Insurance Jottings

Escalating US / Iran tensions bring further premium hikes across multiple lines Insurance premiums are expected to escalate further across numerous lines on the back of rising tensions between the US and Iran.   Lloyd’s confirms insurance classes for modernised syndication pilot As part of…

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Equinor to extend the life of Statfjord field towards 2040

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor and its partners in the Statfjord area have identified and approved plans to extend production from the field towards 2040.   A new business plan will ensure even higher use of resources, extract more value from the field, and allow…

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Premier secures drillship for offshore Brazil well

Premier Oil has contracted the drillship Valaris DS-9 to drill the Berimbau/Maraca stacked prospects on block 717 in the Ceara basin offshore Brazil.   The well, due to spud in 3Q, will target a potential 300-MMbbl resource (Premier operator, 50%).   Offshore Mexico, the company…

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North Sea Catcher Area wells to offset production decline

Premier Oil plans to drill three development wells in mid-year on its Catcher Area satellite oil fields in the UK central North Sea.   These will be on Catcher North, Laverda and Varadero. Fabrication is in progress of the flexible flowlines, umbilicals and modifications to…

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Russia Opens Gas Link to Europe Amid US Opposition

Russia officially opened its TurkStream natural gas pipeline on the 8th January, further diversifying export routes to Europe amid a backlash from the US.   President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Istanbul to inaugurate the pipeline in a ceremony…

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Senegal gives green light for Woodside’s Sangomar plan

The Government of Senegal has approved the Rufisque Offshore, Sangomar Offshore, and Sangomar Deep Offshore (RSSD) joint venture Exploitation Plan and granted the Exploitation Authorisation for the Sangomar field development located offshore Senegal.   Woodside submitted its development and exploitation plan for the Sangomar field,…

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Neptune Energy picks up drilling permit for Grind well

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Neptune Energy a drilling permit for a well in the Norwegian Sea.   The well 6507/8-10, named Grind, will be drilled from the West Phoenix semi-submersible drilling rig after completing the drilling of wildcat well 15/3-12 S for…

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Canada Kuwait Petrochemical lets contract for Alberta complex

Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corporation CKPC), a joint venture of Pembina Pipeline Corporation, Calgary, and Petrochemical Industries Company KSC (PIC) of Kuwait, has let a contract to Heartland Canada Partners – a 50-50 partnership between Fluor Canada Ltd and Kiewit Construction Services ULC – to provide…

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