Production
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February 27, 2024
Authorities have consented to the start-up of production on the Hanz accumulation on the Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea. The development solution involves reusing the subsea installations on the Jette field, which was shut down in 2016.
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February 26, 2024
Helix will provide the Q4000, a DP3 riser-based semi-submersible well intervention vessel, a 10k Intervention Riser System (IRS), remotely operated vehicles, project management, and engineering services to cover fully integrated well intervention services from production enhancement to plug and abandonment.
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February 26, 2024
The unit, chartered by Petrobras from MISC, will be part of Mero’s 3rd definitive production system and will increase the field’s installed production capacity to 590,000 bpd,
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February 26, 2024
The transaction allows Serica the option to participate in the re-development of the Buchan field (formally re-named “Buchan Horst”) and other potential projects in the GBA, such as the development of the J2 and Verbier discoveries.
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February 25, 2024
H.E. Minister Al-Kaabi announced that extensive appraisal drilling and testing have confirmed that productive layers of Qatar’s giant North Field extend towards the west, which allows for developing a new LNG production project in Ras Laffan.
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February 22, 2024
Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Shell plc, announced the start of production at Rydberg, a subsea tie-back to the Shell-operated Appomattox production hub in the Gulf of Mexico with an estimated peak production of 16,000 boed.
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February 21, 2024
Castrol Transaqua SP-HC is suitable for Electro-Hydraulic Multiplex (EH-Mux) or direct hydraulic control systems in high-pressure, deep-water gas projects exceeding 20,000 psi (1379 bar), where entrained gas may contaminate control lines, creating a risk of hydrate formation.
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February 19, 2024
Chevron will increase natural gas production to as much as 1.6 Bcfd, up from the 1 Bcfd the Tamar field usually produces.
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February 16, 2024
TechnipFMC has been awarded a substantial contract from Shell plc for the first integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI) project to use high-pressure subsea production systems rated up to 20,000 psi (20K).
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February 15, 2024
Together with an extensive data acquisition, Cronos-2 underwent a full and prolonged production test that proved the excellent natural gas gas deliverability capacity of the discovery.
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February 13, 2024
The Sangomar Field Development Phase 1 includes a stand-alone FPSO with subsea infrastructure and an expected production capacity of approximately 100,000 bpd.
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February 13, 2024
This year, net production in the North Sea is projected at 15,000-16,000 boepd; the bolt-on acquisition of a 25% stake in the producing UK field Arran will add another 2,000-2,500 boepd once completed. In Kurdistan, DNO expects gross operated production at the Tawke license to continue to average 80,000 boepd.
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February 08, 2024
The transaction is expected to add some 4 MMboe net to DNO, of which 90% gas, with projected net 2024 production of 2,000-2,500 boed. The cash consideration is $70 million plus a contingent consideration of up to $5 million if certain operational targets are met.
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February 07, 2024
Located 135 km offshore, Akpo West is tied back to the existing Akpo Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility, which started-up in 2009 and produced 124,000 boed in 2023. By mid-2024, Akpo West will add 14,000 bbl of condensate production per day, to be followed by up to 4 MMcmg by 2028.
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February 05, 2024
The main production facilities include 2 new central processing platforms and 2 new wellhead platforms. 118 development wells are planned, including 81 production wells and 37 water-injection wells. The project is expected to achieve a peak production of approximately 30,300 bopd in 2025.
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January 31, 2024
Project Ru’ya, which will develop more than 550 MMboe, will be executed over a period of five years, with first oil expected in 2027. The project includes the drilling of more than 200 wells and the installation of a new centralized process complex, nine remote wellhead platforms, and associated pipelines.
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January 31, 2024
The round is a key part of the North Sea Transition Authority’s (NSTA) drive to support the oil and gas industry, which currently contributes around three quarters of domestic energy needs and, according to official forecasts, will continue to do so even as demand is reduced.
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January 22, 2024
Recent estimated production for the fields has ranged from approximately 3,700 to 5,700 boed (around 68% liquids). W&T plans to implement a series of workovers, recompletions and general maintenance work that the Company expects will increase total production from the fields.
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January 21, 2024
The 2022-2023 SASB development drilling program succeeded in 6 out of 6 wells, resulting in large volumes of gas reserves being tied into the pipeline for production. The artificial lift solutions being deployed are expected to monetize the reserves for sale.
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January 18, 2024
The awards include eight production licenses in the North Sea, 13 in the Norwegian Sea, and eight in the Barents Sea. Equinor is the operator of 14 of the awarded licenses, and a partner in 25.
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January 17, 2024
The Victory field is expected to produce around 150 MMcfgd (approximately 25,000 boed). Most of the field’s recoverable gas is expected to be extracted by the end of the decade.
