Upstream project news
ION to begin second phase of North Sea 3D multi-client programme
The field data for the Mid North Sea High survey will be collected from approximately late April to mid-October 2021.
Vår Energi receives drilling permit from NPD for four wells
Wells 25/8-20 S, 25/8-20 A, 25/8-20 B and 25/8-20 C will be drilled from the Scarabeo 8 drilling facility after concluding the drilling of water injection wells for Vår Energi AS in production licence 229.
PGNiG and Naftogaz sign E&P MoU
The MoU covers cooperation in exploration of hydrocarbon resources and gas production in Ukraine.
CGG awarded seismic imaging projects by BP
Two of the projects will take place in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, and one will be carried out offshore Trinidad & Tobago.
Velesto Drilling drilling rig contracted by ConocoPhillips
The contract is for the provision of the NAGA 7 jack-up drilling rig to undertake drilling services for ConocoPhillips, which entails drilling up to three wells offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, sometime in the first half of 2021.
PGS to carry out 3D exploration programme for supermajor offshore Egypt
The survey will be acquired using an Extended Long Offset configuration, with the Ramform Tethys seismic vessel towing a wide multi-sensor GeoStreamer spread with an additional source vessel located several kilometres ahead.
PTTEP makes discovery offshore Malaysia
The Sirung-1 wildcat well in Block SK405B was drilled to a total depth of 2538 m where it encountered a significant oil and gas column of more than 100 m, in the clastic reservoirs.
Updated volume estimate confirmed for Dugong discovery
Neptune Energy’s revised estimate of the indicative recoverable resources is 40 – 108 million boe, which will be subject to further detailed analysis and review.
Maersk Drilling rig to assist with well intervention, stimulation and accommodation at Valhall field
The Maersk Reacher rig will be used by Aker BP from July 2021 for a minimum of nine months.
KRG Engineering announces oil and gas growth plan
The company aims to grow turnover by 20% annually for the next five years by expanding its oil and gas, rail, defence and FMCG presence and diversifying into renewables.