Drilling & production

The UK government is to provide £15 million in short-term funding to help kick-start a new independent regulator for the North Sea oil and gas industry.

Ecopetrol has made significant advancements in the exploration of the Norphlet Play, in deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Transocean has released a comprehensive Fleet Status Report for the company’s entire offshore drilling rigs fleet.

The letter, sent by DSME, relates to the CLOV FPSO offshore Angola.

Mart Resources and its co-venturers, Midwestern and SunTrust, provide the updates on Umusadege field production and other operations.

Halliburton has signed an agreement to establish a joint venture company focused on hydraulic fracturing in Xinjiang, China.

Rockwell Automation has secured a £2.5 million contract with a major North Sea operator.

Real Energy is building a major oil and gas company in Cooper Basin, Australia.

Falcon Oil & Gas has announced a Hungary drilling update; the company has also extended its contract with NIS.

Petrobras has announced the start of an extended well test on the Iara discovery, offshore Brazil.

Canada’s second largest oil producing province of Saskatchewan will be the first regulator in Canada to adopt PPDM’s Canadian Well Identification System.

Morgan Advanced Materials has acquired Porextherm, strengthening its presence in high temperature insulation products.

ADIL has capped a successful first six months of 2014 with contract wins totalling in excess of £3 million across its Aberdeen and London operations.

Dow Oil Gas & Mining, Dow Water & Process Solutions, and Dow Polyurethanes have been honoured as part of the 2014 R&D 100 Awards.

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