Canada Offshore Oil & Gas Production News

Husky Energy’s (HSE:Toronto) North Amethyst satellite development offshore Newfoundland is producing 37,000 boe/d, in line with design targets.

Husky Energy has achieved first production from a two-well pilot program on the West White Rose field offshore eastern Canada.

The 15-week dockside maintenance program for the Terra Nova FPSO, operating offshore Newfoundland, has been postponed until 2012, according to Suncor Energy.

Production from the Buzzard field in the UK central North Sea was restricted to114,000 boe/d during the 2Q 2011.

Iona Energy has farmed into 20% of the Trent and Tyne gas fields in the southern UK North Sea.

The semisubmersible Sedco 704 has drilled and cased the final production well on the Athena field in the UK central North Sea.

Nexen is upgrading the cooling system at one of its Buzzard field platforms in the UK central North Sea.

Suncor Energy plans to postpone a 15-week dockside maintenance program for the Terra Nova FPSO until next year.

Ithaca Energy says both downhole electrical submersible pumps (ESPs) in its Jacky field J01 production well in the UK North Sea have developed electrical faults under routine operations.

The turret concept to free weathervane moor vessel-based floating production and storage systems (FPSOs/FSOs) was pioneered in the early 1980s by SBM Offshore. Since then, that idea has evolved to meet more rigorous operations demands.

Canadian Natural Resources’ (CNR) crude oil production offshore West Africa dropped to 27,706 b/d in 4Q 2010, down 17% from the figure for 3Q 2010.

Sonde Resources has completed drilling and production testing of the Zarat North-1 appraisal well on the 7th of November block, offshore Tunisia/Libya.

The semisub Sedco 704 is being anchored on location over the Athena field in the UK North Sea, ahead of a 180-day development drilling campaign

BP intends to develop Skarv field using a turret moored new-build FPSO. The Skarv FPSO has a heading control system because the turret, positioned at 1/3 of ship length aft of the forward perpendicular, has reduced weathervaning characteristics.

It’s December and that can only mean that Santa Clause has again left us a generous supply of industry forecasts in our Christmas stocking – lots of new predictions to mull over while waiting in the check-out lines.

The editors of Offshore magazine have made their choices for the Five Star Award – the top five offshore field development projects for 2010 – and proudly announce the winners in this issue.

Wood Mackenzie forecasts global upstream capital spending of over $380 billion in 2010, based on analysis of the industry’s investment plans.

Production from the M07-A field in the Dutch North Sea remains shut-in, says operator Cirrus Energy.

Ithaca Energy has completed the first of five planned well workovers on the Beatrice Alpha platform in the Outer Moray Firth in the UK sector.

Production from the M07-A gas field in the Dutch North Sea remains shut in since Sept. 9, according to operator Cirrus Energy.

Commissioning of the fourth platform at the Buzzard field complex in the UK North Sea is progressing well, according to operator Nexen.

Ithaca Energy has awarded contracts for an FPSO and development drilling for its Athena project in the UK central North Sea.

Cirrus Energy Nederland has confirmed a commercial-quality gas accumulation in the North Sea which could be developed from the M7-A production platform.

Antrim Energy is reviewing development options for the Fyne heavy oil field in the UK central North Sea.