Upstream project news
Seabed Geosolutions awarded two 4D OBN surveys in Brazil
The total combined duration of the two surveys, awarded by Petrobras, is estimated around eight months.
Saipem to begin final phase of Payara development
Saipem has received authorisation to proceed with the final phase of the Payara development project in Guyana from Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd.
Independent Oil and Gas awards Noble Corp. rig contract
Independent Oil and Gas has awarded the rig contract for its Core Project Phase 1 to a subsidiary of Noble Corp.
Liuhua 29-1 gas field begins production
The Liuhua 29-1 gas field, which recently completed commissioning, is located in the eastern South China Sea.
Drilling of Ironbark-1 exploration well begins
Ironbark-1 will test the giant Ironbark gas prospect, which has a best estimate of 15 trillion ft3 prospective recoverable gas resource.
Equinor makes minor gas discovery near Maria field
Preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery between 0.5 and 1.6 million m3 of recoverable oil equivalent.
First gas production achieved from Adorf field
Neptune Energy has announced first gas production from the Adorf Carboniferous development in northwestern Germany.
EM&I to hold 'live' demonstrations of remote camera and laser scanning technology
EM&I is planning to show the latest developments in its NoMan remote inspection system on a full-size section of a typical FPSO tank between the 9 and 11 December 2020.
MAN Energy Solutions receives compressor order for Brazilian FPSO
MODEC has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to supply a total of five radial compressor and two screw compressor trains for the largest FPSO vessel to ever be delivered to Brazil.
BP and Equinor make discoveries offshore Newfoundland
Two wells at the Cappahayden and Cambriol prospects, drilled this summer in the Flemish Pass Basin, have proven the presence of hydrocarbons.