World news Exploration operations begin at Keskesi East-1 well offshore Suriname Apache Corp. and Total have provided an update to the technical evaluation of the Kwaskwasi-1 discovery well offshore Suriname. Kwaskwasi-1 discovered hydrocarbons in multiple stacked targets in the upper Cretaceous-aged Campanian and Santonian intervals. The well encountered 278 m (912 ft) of net oil and volatile oil/gas condensate pay. The shallower Campanian interval contains 63 m (207 ft) of net oil pay and 86 m (282 ft) of net volatile oil/gas condensate pay. The Santonian interval contains 129 m (423 ft) of net pay. Fluid samples from the Campanian validated the presence of oil with API gravities between 34 and 43°. The Noble Sam Croft drillship has gathered reservoir and other technical data in the Santonian. The company was able to successfully retrieve rotary sidewall cores but was unable to collect representative fluid samples from the reservoir due to conditions caused by cementing operations, which were required to mitigate increased pressure below the base of the Santonian formation. Hydrocarbon shows were observed in the Santonian reservoirs, and the results of the formation evaluation indicate the presence of oil. The Noble Sam Croft has commenced operations at the Keskesi East-1 exploration well approximately 14 km (9 miles) southeast of Sapakara West-1. The Keskesi well will test upper Cretaceous targets in the Campanian and Santonian. Apache holds a 50% working interest in Block 58 and will continue to be the operator through the completion of the Keskesi well. Total holds the remaining 50% working interest.
Neptune Energy receives drilling permit
Petrofac awarded services contract
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has issued a drilling permit for well 6406/12-G-1 H to Neptune Energy. Well 6406/12-G-1 H will be drilled from the West Phoenix drilling facility in position 64°1’50.48”N and 6°45’2.89”E once it completes the drilling of observation well 6406/12-H-4 for Neptune Energy in production licence 586. The drilling programme for well 6406/12-G-1 H relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 586. Neptune Energy is the operator with an ownership interest of 30%. The other licensees are Vår Energi (45%), Suncor Energy (17.5%) and DNO Norge (7.5%). The area in this licence consists of part of block 6406. The well will be drilled about 36 km southwest of the Njord field. The licence is conditional on the operator securing all other permits and consents required by other authorities before drilling activity starts.
Petrofac’s Engineering and Production Services (EPS) business has announced the award of a multi-million dollar Integrated Services Contract with Ithaca Energy (Ithaca). In a new 5-year deal, Petrofac will integrate operations, maintenance, engineering, construction, and onshore and offshore technical support across Ithaca’s North Sea operated asset base. The contract extends Petrofac’s existing working relationship with Ithaca, as well as the duration and breadth of services it provides for the Alba, Captain, Erskine and FPF-1 assets, building on the operations, engineering and support services it has been providing since 2011. Having expanded its in-house capabilities, Ithaca will assume Safety Case responsibility for the FPF-1 asset, whilst Petrofac continues to provide all services and 96 offshore team members for the asset under the new contract.
In brief India Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) in India has awarded Fugro a 3-year contract to provide integrated survey services for the fourth consecutive time. Work is now under way on the latest contract, which covers infield developments on the east and west coasts of India. The survey services include pipeline route engineering and rig site surveys using multibeam bathymetric, shallow seismic profiling, magnetometry and 2D UHR, along with rig positioning, current profile measurements and wellhead searches.
Vietnam Pharos Energy has received approval from the Prime Minister of Vietnam for the TGT Full Field Development Plan (FFDP). This represents the last stage of the required process and follows the recent approval of an initial 2-year licence extension to 7 December 2026, as announced in the TGT field licence extension and RBL update on 4 August 2020. Ordering of long-lead items can now proceed to enable the commencement of the drilling of six firm development wells contained in the FFDP in 4Q21 as planned. This infill-drilling programme is targeted to increase gross production at TGT from the present 15 000 boe/d to around 20 000 boe/d in 2022.
Brazil Alfa Laval has won two orders to supply Framo pumping systems for two FPSOs to operate outside the coast of Brazil. The orders have a total value of approximately SEK155 million and are booked in the Pumping Systems unit of the Marine Division, with deliveries scheduled for 2021.
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