
Equinor, Vår Energi and Aker BP make oil discovery in North Sea
Recoverable resources from the discovery in production licence 554 are estimated at between 1.3 and 3.6 million m3 of oil equivalent, corresponding to 8-23 million boe.
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Recoverable resources from the discovery in production licence 554 are estimated at between 1.3 and 3.6 million m3 of oil equivalent, corresponding to 8-23 million boe.

The FPSO will be deployed in the Búzios field offshore Brazil.

The award is from an undisclosed company, with the project anticipated to start in 4Q21.

The technology, developed by PaleBlue and used to train astronauts travelling to the International Space Station, will reduce the need for offshore travel, lower costs and associated emissions and support safe operations.

EM&I developed HullGuard specifically for FPSOs, MODUs, FSRUs and FLNG assets.

The company has said that the volumes flowed during the test are equivalent to over 10 000 boe/d.

The contract was awarded by Technip Energies as part of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project on the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal.

The wildcat wells were drilled in production licence 090 in the northern North Sea.

The contract covers the CI-11 offshore block, operated by state oil company Petroci.

Drilling at Longtail-3 offshore Guyana encountered 230 ft (70 m) of net pay, including newly identified, high quality hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs below the original Longtail-1 discovery intervals.

The joint venture, which also includes Qatar Petroleum and CNRI, is considering an early production system for Block 11B/12B to provide first gas and condensate production from the Luiperd prospect.

The agreement has a fixed period of three years and includes an option to extend the contract for two additional years.