IHS Markit to host Angola's licensing round promotions for 10 hydrocarbon blocks
Presentations will take place in Luanda, Angola, Houston, US, London, UK, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, during September.
The latest upstream news
Interventek wins contract to supply open water well intervention safety valves to Trendsetter
The shear-and-seal subsea safety valves will be delivered by early 2020 for integration into Trendsetter’s MkII 15K Light Riser Intervention System.
Seadrill and Gulf Drilling International enter joint venture
The joint venture, GulfDrill, has secured bareboat charters for five jackups in Qatar with Qatar Petroleum, commencing throughout 2020.
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First oil announced at Mariner field
The Mariner field is the first Equinor-operated oilfield on the UK Continental Shelf.
New subsea integrity appointments at Xodus Group
Djamel Hamel and Chris Overton have been appointed as principal consultants.
North Sea oilfields reduce downtime by 32% in four years, according to Glacier Production Index
The index charts the frequency with which oilfields in the North Sea report zero production compared to those exporting oil into pipelines in any given month.
Hunting Energy Services and Jindal SAW Ltd. form strategic partnership
Hunting Energy Services will share their Premium Connections technology with Jindal SAW Ltd., who in turn will manufacture seamless casing and tubing using the connections technology.
Well-Safe Solutions continues refurbishment of Well-Safe Guardian asset
Global Energy Group and Rigfit7seas have been appointed to deliver the refurbishment of the semi-submersible drilling rig into a plug and abandonment unit.
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants consent to start-up of Utgard field
Operator Equinor is planning start-up during the course of September 2019.
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TGS finalises acquisition of Spectrum
Completion of the acquisition and the merger plan has been registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises.
Independent Oil and Gas hoping for September FID on Southwark field
Assuming an early September FID date, under the development schedule to be submitted in the finalised Phase 1 Field Development Plan, First Gas is expected to be reached in July 2021 from the Southwark field in the North Sea.
OPEX Group secures North Sea contract for digital services
The three-year contract will see OPEX Group roll out its X-PAS predictive analysis service on the Buzzard, Golden Eagle and Scott platforms in the North Sea.
Wood Mackenzie comments on ExxonMobil's prospective sale of UK North Sea portfolio
Neivan Boroujerdi, principal analyst, North Sea upstream, at Wood Mackenzie, said the focus for any new buyer will be on increasing recovery and pushing out abandonment costs.
Airborne Oil & Gas awarded TCP contract with Addax in West Africa
The Netherlands headquartered business will supply two, 180-m-long TCP Jumpers to support the Sinopec subsidiary’s operations in the Okwori field, off the coast of Nigeria.
OGIC and University of Aberdeen to give boost to offshore drilling innovations
The Oil & Gas Innovation Centre is supporting a series of projects that will help the University of Aberdeen's Centre for Applied Dynamics Research team develop new offshore drilling operations.
Bender UK enhances offshore survey and training capabilities
Bender is working with oil and gas operators on a range of control systems, electrical distribution networks and historic devices to help classify and eradicate faults and improve system health.
Rystad Energy: Brazil to drive demand for FPSO market
Brazil is set to award seven more FPSO awards in 2020.
Strategy, tactics, logistics and technology
Danny Constantinis, EM&I Group, Malta, provides pointers for operators looking to conduct an effective asset integrity management campaign.
CannSeal enters US market through exclusive partnership with Renegade Services
CannSeal’s technology is now available to US and Gulf of Mexico operators looking to extend the life of a mature well or re-establish well integrity.