Oil & gas news
Norway largest contributor to offshore developments in 2017
Norway spent US$18 billion in 2017 on offshore developments, with the US and Mozambique also making significant contributions.
Polarcus extends multi-client collaboration and vessel agreement with TGS
Polarcus has extended the agreement with TGS for an additional year.
Range Resources: Trinidad operational update
The recently drilled well located at the Beach Marcelle field has been successfully put into production and is flowing at a stabilised rate of 120 bpd on a restricted choke of 5/32 in.
Otto Energy: SM 71 F2 well completion and new SM 71 F3 well to be drilled
First Production from F1, F2 and F3 wells expected early March 2018
Shell to retain ownership of A/S Dansk Shell
Shell has revealed that the sale of the unit has been terminated and will not complete.
Maersk Drilling announces four year contract with Tullow Ghana
The contract, which was signed December 2017, is expected to commence in February 2018 and covers development drilling on the Jubilee and TEN fields offshore Ghana.
Tethys Oil AB: production update
Tethys Oil AB has provided an production update for its operations in the Sultanate of Oman.
SafeSTS creates Brazilian company
The move is a response to increasing demands for ship-to-ship transfers to support Brazil’s soaring oil exports.
Trelleborg wins Oil & Gas Engineering Product of the Year Gold Award
Trelleborg is the first company to win the Oil and Gas Engineering Product of the Year Gold Award for its newly developed Standardized Buoyancy Module.
Fugro and Planck Aerosystems win Environmental Leadership Award
The collaboration between the two companies saw them identify and map oil seepage off the coast of California.