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Gas leaks on Sleipner field stopped – parts of the field are shut down

A gas leak in a contained area related to a turbine on Sleipner A was reported in the morning of 11 July. The incident was quickly clarified. During the process of resuming production and depressurisation, an additional gas leak occurred on the Sleipner R riser platform late Monday night.

 

CGG releases new GeoWells database for Brazil

A new feature used in the creation of GeoWells Brazil is an innovative core image interpretation workflow. This harnesses machine learning technology to predict core and thin section descriptions over hundreds of wells, and tens of thousands of images.

 

Serica Energy spud North Eigg exploration well

It is anticipated that a discovery at North Eigg would be developed utilising Serica’s nearby 98% owned and operated infrastructure on the Bruce platform. Results of the North Eigg well are expected in mid-October and will be announced by RNS.

 

BiSN opens first location in Scotland

With its headquarters in Warrington, England, the new office in Aberdeen becomes its second facility in the UK, strengthening its presence in the UK’s vital oil and gas industry, as well as in Europe and Africa.

 
 

Neptune Energy awards technical services contract to TechnipFMC

TechnipFMC will continue to provide a wide range of engineering, studies and technical services to Neptune Energy. This includes installation work and operational support for Neptune’s development projects and producing fields.

 

Varel Energy solutions acquires Sledgehammer Oil Tools

VES will combine its global manufacturing infrastructure with Sledgehammer’s supply chain efficiency to create a consolidated major producer of consumable downhole oilfield products across the Middle East, Asia and European markets.

 

Latest PetroLogic report outlines oil supply constraints

Oil balances remain tight and prices are comfortably pinned above US$100 with risks to the upside, according to Enverus Intelligence Research’s latest PetroLogic report, Supply Constraints Dominate.