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UK upstream investment set to rise

Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis of the UK upstream oil and gas industry has found that the steady recovery seen in 2010 will continue in 2011.

 
 

Azerbaijan: a real alternative to Russia?

As Europe grows increasingly weary of the Russian energy dominance that its member states regularly complain about, this issue has yet to be addressed, as bilateral negotiations with Moscow are ongoing.

 

Northern Petroleum confirms oil at Markwells Wood-I

Northern Petroleum Plc, has announced that the entire Great Oolite drilled reservoir sequence in Markwells Wood-I is oil bearing above the Horndean field oil water contact of 4446 ft sub-sea level.

 
 

New safety classification systems

Fridtjof Schucht and Stephen Harrison, Linde Gases, Germany, discuss the harmonised system of classification and labelling of chemicals.

 
 

New gas and condensate discovery in the UK

Total has announced that its affiliate Total E&P UK has made a new gas and condensate discovery in the West of Shetland on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf

 
 

Aker Solutions’ businesses transferred to Jacobs

Aker Solutions has entered into a share purchase agreement (SPA) whereby it has agreed to transfer operations within its Process and Construction business area to Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs).

 

IHS Herold Review shows positive results for services sector

A special IHS Herold Review on the oilfield services sector issued this month indicates a healthier growth outlook for the industry in 2011, despite being hard hit by the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) drilling moratorium in 2010.

 

Transforming the cleanup process after oil disasters

Oil accidents have prompted Danish industries and research to cooperate on new groundbreaking sonar technology. For the first time ever it will be possible to get a detailed picture of oil in the water column and on the seafloor.

 

First Oil in Ghana

Tullow Oil and its Jubilee partners are celebrating First Oil from the Jubilee field today. The first shipment is expected to be exported in January 2011.