Oil & gas news
IHS Markit to host Angola's licensing round promotions for 10 hydrocarbon blocks
Presentations will take place in Luanda, Angola, Houston, US, London, UK, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, during September.
Bender UK enhances offshore survey and training capabilities
Bender is working with oil and gas operators on a range of control systems, electrical distribution networks and historic devices to help classify and eradicate faults and improve system health.
Strategy, tactics, logistics and technology
Danny Constantinis, EM&I Group, Malta, provides pointers for operators looking to conduct an effective asset integrity management campaign.
CannSeal enters US market through exclusive partnership with Renegade Services
CannSeal’s technology is now available to US and Gulf of Mexico operators looking to extend the life of a mature well or re-establish well integrity.
Bender UK to exhibit at SPE Offshore Europe
The company will be exhibiting on Stand 3J05 and showcasing its capabilities for the oil, gas and subsea industry.
Woodside Energy awards Halliburton drilling and completion contracts for Senegal deepwater project
Initial engineering work will begin in Perth, Australia, later this year, and then will transfer to Dakar, Senegal in 2020.
Wintershall commences production drilling on the Dvalin Field in Norway
The Dvalin gas field is being developed as a subsea field tied back to Heidrun, which lies some 15 km to the northwest.
Tullow Oil makes oil discovery at Jethro-1, offshore Guyana
The well encountered 55 m of net oil pay which supports a recoverable oil resource estimate which exceeds Tullow’s pre-drill forecast.
Additive manufacturing cuts lead times for Knust-Godwin
Knust-Godwin machines large, complex parts for oilfield instrumentation.
Marine-capable materials
Jonas Höwing, Sandvik Materials Technology, MENA, looks at the challenges of using stainless steel for hydraulic and instrumentation systems in marine environments.