Upstream project news

Production at the Liza Unity FPSO vessel is expected to reach its target of 220 000 barrels of oil later this year.

Start-up is expected during 2Q22 and the project will run for approximately 1 month.

The project, in support of India's licence round schedule, encompasses over 250 000-line km of existing 2D data across an area of over half a million km2 offshore India's east coast.

TotalEnergies will resign as operator of the North Platte deepwater project in the US Gulf of Mexico.

The Noble Tom Prosser jack-up drilling rig has completed the move to the Pavo-1 well location offshore Western Australia and has concluded the jack-down and other pre-drill operations.

ReconAfrica is to acquire half of NAMCOR’s 10% carried participating interest in the approximate 6.3 million acres petroleum exploration licence in the Kavango Basin, Namibia.

The interval just drilled by Melbana Energy at the Alameda-1 exploration well commenced at approximately 3077 mMD (2970 mTVD), indicating a potential gross reservoir interval of possibly as much as 500 mMD (450 mTVD).

The organisation will provide resident focal points, onshore engineering, process and maintenance services on North Sea platform, Bruce.

Petrofac has been awarded two new contracts with Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Ltd.

It is anticipated that further exploration activity, including a second exploration well, will be required to determine the size and recoverable potential of the identified hydrocarbons at the Graff-1 deepwater exploration well.