Oil and gas market research provider Westwood has reported that 72 high-impact wells were drilled in 2020, which is below 2019 level when 99 wells were drilled. In 2021, Westwood’s projections indicate that activity could at least reach 2020 levels with the potential to reach up to 100 wells. In a report on Monday, Westwood noted... Continue Reading →
Oil demand from China has been one of the few bright spots for a global petroleum industry severely impacted by a long-term global supply glut and the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The world’s second-largest economy hunger for energy keeps growing despite the global COVID-19 pandemic and a resultant sharp decline in global economic... Continue Reading →
Japanese FPSO contractor Modec has won a contract with Woodside for the operations and maintenance of the Sangomar FPSO in Senegal. The deal follows a contract signed in January for Modec to deliver the FPSO for Sangomar field development - Senegal's first offshore development. The operations and maintenance contract will cover all in-country installation and commissioning activities following which... Continue Reading →
French oil major Total has awarded a maintenance contract to energy storage equipment manufacturer and service provider Norco Group for its offshore assets in Angola. Norco Group will support Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems and standby battery equipment on Total's Angola’s assets in offshore Block 17. This includes the Dalia, Girassol, Pazflor, and CLOV FPSO... Continue Reading →
London-listed oil and gas company Kosmos Energy has partially completed the previously announced sale of its frontier offshore oil and gas exploration assets to Shell, with the South Africa transaction expected to complete in 2021. Under the agreement first announced in September, Shell agreed to buy Kosmos' interests in Suriname, Sao Tome & Principe and... Continue Reading →
Global demand for helicopter transport to offshore facilities plunged in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, a Rystad Energy report shows. According to Rystad’s report from Monday, the helicopter traffic was affected as non-critical maintenance crews were moved to shore and other non-essential operations at offshore facilities were preventatively deferred to reduce the risk... Continue Reading →
Angola’s state oil giant Sonangol will next year accelerate reforms and efforts to raise revenue after the pandemic drained investor interest in an asset sale that has so far netted only around $60 million, its CEO told Reuters in a rare interview. Sonangol is the economic engine for Africa’s number two oil exporter, as the... Continue Reading →
Oil major BP has begun drilling on the Platina field in Block 18 offshore Angola using Valaris’ DS-12 drillship. Angola’s National Oil, Gas, and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) said last week that BP started drilling at the Platina field, a project that has been waiting to start with execution for several years. The initial date for the start... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has added approximately $52 million to its backlog following the end of the third quarter of 2020. Seadrill is also looking to manage its rig count by recycling some of its rigs as it prepares for a prolonged period of low offshore activity and demand. Seadrill said on Friday that the Sevan... Continue Reading →
Total is seeking to sell stakes in a number of Angolan oilfields, in what is seen as an early sign of an expected wave of divestments by big energy companies from the West African country, industry sources said. Total could raise around $300 million from the sale of its 20% stake in Angola's offshore Block... Continue Reading →
