Upstream project news

The contract is for preparatory activities related to offshore deepwater excavation, pipeline crossings, nearshore and shore crossing works for the export trunkline which connects Scarborough to onshore processing infrastructure.

Planning permission for development of the Wressle oilfield in North Lincolnshire, UK, has yet to be granted.

Production resumed on 11 July and since testing began the well has produced at an average rate of approximately 360 boe/d (295 bpd plus 390 million ft3/d).

The approval relates to the Tanumbirini 2H and Inacumba 1/1H wells in Exploration Permit 161 in the McArthur Basin, east of Daly Waters.

The exploration well, located in block 114, Song Hong Basin, offshore Vietnam, has proven the presence of gas and condensate in the Ken Bau prospect.

Ryan Duman, Senior Analyst at Wood Mackenzie, highlighted the growing expense of water management in the basin and the issue of handling wastewater produced by completed wells.

Kayrros found that in 2018 alone, more than 1100 wells were completed in the Permian Basin but not reported through state commissions or FracFocus, a public repository for information on the chemicals used during fraccing.

Glamox has announced the signing of a framework agreement with the Norwegian oil company Aker BP.

TechnipFMC will manufacture, deliver and install subsea equipment at the Seagull project in the Central North Sea.

A settlement agreement provided for a cash payment of US$4.5 million from Vaalco to Angola's National Concessionaire.