Oil & gas news
Statoil: First well spud at Oseberg Vestflanken 2
Drilling is performed by the brand new Cat J rig Askepott, purchased by the licence. This is the first job performed by this rig.
Trelleborg Launches Next Generation Firestop™ Material
The newly developed fire-resistant material is thinner and lighter than any current passive fire protection materials available.
Westwood Insight: West of Shetland – A developing province in a mature region
The West of Shetland (WoS) region is not a new province, but it is still one which is under-explored, at least by UKCS standards.
Sercel sells a Sentinel HR high-resolution streamer system to German AWI Research Institute
AWI will use the Sentinel HR on research projects it is conducting to record critical data about the relationship between geological activity and ecosystems in order to gain a better understanding of the Earth’s system.
Proforma Safety International announces partnership with LOMAK Energy
Leveraging Proforma’s core competencies and expertise with LOMAK’s knowledge of the local environment, both parties bring skills to support the development of the oil and gas industry in Guyana.
SK innovation announces oil discovery in the South China Sea
SK Innovation announced on 21 February 2018 that it made oil discovery in the PRMB block 17/03 in the South China Sea.
SM 71 update: F1 well completed for production
Production start-up for the F1 well on South Marsh Island Block 71 in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to begin in March 2018.
President Energy provides update on Argentina operations
President Energy the upstream oil and gas company focused primarily in Argentina, reports recorded record results in January with each concession making good returns and contributing profits.
Dril-Quip awarded contract for Repsol’s Ca Rong Do Project
Dril-Quip, Inc. have announced that Dril-Quip Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, its wholly-owned subsidiary based in Singapore, has been awarded a contract to supply top tensioned riser (TTR) systems and related services for the development of the Ca Rong Do Project located offshore Vietnam operated by Repsolwith the participation of Mubadala, PVEP and PetroVietnam.
Noble Energy awards Schlumberger contract for process solution
2000 t process module to be installed on Leviathan Field to recover MEG used for hydrate inhibition.