
Positive interest in UK’s 31st offshore licensing round
The United Kingdom’s latest offshore licensing round has attracted 36 applications covering 164 blocks in frontier areas of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
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The United Kingdom’s latest offshore licensing round has attracted 36 applications covering 164 blocks in frontier areas of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

The Rungne exploration well 30/6-30 spudded on 19 October 2018 and was drilled to a total depth of 3469 m below sea level.

Paradigm Group has recently opened offices in both China and the Middle East to cater for an increase in international sales and service demand.

This 5-year agreement covers the exclusive supply of surface wellhead equipment and service in the United States and Canada.

The project is for the provision of project management consultancy (PMC) services for the company’s 15 major projects and will cover different stages of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) activities.

Concert well testing performance real-time technology delivers actionable information for better decision making and safer operations.

This is an important step towards delivery of ADNOC’s 2030 smart growth strategy that seeks to increase its crude oil production capacity and reduce cost to create a more profitable upstream business.

The UniSea software suite will be implemented on all Tidewater vessels and in all offices.

OPRED has advised the Oil and Gas Authority of its in-principle agreement to the issue of the relevant consent for both projects.

The company has appointed Mohamed Galal as regional director for MENA.

The Ghasha Concession, which has a term of 40 years, consists of the Hail, Ghasha, Dalma and other offshore fields, located in the Emirate’s Al Dhafra region.

The company has provided a licence update on Frontier Exploration Licence 3/04, located in the southern Porcupine Basin.