
Oil discovery made near Dorado development offshore Western Australia
The well was drilled on the northern culmination of the greater Pavo structure and encountered a 60-m gross hydrocarbon column in the primary Caley member reservoir target.
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The well was drilled on the northern culmination of the greater Pavo structure and encountered a 60-m gross hydrocarbon column in the primary Caley member reservoir target.

Economic impact analysis, published in Neptune’s Annual Report and Accounts, revealed the company’s overall European economic impact increased significantly in 2021 – up from US$2.1 billion in 2020 – due primarily to increased earnings resulting in higher taxes paid.

The 83-m high steel jacket, weighing around 8500 t, will also be delivered by Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit construction vessel in April.

The contract includes the provision of Operations and Maintenance support for Spirit Energy’s York platform in the Southern North Sea, and Engineering, Project, and Consultancy services for all of the operator’s North Sea assets.

Flylogix will leverage the funding round to expand to new geographies, including the US, Norway and Trinidad & Tobago.

Significant upgrades have been carried out on the hull and the platform deck of Njord A to extend its lifetime for another 20 years of production.

Altus Intervention, headquartered in Norway and operating in 11 countries, specialises in fully integrated well intervention solutions, including proprietary technology.

Preliminary estimates of the size of the discovery in the Berkine North Basin are around 140 million barrels of oil in place.

In a statement, Joseph Elkhoury, KCA Deutag's CEO, said the company had suspended all new investments in Russia and is evaluating its options relating to its Russian business.

The operations in the reservoir section are still at an early stage and it has yet to be confirmed if commercial volumes are present.

All three companies have said they will fulfil any existing activity in full compliance with applicable international laws and sanctions.

The company's Memory Raptor cased-hole evaluation system has won an Offshore Technology Conference Asia (OTC Asia) Spotlight on New Technology award for OTC Asia 2022 Exhibitors.