Upstream project news

Based on preliminary assessments, there is uncertainty whether the reservoir in the Gomez prospect can be commercially produced and no estimate of recoverable volumes has been established at this stage.

The nearly 7-month-long field programme for TotalEnergies was accomplished from the Fugro Brasilis using an autonomous underwater vehicle for most of the geophysical data collection and piston and box corers for the seabed soil sampling.

The total contract value for the firm portion of the drilling contract is expected to be US$94 million and commencement is expected in February 2022.

Encouraging hydrocarbon shows have been encountered at the Alameda-1 exploration well from soon after the first casing point at 454 m, when moveable oil was reported at surface within the mud and cuttings samples.

The Cabaça North development, with an expected peak production rate in the range of 15 000 bpd, will increase and sustain the plateau of the Armada Olombendo, a zero-discharge, zero-process flaring FPSO with an overall capacity of 100 000 bpd.

The project, located in the south of the Bohai Sea, is expected to reach its peak production of approximately 11 000 bpd of crude oil in 2022.

Ramform Tethys is scheduled to commence acquisition during 4Q21, and it is planned to complete in 1Q22.

The winning ideas will be allocated a share of the £1 million prize fund, to complete the proposed work by 31 March 2022.

AqualisBraemar will provide 3rd party review and approval of marine operations relating to the following: hull construction in Korea, transportation from Korea to Singapore, topside module transportation and integration in Singapore, installation of the STP buoy and moorings, and tow to field and offshore hook-up of the FPSO.

Executed by the MDL Asset Maintenance & Engineering division, the scope covered complete project management and engineering of a hydraulic control system for Clevis Tensioning Units.