Drilling & production

Pentag Gears and Oilfield Equipment Ltd, a designer and manufacturer of gearing and machinery, has completed the delivery of its 35th beam pump for Wytch Farm oilfield in Dorset.

After activity levels fell to only 240 subsea trees installed globally in 2017 – the lowest level since the turn of the century – Rystad Energy forecasts that over 350 subsea trees will be installed per year by 2021.

The company has announced that drilling operations have commenced on well 20/05b-14 on UK Seaward Licence P2170, Blocks 20/5b & 21/1d using the semi-submersible rig West Phoenix.

The ProTension™ STT is ideally suited for oil wells that will eventually require artificial lift.

The company has announced that approval has been given by the Kurdistan Regional Government regarding the acquisition of stakes from Chevron in the Sarta and Qara Dagh blocks, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

This will complete the sale of Weatherford's land drilling operations in Algeria to ADES International Holding PLC.

The drilling programme includes the development of the Luno II field and the Rolvsnes discovery in the Norwegian North Sea, with contract commencement expected in Q2 2020.

Automatic Top Up Units (ATUs) enable the automatic refilling or topping up of Plan 53B barrier systems which maintain a constant barrier fluid supply through the seal system to the pump shaft seal, preventing leakage of the process fluid to atmosphere.

The AIM listed oil and gas company has provided an update regarding its Austin Field property in Texas.

The Angelin development is the third major project to begin production for BP globally in 2019.

The company proved reserves totalled 24.3 billion boe at year-end 2018.

The company has provided an update on operations at its Balcombe, Brockham and Lidsey oil and gas assets.

The project will mark the first time one of its high torque machines will be used on a drillship, the sixth generation ultra-deepwater capable ‘Tungsten Explorer’.

Block’s interest in the Licence is held via its 100% owned subsidiary Georgia New Ventures, Inc (‘GNV’) which is also party to the Agreement.

The Colter well (98/11a-6) has been drilled as a vertical well with the Ensco-72 jack-up rig and has reached a total depth of 1870 m MD in the Sherwood Sandstone.