E&P Highlights: Oct. 9, 2023

Here鈥檚 a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including go-ahead for production at Tommeliten A and decommissioning at Dunlin Alpha, along with new contract awards.

By
Jennifer
Pallanich
Hart Energy

From the Tommeliten A Field production approval to a decommissioning project at Dunlin Alpha, below is a compilation of the latest headlines in the E&P space. 

Activity headlines

Tommeliten A Ready to Start

ConocoPhillips has received consent to begin production at the Tommeliten A Field in the North Sea, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate announced on Oct. 5.

Operator ConocoPhillips estimates recoverables in the field at around 150 MMboe.鈥� The field in PL044 was discovered in 1977 and the $1.2 billion subsea development plan was approved in 2022.

The Tommeliten A development includes two subsea templates with enough space to accommodate 12 wells.鈥疶he wellstream routes to the Ekofisk Field for further processing and export. Gas will export to Emden, Germany, while oil and wet gas will be routed via pipeline to Teesside in the U.K.鈥疶ommeliten A will include 11 development wells, seven of which completed as of start-up. The operator expects to complete the four remaining wells during the first quarter of 2024.

The 12th slot is reserved as a potential future replacement well.鈥�

DeepOcean Completes Dunlin Alpha Decom Project

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DeepOcean removed subsea conductors and vertical supports at Fairfield Energy鈥檚 Dunlin Alpha platform on the U.K. Continental Shelf. (Source: DeepOcean)

DeepOcean has completed a significant decommissioning project on Fairfield Energy鈥檚 Dunlin Alpha platform on the U.K. Continental Shelf, DeepOcean announced Oct. 3.

The Dunlin Alpha installation, located below 151 m of water, produced its first oil in 1978. In subsequent 37 years, more than 522 MMbbl of oil were recovered from the Greater Dunlin Area, comprising the Dunlin, Dunlin S/W, Osprey and Merlin fields. Fairfield Energy acquired the assets in 2008 and took over full operatorship in 2014.

DeepOcean removed six subsea conductors and four vertical supports at varying water depths and removed the upper conductor guide frames together with the design and installation of bespoke clamps.

DeepOcean鈥檚 Aberdeen office was responsible for engineering and project management, with support from the company鈥檚 Haugesund and Stavanger offices in Norway. The offshore work was conducted from the hybrid battery-powered construction support vessel (CSV), Edda Freya.

Key subcontractors who assisted in delivering the scope of work include Claxton, Machtech and Global Energy Group.

巴西国家石油公司获得在 Potiguar 盆地钻探的许可证

巴西国家石油公司 10 月 2 日表示，巴西环境与可再生自然资源研究所 (IBAMA) 向巴西国家石油公司授予环境许可证，允许其在位于波蒂瓜尔盆地深水区的 BM-POT-17 海上区块钻探两口探井。

巴西国家石油公司表示，钻井平台一抵达现场就将开始钻探，预计将于 10 月中旬进行。

合同和公司新闻

Altera 将提供 Baleine 二期 FPSO

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Altera 的 Voyageur Spirit 将负责埃尼科特迪瓦海上 Baleine 二期项目的生产。（来源：Altera 基础设施）

Altera基础设施公司在10月3日发布的一份新闻稿中表示，该公司已获得为埃尼集团在科特迪瓦近海运营的Baleine二期项目 部署FPSO Voyageur Spirit和Nordic Brasilia穿梭油轮的合同。

Altera表示，这些船只签订了为期15年的稳定合同。Voyageur Spirit 和 Nordic Brasilia 在部署前正在迪拜干船坞世界进行寿命延长工作和现场特定改装。Nordic Brasilia 穿梭油轮将改装为 FSO，为 Voyageur FPSO 提供额外的存储能力。Altera 将拥有并运营这两艘船。

第二阶段的生产预计将于 2024 年第四季度完成。 

哈里伯顿合作核心实验室

哈里伯顿公司 (Halliburton Co. )和Core Laboratories Inc.于 10 月 9 日宣布开展一项以美国为重点的合作，以在进行石油物理实验室测量的同时压缩数字岩石数据解决方案的交付时间。 

此次合作将 Core Lab 的储层描述和优化技术与 Halliburton 在孔隙尺度数字岩石分析方面的专业知识相结合。

两家公司表示，此次合作将使美国客户能够在物理实验室实验的同时进行孔隙尺度模拟。 

“数字岩石模拟使岩石物理学家、工程师和地质学家能够动态评估储层表征模型，同时等待传统实验室测量的完成，这通常需要数月时间，”哈里伯顿公司负责电缆和射孔的副总裁克里斯·特维斯(Chris Tevis)在一份报告中表示。新闻稿。

