Upstream project news
The Njord field is upgraded ahead of another 20 years in operation
Production from the Njord field in the Norwegian Sea has resumed, following an upgrading project in which both the platform and the floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) were brought ashore.
Senex Energy pauses AUS$1 billion expansion
APPEA has said that the government’s heavy-handed reforms introduced without proper consultation had, in less than a week, dealt a blow to new east coast domestic gas supply and future energy security.
Oil and gas industry details actions on reducing methane emissions
Australia’s oil and gas industry has detailed in a new report some of the innovative ways companies are reducing methane emissions.
PureWest selects Validere as emissions measurement, reporting, and verification solution
Validere will validate and organise operational and emissions data into a consolidated platform that PureWest can utilise across multiple emission reduction initiatives.
Centrica re-opens Rough storage facility
Rough is operating at around 20% of its previous capacity this winter, immediately making it the UK’s largest gas storage site once again and adding 50% to the UK’s gas storage volume.
GD Energy Products to provide 3000 horsepower pumps to US Well Services
Each custom-designed pump is powered by an electric drive motor to create an environmentally sustainable frac unit.
AGR ramps up consultant staffing division and opens new Oslo office to meet ongoing business growth
AGR, a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy and software provider, is to expand and grow its range of services with the opening of an office in Oslo, Norway, to meet increased demand from new projects coming online in the oil and gas and renewables sectors.
ADNOC Drilling awarded close to US$1 billion contract to further unlock UAE’s offshore energy resources
Over 80% of the contract value will flow back into the UAE’s economy under ADNOC’s in-country value programme.
Maersk Drilling secures work for Maersk Viking offshore Malaysia into 2024
A five-well work scope will be novated to PTTEP for drilling and plugging and abandonment activities at the Kikeh field offshore Sabah, with a total estimated duration of 116 days and expected commencement of the first well in November 2022.
Equinor and Poland’s PGNiG agree long term gas sales contract
PGNiG and Equinor ASA group companies have concluded gas sales agreements for natural gas from the Norwegian Continental Shelf.