The latest upstream news

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announces region-wide lease sale for Gulf of Mexico

Friday 19 July 2019 14:00

77.8 million acres of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico are scheduled for sale on August 21.

Wild Well Control agrees contract with Fugro for provision of BOP intervention skids

Friday 19 July 2019 11:00

The blowout preventer skids and tests units from Fugro will be included in Wild Well Control's subsea response kit.

Solaris Water starts operations at Lobo Ranch Produced Water Recycling and Blending Center

Friday 19 July 2019 10:30

The expanded facility has the capacity to treat up to 80 000 bpd of produced water and receive 80 000 bpd of non-potable water.

Keppel Offshore & Marine secures contract for FPSO modification

Friday 19 July 2019 10:00

The FPSO modification contract is with Yinson Nepeta Production Ltd, while Keppel has also agreed a contract with Van Oord to build a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger.

Second Israeli offshore licensing round ends

Friday 19 July 2019 09:30

5 companies submitted proposals for exploration in 12 new blocks in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone.

Petro Matad spuds Heron-1 exploration well

Friday 19 July 2019 09:00

The well is an appraisal of the T19-46 oilfield in Mongolia's Tamsag Basin.

Gudrun partners invest in water injection plant to improve reservoir recovery

Thursday 18 July 2019 12:00

The plant to be installed on the Gudrun field in the North Sea is expected to extend field life by three years compared to the original plan.

Brazil continues to lead global deployment of planned and announced FPSOs to 2025, says GlobalData

Thursday 18 July 2019 11:30

A total of 20 planned and announced FPSOs are expected to be deployed offshore Brazil between 2019 and 2025.

United Oil & Gas agrees to sell North Sea blocks to Anasuria Hibiscus

Thursday 18 July 2019 11:00

United was awarded the North Sea blocks 15/18d and 15/19b in August 2018, and holds a 95% equity interest.

MAN Energy Solutions secures subsea compression FEED order for Jansz-Io field

Thursday 18 July 2019 10:30

The company will support the FEED study of a subsea compression solution for the Chevron-operated Jansz-Io field in Western Australia.

EnerMech appoints CEO

Thursday 18 July 2019 10:00

John Guy succeeds company founder Doug Duguid as CEO of EnerMech.

Rise to the challenge - part two

Wednesday 17 July 2019 16:00

Dr. Ming Yang, TUV SUD NEL, UK, continues his review of industry attempts to better manage discharge of produced water.

Emerson expands reservoir modelling software

Wednesday 17 July 2019 11:00

The company has released the latest version of its Roxar RMS reservoir modelling software.

Production starts at Equinor's Trestakk subsea field

Wednesday 17 July 2019 10:30

When Trestakk comes onstream it will produce approximately 22 000 bpd, with peak production expected to be approximately 44 000 bpd.

Robotic invention aims to build a better way for oil and gas industry to operate

Wednesday 17 July 2019 10:00

The two year Connect-R project is a collaboration of renowned academics and leading engineering and robotic companies aiming to make decommissioning and maintenance in the oil and gas industry easier and safer.

WoodMac and P2 Energy Solutions to deliver data-driven insight to US energy sector

Wednesday 17 July 2019 09:30

The combined content offering will allow investment and petrotechnical professionals to quickly assess the current value of a lease or company position in the contiguous US.

Sparrows Group obtains approved supplier status from Saudi Aramco

Wednesday 17 July 2019 09:00

The company's local entity, Sparrows Saudi Arabia, will deliver drilling and lifting equipment examination and overhaul, specialist inspection, Dropped Objects Prevention Scheme (DROPS) surveys, mechanical handling and engineering support to Saudi Aramco.