阿布扎比国家石油公司将使用无人机进行排放监测

ADNOC于 10 月 5 日宣布与 EDGE Group PJSC 建立合作伙伴关系，在其陆上和海上作业中部署阿联酋制造的无人机 (UAV)。

EDGE 的自主系统部门 ADASI 将重新调整 ADNOC 现有无人机的用途，以最大程度地减少排放、监控操作并在紧急响应情况下提供支持。

雷普索尔中石化延长 Petrofac 合同

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雷普索尔中石化位于北海的蒙特罗斯平台。（来源：Respol中国石化）

据 10 月 4 日发布的消息， Petrofac宣布赢得一份价值超过 1 亿美元的三年期延期合同，为英国雷普索尔中石化资源公司的北海作业提供运营和维护服务。

V挪威能源公司，优化投资组合，出售 Brage 资产

V挪威能源公司（Vongr Energi ASA）于10月5日宣布，将OKEA运营的位于北海中部的Brage油田12.3%的权益出售给Petrolia NOCO AS，交易金额未公开。

该交易需获得正常监管部门的批准，预计将于 2023 年底完成。

2023 年上半年，Brage 油田的净产量为 1,000 桶油当量/天。

“此次交易是 Vongr Energi 持续进行的投资组合优化流程的一部分，”Vongr Energi 首席财务官 Stefano Pujatti 在一份新闻稿中表示。

哈里伯顿推出新的多边系统

哈里伯顿公司于 10 月 3 日推出了 FlexRite Selective Access 多边完成系统。

哈里伯顿表示，多边系统旨在解决复杂的油井情况并最大限度地接触油藏，以节省成本和时间，同时减少环境足迹。

该公司表示，通过将增产能力与完井选择性干预相结合，FlexRite Selective Access 系统为多边设施提供了井寿命多功能性

Nauticus 购买 3D Depth 以获得 LiDAR 功能

Nauticus Robotics Inc.在 10 月 3 日发布的新闻稿中宣布，在进行某些收购价格调整和承担债务之前，Nauticus Robotics Inc. 将以 3400 万美元的股票收购 Depth Inc. 的 3D。 

3D 提供商业海底激光探测和测距 (LiDAR) 检测和数据服务。

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E&P Highlights: Oct. 9, 2023

Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including go-ahead for production at Tommeliten A and decommissioning at Dunlin Alpha, along with new contract awards.

By
Jennifer
Pallanich
Hart Energy

From the Tommeliten A Field production approval to a decommissioning project at Dunlin Alpha, below is a compilation of the latest headlines in the E&P space. 

Activity headlines

Tommeliten A Ready to Start

ConocoPhillips has received consent to begin production at the Tommeliten A Field in the North Sea, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate announced on Oct. 5.

Operator ConocoPhillips estimates recoverables in the field at around 150 MMboe.  The field in PL044 was discovered in 1977 and the $1.2 billion subsea development plan was approved in 2022.

The Tommeliten A development includes two subsea templates with enough space to accommodate 12 wells. The wellstream routes to the Ekofisk Field for further processing and export. Gas will export to Emden, Germany, while oil and wet gas will be routed via pipeline to Teesside in the U.K. Tommeliten A will include 11 development wells, seven of which completed as of start-up. The operator expects to complete the four remaining wells during the first quarter of 2024.

The 12th slot is reserved as a potential future replacement well. 

DeepOcean Completes Dunlin Alpha Decom Project

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DeepOcean removed subsea conductors and vertical supports at Fairfield Energy’s Dunlin Alpha platform on the U.K. Continental Shelf. (Source: DeepOcean)

DeepOcean has completed a significant decommissioning project on Fairfield Energy’s Dunlin Alpha platform on the U.K. Continental Shelf, DeepOcean announced Oct. 3.

The Dunlin Alpha installation, located below 151 m of water, produced its first oil in 1978. In subsequent 37 years, more than 522 MMbbl of oil were recovered from the Greater Dunlin Area, comprising the Dunlin, Dunlin S/W, Osprey and Merlin fields. Fairfield Energy acquired the assets in 2008 and took over full operatorship in 2014.

