Drilling & production - 05 January 2015

Eni has started production from Nené Marine field, offshore Congo, just eight months after obtaining the production permit.

JDR has announced the appointment of David Currie as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors.

Suretank, a leading provider of engineered solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry, today announced the acquisition of Prior Diesel.

CORRE has announced that the company has secured commitments for a private placement financing of units.

French oil major Total has announced the start-up of oil production from the Eldfisk II project in the Norwegian North Sea.

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. had an average of 208 drilling rigs operating in the United States and eight in Canada for December.

Afren plc announced that it has successfully secured, from its former CEO and former COO, a cash payment of US$17.1 million.

McDermott International, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a contract to install the offshore jacket, deck and piles for PEMEX.

AWE Limited has been advised that the Government of Indonesia has approved the Plan of Development for the Lengo gas field.

Rockhopper Exploration plc has announced that it has been awarded a 40% interest in offshore Block 9 in Croatia in partnership with Eni.

AVEVA has acquired 8over8 with the aim of reducing project costs and schedule overruns.

According to IHS, despite crude oil price decline, global upstream M&A transaction value rose in 2014.

The existing Shaikan production facilities are now producing from seven wells with Shaikan-8 expected to come online in January 2015.

Petrobras has reached a new historical record of daily oil and NGL production with over two million bbls.

Weatherford examine case studies from the Gulf of Thailand to gain insights in developing a new generation of MWD/LWD tools for 200°C+ reservoirs.

Dana Gas announced on Sunday that it has received from the Egyptian Government a payment of US$60 million.

Baker Hughes shares a case study from Malaysia, where an operator needed help freeing a stuck wireline toolstring on an offshore production well.

Bunian-3 is located 730 m southwest of the producing Bunian-1 well.

Marathon Oil and Austria's OMV won seven of 10 licences awarded on Friday to explore for oil and gas off Croatia's Adriatic coast.

Offshore oilfield services provider, Tanjung Offshore has incorporated Tanjung Drilltec to advance its drilling rigs business.

Oil and gas professionals worldwide to gather in Rio de Janeiro on 27–29 October 2015.

The Valemon gas and condensate field in the North Sea was recently brought on stream by Statoil and partners.

January 2015 marks the 25th year since the founding of Douglas-Westwood.