Offshore news
Hurricane Energy achieves first lifting from Lancaster field
The company's first cargo from the Lancaster field, offshore Shetland, UK, was sold on 18 June and marketed by BP Oil International Ltd.
Aker BP granted drilling permit for well 25/2-20
The drilling programme for well 25/2-20 relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 442. Aker BP ASA is the operator with an ownership interest of 90.26%.
Aberdeenshire-based start-up launches offshore flow measurement technology
GM Flow Measurement Services' technology is based around two metering products which have a smaller footprint, so they can save on space on the well site as well as eliminating the need for manual intervention and costly production shut-downs.
Equinor and partners make oil and gas discovery in Norwegian Sea
The discovery was made in exploration well Snadd Outer Outer/Black Vulture in production licence 159B in the Norwegian Sea.
DeltaTek Global completes SeaCure cementing deployment for Total
DeltaTek’s SeaCure service provides stabbed-in, inner string cementing for subsea wells.
Well treatment solution increases production and water injectivity offshore Middle East
An ORCA for OBM breaker fluid, one of Cleansorb’s range of well treatment fluids, was used on behalf of an operator in the Middle East.
Valhall QP topside removed
The single-lift operation took 2 hours to complete from positioning the vessel Pioneering Spirit around the 3800 t platform to the moment of the lift.
CNOOC extends UKCS jack-up rig contract with Maersk Drilling
The Mærsk Innovator is now firmly contracted to continue drilling infill wells at the Buzzard field on the UK Continental Shelf until February 2020.
HUBER+SUHNER to address challenges limiting the development of the offshore industry at OGA 2019
HUBER+SUHNER Head of Business Unit Offshore/Energy, Frank Thorn, will address the urgent changes that need to be made in the offshore cable industry to allow for future progress.
Trendsetter Engineering awarded contract for TC2 connection systems
Shell plan to use Trendsetter’s 15 000 psi 2 in. connectors to deliver gas lift service in the Princess Field located in the Gulf of Mexico.