Drilling & production - 07 June 2016

ENGIE E&P Norge has increased the gas production on Gjøa by 17.5%.

Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering has appointed Mikal Grure Eie as Regional Manager for Norway.

The provider of specialised plug and abandonment and slot recovery technology and services, has appointed Paul Warwick as a non-executive director and Adrian Bannister as chief financial officer.

The control and instrumentation firm has launched the latest generation of its Travelling Block Monitor drill floor safety management system.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted ENGIE E&P Norge AS a drilling permit for well 36/7-4, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.

The exploration well was commenced offshore the Shimane and Yamaguchi prefectures.

Algeria is the world's largest natural gas producing country and the Timimoun Field Development Project is located 800 km southwest of the capital, Algiers.

According to McKinsey Energy, peak oil demand could be reached around 2030.

A new report from the IHS says, the Canadian oilsands and US tight oil production are the pillars of North American energy security.