Drilling & production

Wood Group has received a contract to support Shell in the decommissioning of the Brent Bravo platform in the North Sea.

Sacgasco Ltd has signed a farm-out agreement with Empyrean Energy plc (EME) for the natural gas Dempsey Prospect and other Sacramento Basin assets.

Samsung Heavy Industries has awarded TMC Compressors (TMC) a contract to deliver a marine compressed air system to a FSRU.

Wärtsilä has signed an agreement to acquire Greensmith Energy Management Systems Inc.

Po Valley Energy has announced that testing of the primary production layers from the Bezzecca well east of Milan, Italy, is complete.

Looking at the recent evolution of oil production in the Lower 48 states (excl. Gulf of Mexico), Rystad Energy observes a continuous expansion, with a 430 000 bpd growth from December 2016 to May 2017.

The enhanced TR-630 automated test rig from RED Engineering is designed to provide improved qualification testing of industrial technologies in simulated environmental conditions.

TDI-Brooks International Inc. has been selected to perform three site surveys and an Environmental Baseline project in the Caribbean.

There is mounting evidence that, in line with the improving fortunes of the upstream oil and gas industry, deepwater fields are back in play on the global stage, and more competitive than ever.

“Eni has markedly improved its financial and operational performance in 1Q17,” commented Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni.

The well, located in Grady County, OK, has achieved a record total vertical depth of 19 245 ft.

Chris Buckley, renowned engineer and former vice president at Weir Oil & Gas, has launched Houston-based ST9 Gas + Oil.

The acquisition is set to enhance Rubicon’s well construction portfolio and completion solutions.

The system uses pressure pulse telemetry to channel wireless communication between a well’s downhole monitoring and control system and the wellhead.

The company's new software offering leverages advanced analytics and the 'Internet of Things'