BG International Limited, an affiliate of Shell U.K. Limited, has taken the final investment decision (FID) to develop the Jackdaw gas field in the UK North Sea, following regulatory approval earlier this year. Jackdaw will comprise a wellhead platform that is not permanently attended, along with subsea infrastructure which will tie back to Shell’s existing […]

Production in the Peregrino field in Brazil resumed on 16 July, aiming to ramp up production and reduce emissions intensity. Peregrino production was suspended in April 2020. Since then, Equinor has executed a major programme of maintenance, upgrades and repairs on the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel and has installed a new platform, […]

The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is inviting investors’ stakeholders’ participation in its 2022 Onshore and Nearshore Competitive Bid Round. This bid round contains eleven blocks, namely Aripero, Buenos Ayres, Charuma, Cipero, Cory D, Cory F, Guayaguayare, South West Peninsula Onshore, St. Mary’s and Tulsa, located in the Central to Southern onshore […]

A gas leak in a contained area related to a turbine on Sleipner A was reported in the morning of 11 July. The incident was quickly clarified. During the process of resuming production and depressurisation, an additional gas leak occurred on the Sleipner R riser platform late Monday night. Personnel on board mustered according to […]

The appraisal programme on the Al Jumd discovery in Block 56 on shore the Sultanate of Oman is continuing with the recent spud of the Al Jumd-3 well which is to be directly followed by Al Jumd-4, both of which are horizontal appraisal wells. Simultaneously, testing operations on the Sarha-3 and Sahab-1 wells has commenced […]

The parties have entered into an agreement on commercial terms for a coordinated development of the licenses Krafla, Fulla and North of Alvheim (NOA) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Equinor is the operator of the Krafla license and Aker BP is the operator of the NOA and the Fulla licenses. The area consists of many […]

On behalf of the Bacalhau licence partners, Equinor Brazil has awarded Valaris, represented by Ensco UK Drilling Limited and Ensco do Brasil Petróleo e Gás LTDA, a 540-day drilling contract scheduled to start in 2023.  “Brazil is one of Equinor’s core areas, and Bacalhau is one of our flagship projects internationally. We are pleased to […]

Longboat Energy, the emerging full-cycle North Sea E&P company, has completed  the farm-in agreement with OMV Norge. Through the agreement, Longboat farmed-in to two near-term, gas weighted exploration prospects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (“NCS”) targeting combined gross unrisked mean prospective resources of 223 mmboe(1) (45 mmboe(1) net to Longboat). The first of these wells, […]

Seadrill Limited said it has been awarded contract extensions for the AOD I, AOD III and West Callisto for work offshore in the Arabian Gulf. The firm term of each contract is three years with commencement in direct continuation of the current contracts. AOD I, AOD III and West Callisto are now committed to June […]

APA Corporation today announced flow test results from the Krabdagu exploration well (KBD-1) on Block 58 offshore Suriname. APA Suriname holds a 50% working interest in the block, with TotalEnergies (TTE), the operator, also holding a 50% working interest. Flow test data collected in the two lower intervals, the Upper Campanian and Lower Campanian, indicates […]