Offshore
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August 26, 2024
Equinor ASA said new seismic data is allowing for the reassessment of offshore oil and gas resources on Norway’s continental shelf, underpinning exploration and production efforts as the company targets as many as 30 wildcat wells a year through 2035.
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August 23, 2024
Eni has received approval from Indonesian authorities for the development of two major gas fields, Geng North and Gehem, in the Kutei basin. The approval includes a 20-year extension for the Ganal and Rapak licenses.
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August 23, 2024
The well, drilled by the Transocean Norge rig, encountered estimated recoverable volumes between 30 million and 140 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe).
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August 21, 2024
PETRONAS recently commenced its first gas production at the Kasawari field, located in Block SK316, approximately 200 km offshore Malaysia, at an initial flow rate of 200 MMcfd.
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August 21, 2024
Sentinel Subsea was selected by a major client to support the decommissioning of subsea assets in collaboration with Baker Hughes. This project successfully deployed two WellSentinel Coral systems that enable the continuous monitoring of temporary suspended wells in the remote field.
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August 21, 2024
This four-month extension to an existing contract will build on existing operations. The project is expected to enhance the client’s seismic data acquisition capabilities, facilitating more informed decision making.
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August 21, 2024
Var’s Balder X project — extending production to 2045 — includes vessel upgrades, as well as new production and water injection wells. It had already suffered from delays associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, bad weather that complicated drilling, as well as inflation driving up the price of services.
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August 21, 2024
Production from the Norwegian Continental Shelf will peak in 2025, the directorate said in a report published Wednesday. How quickly production falls will depend on whether companies can tap into resources around existing infrastructure using new technologies, as well as in less familiar regions like the Barents Sea in the far country’s far North.
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August 20, 2024
Engineering work for the Kaskida FPU has already begun, with Audubon designing the topside and EXMAR Offshore designing the hull.
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August 20, 2024
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne — whose company, alongside APA Corporation, is moving to develop deepwater drilling sites that hold close to 700 MMbbl of oil — said Suriname will make a “significant” contribution to the group’s cash flows as oil revenues start flowing in 2028.
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August 20, 2024
The agreement is targeting at least 5 MMtpa of CO2 capture and storage capacity by 2030. Its scope includes a CO2 shipping and logistics study, geophysical and geomechanical modelling, reservoir simulation and containment research while exploring the application of advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), to enhance storage capacity.
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August 20, 2024
Arbol Grande is a construction and subsea vessel, delivered in 2003 with specifications tailor made for the Mexican market. The vessel has been used as an accommodation and topside maintenance support vessel for several IMR contracts involving saturation- and air diving, as well as other light construction support operations.
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August 20, 2024
OceanMight announced the sail-away of three topsides and three substructures for the MLNG FaS project. The development includes the F22,F27, and Selasih gas fields offshore Malaysia.
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August 20, 2024
The platform is the heaviest and most powerful China-made international offshore oil and gas platform in Qingdao, Shandong.
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August 19, 2024
The first three of the seven Nong Yao C development wells were opened up for oil production on Aug. 15, 2024, with additional wells to be brought online successively thereafter. Valeura intends to sustain Nong Yao production rates at approximately 11,000 bpd for the remainder of the year 2024.
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August 19, 2024
This digital twin can increase production by roughly 1%. After two years of tests, the technology developed by the Brazilian company ESSS, based in Florianópolis (Santa Catarina), was validated and is ready for use.
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August 19, 2024
Staatsolie believes that Block 59 has “enormous investment and risk” opportunities, as the area sits in close-proximity to other highly-anticipated deepwater finds and in part of the greater Guyana-Surniame basin. The offshore region is quickly becoming the most-watched oil and gas development, as it boasts billions of barrels of recoverable resources.
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August 19, 2024
The Scarborough Energy Project has all primary environmental approvals in place, and offshore work is progressing well. The Federal Court proceedings sought an injunction to stop offshore activities for the Scarborough Energy Project. The parties have agreed to seek orders from the Court to dismiss the proceedings.
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August 19, 2024
Argo Cassiopea plays a central role in Eni's strategy to increase the use of domestic natural gas for energy security and as a low-emission source. Argo Cassiopea's reserves are estimated at around 10 Bcmg, with peak annual production expected to 1.5 Bcmg.
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Turkey to begin oil and gas exploration campaign offshore Somalia in broader African energy strategy
August 16, 2024
Turkey, seeking to extend its influence in Africa and strengthen energy security, will send the 86 m long research vessel Oruc Reis to explore offshore oil and gas blocks belonging to Somalia next month.
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August 16, 2024
Subsea7 has secured a contract in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for an offshore project involving the installation of critical subsea infrastructure.
