Drilling & production

Premier has announced that first oil from the Solan field was safely achieved on 12 April 2016.

Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 035/272, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat wells 30/11-11 S and 30/11-11 A.

The multi-million pound contract will cover the provision of production control equipment.

Coldshield is a composite structural reinforcement specifically developed for the harsh environments of offshore units.

Based in Houston, Algeroy will be responsible for all marketing, sales and operations for clients throughout the region.

DNO ASA has reported receipt of US$20.11 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government for March crude oil deliveries to the export and local markets from the Tawke field.

Since August 2015, the company has announced or closed non-core asset sales of approximately US$1.3 billion.

Genel Energy has announced that the Taq Taq field partners have received a gross payment of US$19.88 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government for oil sales during March 2016.

Gas has been discovered by FAR Limited and its partners in the BEL-1 well offshore Senegal.

FCMG has committed another £1.1 million to Heriot-Watt University to extend their sponsorship of the FCMG Chair.

Total flow likely the highest aggregate stable dry-oil flow from any onshore UK new field wildcat discovery well.

The four HPHT dynamic flexible risers will be utilised on the Prelude field some 250 km offshore Australia.

The Silvergate exploration well, drilled on Mississippi Canyon has been abandoned.

Douglas-Westwood review the outlook for the gas industry, which has taken a back seat in terms of news coverage.

DNV GL has launched the first globally applicable guidance for leak detection systems for offshore fields.