Upstream drilling news
EM&I technology avoids dry docking costs
A joint industry project led by the company has led to the development of the ODIN diverless alternative for use on floating assets.
Airborne Oil & Gas to supply TCP flowlines to supermajor in West Africa
The company will provide the supermajor with a 4 km, 7.1 in. inner diameter (ID), 160 bar design pressure TCP Flowline for water injection replacing existing corroded flowlines in the field.
Lundin Norway digital drilling operations portal implementation launched
The Drilling Portal combines remote monitoring of information from multiple different systems to provide a quick and intuitive overview of all drilling operations.
Maersk Drilling secures one-well UK contract with Petrogas
The company is to drill an appraisal well at the Birgitta field in the Central part of the UK North Sea.
Halliburton introduces cloud technology for reducing reservoir uncertainty
Among the cloud applications released are Scalable Earth Modeling, Full-Scale Asset Simulation, Data Foundation and Real-Time Control – Edge.
AssurEOR programme selected as New Technology Development of the Year Finalist in Texas Oil & Gas Awards
The treatment programme is designed to maximise the performance of declining wells, reducing the need for new drilling to maintain production rates.
Gabon aims to increase crude oil production by 50% by 2020/2021
Vaalco Energy has announced that it will begin its drilling campaign in the country’s offshore this September.
PGNiG commences first drilling as operator in Norwegian Sea
The exploration well being drilled is in licence area PL838 (the Shrek prospect) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Union Jack Oil says West Newton represents "significant oil and gas discovery"
Evaluation of the West Newton A-2 openhole data has identified an estimated gross hydrocarbon column of approximately 65 m in the Kirkham Abbey formation.
Well Conveyor receives investment from Chevron Technology Ventures, ProVenture and Investinor
The money from this financing round will support the qualification and commercialisation phases for the company’s Slim Battery-powered Conveyor.