Empire Energy has wrapped up drilling of the vertical section of the Carpentaria-2H in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo basin.
Company Updates
PGS set for Samba survey offshore Brazil
PGS is scheduled to start a significant 4D acquisition survey for Petrobras over the Roncador and Albacora Leste fields offshore Brazil in Q2 2022.
Western Gas secures MS-1 semi-sub to drill Sasanof-1 exploration well
The Sasanof-1 exploration well is in permit WA-519-P in Commonwealth waters about 207 km northwest of Onslow, Western Australia. Drilling is scheduled to commence in March/April 2022 following the rig relocating from nearby activities on the North West Shelf.
CGG produces Screening Study for CO2 North Sea Storage
CGG has released a new GeoVerse™ Carbon Storage screening study to support CCUS operators in quickly identifying suitable CO2 storage sites.
This Northern North Sea study, available for license, provides an in-depth review of potential CO2 storage plays in a region extending over CGG’s North Viking Graben 3D seismic dataset, including areas in both UK and Norwegian waters.
Sophie Zurquiyah, CEO, CGG, said: “Our GeoVerse Carbon Storage screening study is part of a new suite of products that will support the energy transition through capitalizing on CGG’s wealth of geoscience know-how and data science expertise, which includes over 130 geothermal projects and support for the Sleipner, Troll, Weyburn, Pembina and Gorgon CCUS projects.
ADNOC awards Baker Hughes two major contracts
Baker Hughes has been awarded two contracts from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for equipment and services across multiple upstream fields and projects in the United Arab Emirates.
Empire spuds Carpentaria-2H up in the Top End
Empire Energy has begun drilling the Carpentaria-2H well in the Betaloo Sub-Basin in the Northern Territory.
CGG’s Northern Viking Graben Seismic Data used by Northern Lights JV DA for CO2 Storage
CGG has licensed its high-end Northern Viking Graben multi-client seismic data set in the Northern North Sea to Northern Lights JV DA, for use in its ongoing and future CO2 storage developments.
CGG results reveal a steady recovery
CGG has announced rejuvenated third quarter, non-audited results reflecting segment revenue of US$270 million, up 35% year-on-year, and segment EBITDAs of US$118m, more than double year-on-year.
Acquisition Starts on Sarawak MC3D Survey
PGS' Ramform Sovereign has commenced acquisition of a MultiClient 3D survey in the Sarawak Basin, Malaysia on behalf of the seismic consortium comprising PGS, TGS and WesternGeco.
Woodside, BP and MIMI put CO₂ in the crosshairs
Woodside, in tandem with BP and Japanese corporate partners MIMI, are looking into the feasibility of developing carbon capture and storage technology to offset emissions on the North West Shelf.