Upstream project news
Wintershall awarded two blocks in Brazil’s 16th bidding round
Wintershall Dea will hold an interest of 20% in the blocks S-M-766 and C-M-845, alongside its partners Repsol and Chevron (operator).
ADES to undertake deepwater drilling campaign in Egypt
The service will be provided using Vantage's Tungsten Explorer and covers one firm well, "Nigma 1", with the contract estimated to last 73 days.
Total, Qatar Petroleum and Petronas awarded deep offshore exploration licence by Brazil's ANP
Total will operate the C-M-541 block with a 40% interest, alongside Qatar Petroleum (40%) and Petronas (20%). The consortium plans to drill a first exploration well in 2021.
Europa Oil & Gas releases annual results
The company has announced its final results for the 12 month period ended 31 July 2019.
Fugro completes deepwater AUV surveys for Shell in Gulf of Mexico
The completed project totals over 8500 km of survey data.
Equinor awarded exploration acreage offshore Western Australia
The block in the Northern Carnarvon Basin covers 4815 km2 and lies approximately 100 km from the Australian coast.
Murphy Oil partners with Wintershall in three Brazil exploration licences
Wintershall Dea will retain a 70% participating interest and operatorship in its Potiguar offshore exploration blocks.
Shelf Drilling awarded jack-up rig contract by ONGC
The contract is for operations in the Mumbai High, offshore India.
Halliburton awarded licence for gravel pack completions
The international licence is for ExxonMobil’s patented Non-Aqueous Fluid Gravel Packing (NAFPac™) technique for gravel pack completions.
Weatherford awarded multiple contracts with multinational operator in Iraq
The company has been awarded two fully integrated rig contracts and one well services (through-tubing intervention) contract.