Upstream project news
McDermott signs SURF and transportation and installation contract with BHP
The company will provide subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines, transportation and installation, pre-commissioning of one jacket and topsides for the Ruby Project offshore Trinidad and Tobago.
Equinor exits Thrace Basin partnership with Valeura Energy
Valeura Energy has received notification from its joint venture partner Equinor indicating that it intends to discontinue participation in the deep gas appraisal programme in Turkey's Thrace Basin.
Subsea controls deals boost Proserv at start of 2020
The company secured contracts in the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea during the second half of 2019.
Europa Oil & Gas relinquishes interest in Ireland offshore licence
Following the relinquishment of LO 16/19 in the South Porcupine Basin, Europa’s licence position offshore Ireland comprises five 100%-owned licences.
First oil produced from Alligin field offshore UK
Alligin forms part of the Greater Schiehallion Area and has been developed as a two-well subsea tieback into the existing Schiehallion and Loyal subsea infrastructure and the Glen Lyon floating, production, storage, offload (FPSO) vessel.
CGG releases results of Mozambique offshore survey
The ultramodern data was acquired over blocks Z5-C and Z5-D and surrounding open acreage as part of a multi-client programme agreed between CGG and Mozambique’s Instituto Nacional de Petroleo (INP).
Orinduik block prospective resources updated
The company has announced an increase in gross prospective resources to 5.14 billion boe in the Orinduik block offshore Guyana.
Tower Resources begins survey in Thali licence
The Geoquip Marine survey vessel MV Investigator is at the proposed site for the NJOM-3 well, and is presently conducting the site survey.
Trinidad and Tobago cancels gas deal with Venezuela
The deal was cancelled because of sanctions imposed by the US government on PDVSA, Venezuela's state energy company.
PGS to begin 3D survey in Papua New Guinea
The survey will provide modern 3D data over held and vacant acreage in the frontier Papuan Basin.