news
UTEC completes Middle East survey subcontract for McDermott
The company has completed consecutive as-built and post-construction, anchor-debris-clearance surveys using remotely operated vehicles (ROV) for McDermott International.
Azinam becomes operator of South Africa offshore block
Azinam will become the operator and 50% licence holder in Block 2B offshore South Africa, which contains the A-J1 oil discovery.
Jadestone Energy moves closer to Vietnam offshore project approval
The field development plan for the Nam Du and U Minh gas fields, offshore southwest Vietnam, is in the final stages of the formal Vietnamese Government approval process.
Equinor discontinues exploration drilling in Great Australian Bight
Equinor has concluded that the project’s potential is not commercially competitive.
SeaBird Exploration awarded OBN contract in Asia Pacific
The contract is expected to start in April 2020.
KENC completes FPSO engineering work for Jumbo
The scope of work entailed engineering and FEM calculations to prepare Jumbo’s ‘Fairplayer’ – a DP 2 heavy lift crane vessel – for an FPSO installation job offshore Brazil.
ADM increases stake in OML licence offshore Nigeria
ADM will acquire 25% of the interests, rights and obligations held by EER (Colubus) Nigeria in OML 113.
Skogul oilfield gets start-up approval
Operator Aker BP plans start-up of the Skogul oilfield in the North Sea in March 2020.
Saudi Aramco approves development of Jafurah gas field
The volume of gas resources in the field is estimated at 200 trillion ft3 of rich raw gas.
CannSeal technology unlocks additional reservoir
CannSeal’s technology repaired an unconventional cement packer design, thereby facilitating development of an additional reservoir.