BP starts gas production from the second stage of Egypt’s West Nile Delta development
The project, which produces gas from the Giza and Fayoum fields, was developed as a deepwater, long-distance tie-back to an existing onshore plant.
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The project, which produces gas from the Giza and Fayoum fields, was developed as a deepwater, long-distance tie-back to an existing onshore plant.
This follows a change to section three of the Petroleum Safety Authority’s (PSA) framework HSE regulations, which now permits mobile units employed in petroleum activities on the NCS to be designed in accordance with relevant maritime requirements.
PD&MS has won a two-year contract extension with Shell UK, extending an existing partnership through to April 2021, and securing in the region of 50 full time jobs.
The survey will include the highly prospective Castberg area, and cover existing and newly awarded licenses in addition to open acreage with several play models in multiple geological layers.
Following the news of a major gas discovery in South Africa by Total SA, Jonathan Markham, Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, offers his view on the find and the industry in South Africa.
The company has so far concluded contracts to drill 57 production wells, including 54 wells at Mishrif formation and 3 wells at Yamama formation.
The company has entered into a binding, conditional farm out agreement and a three-month exclusive option with Shell UK Limited.
The company has signed an agreement with Total E&P Namibia B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total S.A.
The company has entered into contracts for three of its large PSVs.
WellConnection Group, a Norwegian inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) company has acquired Peterhead-based Independent Oilfield Services (IOS) in a deal which marks their entrance into the UK market.
GeoPartners, in partnership with the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone, is pleased to announce a new 2D seismic survey offshore Sierra Leone to support the 4th Offshore Petroleum Licensing Round planned for later this year.
Total plans to follow up the discovery with 3D seismic and wells on up to four more similar prospects on the block, 11B/12B.