Upstream project news

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.

SBM Offshore will construct, install and then lease and operate the ONE GUYANA FPSO for a period of up to 2 years.

The company’s fourth, and largest, project in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana is expected to produce approximately 250 000 bpd starting in 2025.

Oil Plus will develop and deliver a proactive topsides maintenance resilience and equipment reliability programme for the unnamed operator.

Operating from three vessels, a Fugro team of survey specialists will perform a range of in-depth geotechnical and geophysical assessments, as well as establishing environmental baseline data.

The project applies a modern comprehensive broadband processing workflow to 3363 km2 of 3D data to better understand the hydrocarbon prospectivity of the Tarakan Basin.

PowerNap is a subsea tie-back to the Shell-operated Olympus TLP, located in the US Gulf of Mexico with an estimated peak production of 20 000 boe/d.

The campaign execution will involve the recovery of 18 Subsea XTrees, 18 Flowbases and associated spool sections, one wellhead severance and recovery of up to 18 Temporary Guide Bases at the Enfield Field, Australia.

An A-type gangway will ensure smooth and continuous crew change operations from the MMA Privilege to the FPSO.

The project will cover the Sapinhoá Shared Reservoir in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil.