Production from Egypt’s Giza and Fayoum gas fields, part of BP’s West Nile Delta Development, will jump to 700 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) by April as the country returns to gas export markets, its petroleum minister said on Feb. 11.
Benthic, a global geosciences company, said Feb. 4 it has been awarded a contract by Woodside for an offshore geotechnical investigation in the North Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia.
An estimated 25- to 50 billion barrels of water will be needed for full-field development of Oklahoma’s Scoop, Stack and Merge plays.
Premier Oil’s second appraisal well in the Zama project offshore Mexico showed more potential for oil, raising hopes of a huge discovery.
Tullow Oil’s production is set to grow to between 94,000 and 102,000 barrel of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) this year, it said in a trading update on Jan. 16, from 90,000 boe/d last year as it increases output in Ghana.
Canacol Energy Ltd. has provided the results of the Nelson 13 well along with the company’s drilling plans for 2019 on Jan. 8.
The Atlantis Phase 3 project will include constructing a new subsea production system from eight new wells that will be tied to the existing platform, BP said.
The Pluma-1 well, which was drilled by the Noble Tom Madden drillship, hit about 37 m (121 ft) of high-quality hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone reservoir.
The field studies project, now in phase 17, seeks to advance geophysical research to explore new methods and technologies for better reservoir performance.
Appraisal wells confirm a volume potential of between 50 MMbbl and 70 MMbbl of recoverable oil and a new play on the Nordland Ridge, company says.
