One dead and two injured after rig floor collapse in Turkey
The concrete floor of a rig on Türkiye Petrolleri's Yalçın field has collapsed, leading to the death of a worker and two others being hospitalised.
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Saipem wins FEED, EPCI work on Sakarya pipe
Saipem’s Castorone vessel will carry out the offshore operations, starting in the summer of 2024. The company previously worked on the first phase of the Sakarya field, which began producing in April.
TPAO makes billion barrel oil find
The company expects the new discovery will produce 100,000 bpd, doubling Turkey’s current production.
TPAO adds more gas with Black Sea’s Caycuma find
Turkey’s TPAO has added another 58 billion cubic metres of gas to its holdings with a discovery at the Caycuma-1 well.
Trillion lines up spud for Turkish gas bonanza
Trillion Energy International’s Uranus rig has arrived on site for drilling offshore Turkey, with the aim of bringing on new gas production by the end of October.
Castoro 10 arrives in Black Sea as Sakarya aims for 2023
Saipem’s Castoro 10 has crossed through the Dardanelles to begin work laying pipelines for Turkey’s Sakarya field, aiming for first gas in the first quarter of 2023.
Saipem lands offshore contracts totalling £446 million
Italian energy services company Saipem (IT: SPM) has landed two lucrative offshore contracts.
Subsea 7, Schlumberger win major Turkish work
Subsea 7 and Schlumberger will work together to provide subsurface equipment to Turkey’s TPAO for the Sakarya field development.
TPAO spuds exploration well in Black Sea
Turkey’s TPAO has begun drilling the Amasra-1 well, on the North Sakarya field.
TPAO spuds follow-up Black Sea well
Turkey’s TPAO has begun drilling the Türkali-1 well, the first deepwater exploration in the country’s waters.
Turkey boosts Tuna gas find
Turkey has increased the amount of gas it believes to lie in the Tuna discovery by 85 billion cubic metres.
ExxonMobil signs deal with Sonatrach
Sonatrach has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ExxonMobil, shortly after similar agreements were reached with Zarubezhneft and TPAO.
Sonatrach signs Zarubezhneft, TPAO deals
Sonatrach has signed early-stage agreements with Russia’s Zarubezhneft and Turkey’s TPAO.