Field/project development
Energy trader Vitol will take 3 mtpa over a 10-year period.
The operator is planning for an FPU in the Gulf of Mexico field that is capable of producing 100,000 B/D of oil.
Total’s $5.1-billion Lake Albert development with CNOOC brings Uganda into the club of oil-producing nations while it positions the French major as the dominant player in African oil and gas.
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The floating production unit is making the trek across the Pacific Ocean to its new home in the US Gulf of Mexico. -
Projects from the North Sea, Australia, and Saudi Arabia are in the running.
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Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and BP have started production from India’s first ultradeepwater gas project, the first of three such projects in the KG D6 block.
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CNOOC’s Bohai Sea Project has started production ahead of schedule.
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Work began in December on the Snorre Expansion Project in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea. This increased-oil-recovery project will add almost 200 million bbl of recoverable oil reserves and help extend the productive life of the Snorre field through 2040.
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The Greater Buchan Area (GBA) now has four drill-ready prospects to add to discoveries already slated for development.
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With all critical components nearly in place, production is set to start this year at the Lingshui 17-2, China’s first ultradeepwater gasfield development project.
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With its third capacity increase in 2 years of production, the third-largest oil field on the NCS is proving to be a powerhouse for Norway.
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Sinopec is moving on to Phase 2 at its Weirong shale-gas development in Sichuan province after having completed Phase 1 by drilling 56 new wells over the past year and building new infrastructure to support increased natural gas production.
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Production has started on the Mahani field in Concession Area B of the Sharjah Emirate, the first startup from a new discovery onshore Sharjah in 37 years.
