Drilling & production

ROMAR International has secured three separate contracts with oil and gas operators, totalling a seven-figure sum.

The Institute of Engineering and Technology is launching a new campaign to encourage companies to do more to attract women to engineering roles.

CGX Energy Inc. has announced that it now has until 31 October 2015 to begin drilling for oil on its Corentyne block.

CORRE has been awarded a major multi-million dollar contract by the Kuwait Oil Company to treat oil based mud (OBM) drill cuttings.

Interests in the three fields will be purchased for US$ 170 million.

The Luno II discovery is located approximately 15 km south of the Edvard Grieg field.

KCA Deutag has secured a contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) for the construction and operation of a new build land rig in Brunei.

Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd is buying Talisman Pty Ltd, which includes a 25% stake in the Kitan producing oilfield in the Timor Sea for US$ 18 million.

Circle Oil has reported preliminary final results for 2013, with operating profit in line with the company’s estimate of US$ 32.4 million.

Douglas-Westwood examines how the recent upheaval in Iraq poses a threat to oil production growth.

A selection of upstream oil and gas news stories from this week.

On Monday 23 June, the Women’s Engineering Society will celebrate its 95th birthday.

A new study has found that oil and gas boosts European government treasuries by more than € 400 billion annually.

Oil markets have gradually been tightening over the last two years while the supply outlook indicates an increasing downward pressure on oil prices.

Using specialised equipment, Volga-Dnepr Airlines were able to load a 24 m long oil and gas drilling rig bound for Mirny in Russia.