Oil & gas news
Survivex launches drilling and well control centre in Aberdeen
The centre will train drilling and well control personnel in the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, with the aim of boosting competence and safety.
Tendeka appoints business development manager for South America
Renato Barbedo will work with operators across the continent to deploy Tendeka’s broad range of products and technologies.
Equinor discontinues exploration drilling in Great Australian Bight
Equinor has concluded that the project’s potential is not commercially competitive.
Schlumberger opens Saudi Arabia manufacturing centre
The centre in King Salman Energy Park will manufacture well completions technologies.
SeaBird Exploration awarded OBN contract in Asia Pacific
The contract is expected to start in April 2020.
Axxis Geo Solutions to carry out North Sea OBN survey
The contract is with an unnamed major international oil company.
IntelliView launches automated methane leak detection camera
The Dual Camera Analytic Module – Methane is designed for continuous monitoring and autonomous real time detection and alerting of methane leaks.
2019 'breakthrough' year for integrated subsea contracts, says Rystad Energy
The subsea equipment market has gradually recovered since 2016, reaching over 300 awards of subsea trees in both 2018 and 2019 – three times more than in 2016, according to Rystad Energy.
Somalia ratifies petroleum law
The ratification paves the way for the conclusion of Somalia’s first Offshore Somalia License Round, with an expected closing date for submissions of bids at the end of 3Q20.
KENC completes FPSO engineering work for Jumbo
The scope of work entailed engineering and FEM calculations to prepare Jumbo’s ‘Fairplayer’ – a DP 2 heavy lift crane vessel – for an FPSO installation job offshore Brazil.