Upstream project news
Aker Solutions lands FEED contract for Wisting FPSO
The FEED award from Equinor follows the successful completion of a study phase, and the work starts immediately with planned completion in 3Q22.
TGS, BGP, CGG sign agreement with Staatsolie for seismic surveys offshore Suriname
The agreement allows the consortium to acquire, promote and license multi-client seismic programmes, including new 3D acquisition and legacy data reprocessing, in the shallow water acreage offshore Suriname.
Petrobras contracts Valaris drillship
The contract, relating to the VALARIS DS-4 drillship, is for a minimum term of 548 days.
BW Energy starts production from well offshore Gabon
The Gamba well DTM-7H has been successfully brought online, while the DTM-6H well in the Dentale formation is scheduled to come onstream in the coming days.
SDX Energy spuds well in West Gharib concession
SDX Energy has started a development drilling campaign in the West Gharib concession in Egypt that aims to grow production from c. 2400 bpd to c. 3500 - 4000 bpd by early 2023.
Aker BP receives drilling permit near Bøyla field
The drilling programme for well 24/12-7 relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 1041.
Schlumberger, Subsea 7 awarded Sakarya contract
The contract is for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of end-to-end production solutions for the Sakarya gas field, Turkey’s largest gas reserve.
World’s first fully automated land rig drills first well
The Nabors Industries rig reached total depth on a horizontal well for ExxonMobil in the Permian Basin.
Maersk Drilling given contract extension to drill world record well offshore Angola
The Ondjaba-1 well will be drilled at a new world record water depth of 3628 m.
Staatsolie and Chevron sign offshore production sharing contract
The exploration period for Block 5, as set out in the PSC, will last 6 years, with Staatsolie retaining the right to a 40% participation.