EMGS has won additional work from Pemex after signing a two-year acquisition contract with the Mexican national oil company worth up to $73.3 million.
EMGS has won additional work from Pemex after signing a two-year acquisition contract with the Mexican national oil company worth up to $73.3 million. The extra work consists of deep-water acquisition and is worth $3.4 million. The company has also won extra modelling work in preparation for other potential acquisition operations.
Tina Bru has been appointed minister of petroleum and energy in Norway, replacing Sylvi Listhaug. Listhaug was appointed on 18 December, 2019 but left the post after the Progress Party quit the coalition government.
Norway’s production figures for December 2019 show an average daily production of 2.82 million barrels of oil, NGL and condensate, up 95,000 barrels per day from November. Average daily liquids production in December was 1.76 million barrels of oil, 296,000 barrels of NGL and 27,000 barrels of condensate.
Seabird has won a contract for two OBN surveys in West Africa, with an expected duration of 80 days. The first survey is expected to start in April 2020 and the second will follow immediately after. SeaBird will use the Eagle Explorer for both surveys. Meanwhile, SeaBird has extended its time charter agreement with EMGS for the vessel Petrel Explorer until 30 April 2020.
Eni and Total have won licences to develop three offshore blocks in Angola out of 10 auctioned late last year. They have won operator rights to Blocks 28 and 29 in the offshore Namibe basin, while Angola’s state oil company Sonangol and majors Equinor and BP won smaller stakes, regulator ANPG said in a statement.
State-owned Indian energy company ONGC has received bids for 50 out of the 64 small and marginal oil and gas fields it offered in a bidding round. Twelve companies made 28 bids for 50 fields. Partners must raise output beyond a pre-agreed baseline and then share revenues.
