Africa
Highlights , Shale Plays
Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (July 10, 2020)
ConocoPhillips reports extended-reach horizontal Niobrara Shale producers in Colorado’s D-J Basin plus Wolfbone Field-Bone Spring wells completed by Occidental Petroleum in Reeves County, Texas, top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of July 8, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including the acquisition of Dominion's natural gas transmission and storage segment by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway in a transaction worth nearly $10 billion.
Highlights
E&P: July 2020 International Drilling Activity Highlights
Check out the latest oil and gas drilling activity highlights from around the world featured in the July issue of E&P including two significant oil discoveries offshore Mexico and Chesapeake Energy Marcellus Shale completions in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna County.
Technology , Construction
TechnipFMC Inks Major Contract for Hydrocracking Complex in Egypt
TechnipFMC has signed a major engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with Assiut National Oil Processing Company (ANOPC) for the construction of a new hydrocracking complex for the Assiut refinery in Egypt.
Exploration & Production
Sasol Gives Up License to Seek Offshore Gas in Mozambique
Sasol was awarded the research license in 2005. In 2013 it abandoned the deepwater part of the license, retaining the shallow water allotment to assess its hydrocarbon potential.
Discoveries
Eni, Partners Discover Gas in Nooros Area Offshore Egypt
The well hit a 152-m thick gas column in the Messinian age sandstones of the Abu Madi Formation with excellent petrophysical properties, Eni said in a news release.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Sonatrach, Total Extend LNG Supply Deal
Algerian state energy company Sonatrach signed a deal June 25 with France’s Total to extend its supply of 2 million tonnes a year of LNG to the French market for another three years, Sonatrach said.
Field Development
FAR Defaults on Senegal Sangomar Project Obligations
The company owns 15% of the Sangomar oil and gas field being developed offshore Senegal.
Digital Oilfield , Logistics , Subsea
Cyberhawk Secures Multimillion-dollar Software Contract with Shell
Cyberhawk, the global leader in drone-based inspection and creator of iHawk, a cloud-based asset visualization software, said June 22 that it has secured a five-year, multimillion-dollar software contract with Royal Dutch Shell Plc.
Exploration & Production , Crude Oil
Libya’s Sharara Oil Field Declares Force Majeure after New Shutdown
The Sharara Oil Field, one of Libya's largest production areas, is run by a joint venture between the country's National Oil Corp. and Spain's Repsol, France's Total, Austria's OMV and Norway's Equinor.