STATS Group pioneers cold-work connectors for titanium pipeline sector
STATS Group has developed mechanical pipe connectors for installation on titanium pipework.
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This spotlight session reviews and discusses Nanoprecise’s recent article for Oilfield Technology, entitled ‘Powering Oil and Gas Operations with AI’
Aramco announces 34 MoUs and agreements with US companies worth US$90 billion
Aramco has announced the signing of 34 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements, with a potential total value of approximately US$90 billion, with major US companies, through its Aramco Group Companies.
Developing a retrievable remote open barrier plug
Geir Melhus, Vice President Operations, and Johannes Nesse, Field Service Manager, TCO, Norway, examine the process of developing a new type of shallow set barrier plug, and its implications for upstream technology.
McDermott advances Scarborough EPCIC with successful FPU floatover
McDermott is delivering design, fabrication, integration, transportation and installation of an approximately 30 000 t topside and 37 000 t hull structure, making it the largest floating production facility the company has ever designed and built, and one of the largest semi-submersible production platforms built in offshore history.
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Petrobras announces oil discovery Santos Basin, offshore Brazil
Petrobras has announced that it has identified the presence of high-quality oil with no contaminants in the pre-salt of Santos Basin, in an exploratory well in Aram block.
TWMA secures major contract with bp in the UK North Sea
Drilling waste management specialist, TWMA, has been awarded a contract with bp to provide drilling waste management services in the UK North Sea. TWMA says this agreement reinforces its position as a trusted provider of innovative solutions to the global energy industry.
Whiptail Midstream completes sale of San Juan Basin gathering systems
Whiptail Midstream says its oil and gas gathering systems in the San Juan Basin played a role in supporting the growth of its producer customers in the Gallup oil play, and MPLX’s ownership will allow for continued investment and growth of the system as activity continues.
BW Energy makes FID on Maromba field development in Brazil
BW Energy has announced the final investment decision (FID) for the Maromba development offshore Brazil based on a capex-efficient development with an integrated drilling and wellhead platform (WHP) and a refurbished FPSO.
NearZero FPSO design from SBM Offshore gets approval from ABS
ABS issued an approval in principle to SBM Offshore for its concept of a near zero floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.
EIA: well completions per location more than double in Lower 48 US states as technology advances
The increasing number of simultaneous completions reflects significant technological advances in hydraulic fracturing operations, particularly in equipment capabilities and operational strategies.