Upstream drilling news

Emerson Automation Solutions introduces a new platform for its Rosemount X-well Technology surface sensing temperature measurement solution.

GE Water & Process Technologies have launched OnBoard*, a new service offering that is a customisable, total integrated water treatment solution and service plan for offshore oil and gas producers.

Many oilfield service and supply companies, including Halliburton, Hi-Crush, U.S. Silica, and Fairmount Santrol have cited a shortage of frack sand for the US shale plays, specifically 40/70 frack sand in the Permian Basin.

C6 Technologies AS, an oilfield technology company offering new solutions for well intervention and conveyance utilising composite materials, has announced that its ComTrac system is performing field trials after extensive test well runs.

Statoil is the operator for production licence 532 in the Barents Sea and has received consent to drill exploration well 7219/9-2 in a prospect named Kayak.

The FuchsRohr® AluDrill™ pipe is a high strength to weight alloy pipe that allows greater transfer of weight to bit in complex and challenging wells.

Sound Energy, the African and European focused upstream gas company, has announced the mobilisation of a rig to the company's Sidi Moktar asset, onshore Morocco.

West Sussex County Council have now approved details under the provision of the planning consent for the proposed drilling of the second well, the new Lidsey-X2 onshore production well at the Lidsey oilfield (PL241) near Bognor Regis in the south of the UK.

Gazprom's interests in Bangladesh are represented by Gazprom International, a specialised company aimed at implementing oil and gas projects outside Russia.

Gas discovery at initial target depth, drilling continues to lower horizon.