Upstream project news
CGX and Frontera announce loan agreement to finance drilling offshore Guyana
The loan will enable CGX to continue to finance part of its share of costs related to the Corentyne Block, the Berbice Deepwater Port, and other budgeted costs as agreed to with Frontera.
Equinor drills dry well near Snorre field
Wildcat well 34/4-18 S, drilled about 7 km north-west of the Snorre field in the North Sea, was found to be dry with no trace of hydrocarbons.
McDermott completes subsea work at Bayu-Undan gas field
McDermott's scope involved a tieback of a single in-field well to existing facilities, re-using existing flexible flowline, with a new umbilical and certain infrastructure.
Invictus Energy signs drilling rig contract for Cabora Bassa project
The drilling of the Muzarabani-1 exploration well will involve the Exalo #202 rig, expected to commence mobilisation to the Cabora Bassa project in May.
AGR engaged by Emperor Energy to progress permitting of Judith-2 well offshore Australia
AGR will progress the preparation and submission of necessary applications to the Australian National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA).
Fraser Group companies to provide well and pipeline operator services for Bardolino field
The contract with Bridge Petroleum adds to Fraser Well Management’s expanding well operator portfolio and is Fraser Integrity Management's debut pipeline operatorship appointment.
Hitachi Energy selected as technology partner for NOAKA power-from-shore project
Hitachi Energy will perform detailed FEED studies for a power quality solution that will enable the Aker BP-operated NOA Fulla field and the Equinor-operated Krafla field in the North Sea to be powered from the mainland.
Kveikje exploration well spudded
Kveikje, which lies in an area north of the Troll field in the Norwegian North Sea, is estimated to contain gross mean prospective resources of 36 million boe with further potential upside estimated at 79 million boe on a gross basis.
Schlumberger awarded service contract for Tilenga development
The scope of the contract includes the provision of directional drilling services, upper completions, lower completions, artificial lift solutions and wellheads for the Tilenga development.
Apache Corp. and LongPath Technologies expand Permian Basin methane monitoring partnership
With the planned expansion, LongPath will provide real-time monitoring for approximately 60 Apache facilities across multiple areas of the Permian.