DeepOcean removed six subsea conductors and four vertical supports at varying water depths and removed the upper conductor guide frames together with the design and installation of bespoke clamps.

DeepOcean’s Aberdeen office was responsible for engineering and project management, with support from the company’s Haugesund and Stavanger offices in Norway. The offshore work was conducted from the hybrid battery-powered construction support vessel (CSV), Edda Freya.

Key subcontractors who assisted in delivering the scope of work include Claxton, Machtech and Global Energy Group.

Petrobras Wins License to Drill in Potiguar Basin

The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) awarded Petrobras an environmental license to drill two exploratory wells in the maritime block BM-POT-17, in deep waters of the Potiguar Basin, Petrobras said on Oct. 2.

Petrobras said it would begin drilling as soon as the rig arrives on location, which is expected to happen by mid-October.

Contracts and company news

Altera to Provide Baleine Phase 2 FPSO

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Altera’s Voyageur Spirit will handle production from Eni’s Baleine Phase 2 project offshore Côte d'Ivoire. (Source: Altera Infrastructure)

Altera Infrastructure said in an Oct. 3 release, it has been awarded contracts to deploy the FPSO Voyageur Spirit and the Nordic Brasilia shuttle tanker for the Eni-operated Baleine Phase 2 project offshore Côte d'Ivoire. 

Altera said the vessels have a firm 15-year contract. The Voyageur Spirit and Nordic Brasilia are undergoing life extension work and field-specific modifications at Drydocks World in Dubai before deployment. The shuttle tanker Nordic Brasilia will be converted into an FSO to provide additional storage capacity to the Voyageur FPSO. Altera will own and operate both vessels.

Production of phase 2 is expected to finish in the fourth quarter of 2024. 

Core Lab, Halliburton Collaborate

Halliburton Co. and Core Laboratories Inc. announced on Oct. 9 a U.S.-focused collaboration to compress the delivery time of digital rock data solutions  while petrophysical laboratory measurements are in progress. 

This collaboration combines Core Lab's reservoir description and optimization technologies with Halliburton’s specialization in pore-scale digital rock analysis.

According to the companies, the collaboration will enable U.S. clients to run pore-scale simulations in parallel with physical laboratory experiments. 

“Digital rock simulations empower petrophysicists, engineers and geologists to dynamically evaluate reservoir characterization models while they await the completion of traditional lab measurements, which often takes months,” Chris Tevis, Halliburton’s vice president for wireline and perforating, said in a press release.

ADNOC to Use Drones for Emissions Monitoring

ADNOC announced on Oct. 5 a partnership with EDGE Group PJSC to deploy UAE-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) across its onshore and offshore operations.

EDGE’s autonomous systems arm, ADASI, will repurpose its existing drones for ADNOC to use to minimize emissions, monitor operations and provide support in emergency response situations.

Repsol Sinopec Extends Petrofac Contract

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Repsol Sinopec's Montrose platform in the North Sea. (Source: Respol Sinopec)

Petrofac announced winning a three-year contract extension valued at over $100 million to provide operations and maintenance services for Repsol Sinopec Resources U.K.’s North Sea operations, according to an Oct. 4 release.

Vår Energi, Optimizing Portfolio, Sells Brage Assets

Vår Energi ASA announced on Oct. 5 its sale of 12.3% interest in the OKEA-operated Brage Field in the Central North Sea to Petrolia NOCO AS for an undisclosed sum.

The transaction is subject to normal regulatory approvals and is expected to close end of 2023.

Vår’s net production from the Brage Field was 1,000 boe/d in the first half of 2023.

“The transaction is part of Vår Energi’s ongoing portfolio optimisation process,” Stefano Pujatti, Vår Energi CFO, said in a press release.

Halliburton Launches New Multilateral System

Halliburton Co. introduced the FlexRite Selective Access multilateral completion system on Oct. 3.

The multilateral system is intended to address complex well scenarios and maximize reservoir contact to save costs and time while reducing the environmental footprint, Halliburton said.

Through a combination of stimulation capability and through-completion selective intervention, the FlexRite Selective Access system delivers life-of-well versatility to multilateral installations, according to the company

Nauticus Buying 3D Depth for LiDAR Capability

Nauticus Robotics Inc. will acquire 3D at Depth Inc. for $34 million in stock, before certain purchase price adjustments and the assumption of debt, Nauticus announced in an Oct. 3 release. 

3D provides commercial subsea laser light detection and range (LiDAR) inspection and data services.