Upstream project news
Saipem awarded offshore drilling contract by Aker BP
The operations offshore Norway are expected to start from the end of 4Q22, upon termination of the works in which the Scarabeo 8 rig is currently engaged.
Maersk Drilling wins UK North Sea contract
The contract, with an unnamed client, could see the harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolve employed in the UK sector of the North Sea for the majority of 2022.
IOG starts up Elgood field
IOG has started up the Elgood and Blythe gas fields in the UK North Sea this week.
Saudi Aramco contracts Schlumberger for gas drilling project
The integrated project scope encompasses drilling rigs and technologies and services, including drill bits, measurement while drilling and logging while drilling, drilling fluids, cementing and completing wells.
FAR withdraws from Guinea-Bissau interests
Joint efforts by FAR and operator Petronor to farm down their interests in the Esperanca Blocks 4A & 5A and Sinapa Block 2 offshore Guinea-Bissau have been unsuccessful.
KCA Deutag to carry out energy optimisation work on two Equinor rigs
KCA Deutag will engineer and install carbon-reduction technologies on two CAT J rigs.
PTTEP to take over operating Yadana field
PTTEP will take over operating the Yadana gas field, offshore Myanmar, following TotalEnergies' decision to withdraw from the project.
Unity delivers savings in North Sea decommissioning programme
Unity has deployed its Surface Intervention System for a major international operator in the North Sea.
Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas acquires JHI Associates and its stake in Canje block
The Canje block offshore Guyana is directly adjacent to the prolific Stabroek block where ExxonMobil has discovered in excess of 10 billion barrels of oil.
IOG confims first gas from Saturn Banks project
After final commissioning of the Saturn Banks Reception Facilities at the Bacton terminal, backgassing of the pipeline system was successfully completed over the past week.