Caspian Sea News

 

Lukoil Spuds Caspian Sea Well

Jun 22, 2020

Russian oil company Lukoil has kicked off drilling operations at the Shirotno-Rakushechnaya prospect structure, in the Caspian Sea.The well is located to the north of the V.I. Grayfer field, and sits in a water depth of 5 meters. Lukoil is using the Astra offshore rig…

Lukoil Installs Accommodation Platform Jacket at Caspian Sea Field

May 25, 2020

Russian oil company Lukoil has completed the installation of a jacket for an accommodation platform topside at the V.I. Grayfer field in the Caspian Sea. The offshore operations involved 110 workers and nine vessels, Lukoil said Monday.The facility…

Azerbaijan's Jan-April Oil Output Flat

May 21, 2020

Azerbaijan's oil and gas condensate output was flat in January-April at 12.4 million tonnes compared with 12.44 million tonnes in the same period last year, the Energy Ministry said on Thursday.Natural gas output rose to 13.4 billion cubic meters (bcm) in the first four months of 2020 from 11…

BP's Azerbaijan Output Drops

May 12, 2020

BP said on Tuesday that oil output at its projects in Azerbaijan declined to 524,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the first quarter of 2020 from 571,000 bpd a year earlier.Associated gas output at the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oilfields was 7…

BP's Azeri Oil Project to Cut Output to Meet OPEC+ Deal

Apr 24, 2020

Azerbaijan's BP-led Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) project will have to cut output sharply from May for the first time ever as the country moves to meet its commitment under a global deal to cut production, three sources told Reuters on Thursday…

Hungary's MOL Snaps Up Chevron's Azeri Assets for $1,57 Billion

Apr 17, 2020

U.S. oil giant Chevron has sold its stake in the BP-operated offshore oil fields in the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan to Hungary's MOL for $1,57 billion.More specifically, Chevron sold its non-operating interests in the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli…

Lukoil Pressing Ahead with Caspian Sea Works. Valery Grayfer Field LQ Jacket Launched

Apr 10, 2020

The Russian oil company Lukoil is pressing ahead with the development of the Valery Grayfer field in the Caspian Sea. The company on Friday said it had launched the jacket of the living quarters platform from the yard to the Caspian Sea.The…

Worley Lands Chirag Platform Work Off Azerbaijan

Mar 06, 2020

BP-operated Azerbaijan International Operating Co. (AIOC) has awarded Worley a contract for engineering, procurement and construction services as part of a gas lift project. Under the contract, ASX-listed oilfield services firm Worley will provide engineering…

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