Upstream project news

Lundin Energy has drilled a dry well about 72 km east of the Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea.

The jack-up rig Maersk Reacher is to be replaced by the low-emission jack-up rig Maersk Integrator offshore Norway end-February/early March 2022.

TotalEnergies E&P Suriname, Suriname Branch has added the drilling of one additional well in Block 58 offshore Suriname to the work scope of the drillship Maersk Valiant.

The Adorf Z16 well is expected to increase Neptune’s production from the licence to around 4000 boe/d.

The contract covers a high-pressure, high-temperature subsea production system and associated equipment for a brownfield tieback in the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

The first two wells of Beach Energy's offshore Otway Basin campaign have been connected to the Otway Gas Plant and are now delivering gas into Australia's East Coast market.

As a result of Wood’s success in the region during 2021, and to support further growth, the company recently completed the mobilisation of over 600 new employees, with recruitment underway for an additional 200 roles.

The revision will result in an impairment in the region of US$1.8 billion.

McDermott has been contracted for EPCIC services for a Floating Production Unit at Woodside's Scarborough project. The company will also deliver EPCI for the North Field East Topsides and the North Field East Offshore Pipelines and Subsea Cables projects offshore Qatar.

The contracts are for work on the Scarborough project offshore Australia and the Yellowtail development offshore Guyana.