UK Offshore Operations Becoming Cleaner
Britain’s offshore oil and gas industry has achieved a stable environmental performance while at the same time increasing production, according to Oil & Gas UK’s a 2019 Environment Report.
Louise O’Hara Murray, OGUK’s environment manager, said: “Operators are making changes to processes and equipment offshore to continually improve efficiency and emissions performance.
“Alongside this, OGUK is actively working with its members to understand solutions to meet our commitment to the UK’s net-zero ambition by 2050 and the expectations of society whilst maintaining sovereignty of supply.
“We need a diverse energy mix in the transition to a net-zero future to maintain our security of supply. The forecast demand for oil and gas in the UK in 2050 will exceed current estimates of supply from the UK continental shelf, and maintaining energy sovereignty means avoiding premature cessation to UKCS production and displacement of production to other basins.”
2---------------------- Qatar Petroleum set to join Eni, Total in Kenya Blocks
Qatar Petroleum (QP) has signed an agreement with Eni to acquire a 13.75% share in three exploration blocks offshore Kenya.
The agreement is subject to customary regulatory approvals by the government of Kenya.
Blocks L11A, L11B, and L12 are in the Lamu basin in water depths ranging between 1,000 and 2,700 m (3,280 and 8,858 ft), cover about 15,000 sq km (5,792 sq mi), and are said to hold high exploration potential.
Eni and Total currently hold 55% and 45% interest share in the blocks respectively, with Eni as the operator. QP would acquire 25% interest share in each of the blocks, of which 13.75% from Eni and the remaining from Total. Accordingly, the composition of the joint venture is expected to become Eni (operator, 41.25%), Total (33.75%), and QP (25%).
3------ Petrobras Offering Three Gas Fields
Petrobras has initiated the disclosure stage for the sale of its entire working interest in the producing Peroá and Cangoá fields, and 88.9% of the BM-ES-21 concession.
All are in the Espírito Santo basin offshore Brazil.
Peroá and Cangoá are shallow-water fields in turbidite sandstones 50 km (31 mi) offshore Linhares which came onstream in respectively 2006 and 2009. They currently produce around 900,000 cu m/d of non-associated gas.
The production system is based on up to six wells connected to the unmanned platform PPER-1, in 67 m (220 ft) water depth, and a further well tied directly to the pipeline that transports gas from the platform to the onshore Cacimbas Gas Treatment Unit for processing.
Three of the wells in Peorá are currently in service, with one active in Cangoá. Both the platform and export pipeline are included in the proposed offer.
BM-ES-21, which is in deepwaters, includes Malombe, discovered in 2011 via the 1-ESS-206 exploration well.