Drilling & production

Spirit Energy is extending the life of one of its key North Sea fields by tapping into new reserves this year.

Total announces that the Fort Hills oil sands project located in Alberta, Canada, 90 km north of Fort McMurray, has achieved first oil and production is expected to ramp up over the next few months.

Total announces a major oil discovery in the Ballymore prospect, located deep offshore in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (Eastern GoM). The well was drilled to a final depth of 8898 m and encountered 205 m of net oil pay in a high quality Norphlet reservoir. 

These companies represent 61% of US shale oil production in 2018 and were chosen for their focus on oil output.

At least one well will be drilled to follow-up and appraise the Verbier oil discovery this year.

The well reached a total depth of 7717 ft MD in 22 days and ahead of schedule. First production from all three wells is expected March 2018.

A global oil producer has kicked off initial five well campaign.

NEL, the flow measurement R&D specialist, is the first laboratory in the world to invest in 2D flow visualisation technology, as part of its continual programme to deliver industry-leading test facilities.

Sec PV-10 value more than doubled to US$22.5 million while forward strip based PV-10 value was US$39.93

Targa will manage the construction of LM4 and will operate the plant. Hess Midstream’s 50% interest in the joint venture will be held through Hess TGP Operations LP, in which Hess Midstream owns a 20% controlling economic interest.

Iraq’s oil minister said that the country would follow the rest of OPEC in reducing output despite Baghdad’s attempts to increase oil export capacity.

Independent global completions service company Tendeka has completed field testing of its wireless intelligent completions technology, PulseEight.

Rose Petroleum plc has now completed the initial structural interpretation of the 3D seismic data it acquired over its Gunnison Valley Unit which is part of its larger lease holding in the Paradox Basin, Utah, USA.

Enpro Subsea has secured investment from EV Private Equity (EV) to grow its production optimisation business into new and existing international markets and further develop its range of production optimisation and intervention technologies.

Over US$83.1 billion in capital expenditure will be spent over the lifetime of the top 10 onshore oil projects to produce 9.7 billion bbls of crude oil, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.