Oil & gas news
ROG Ship Repair completes complex moonpool project for FPSO Bluewater
The 89 184 dwt, 248.1 m long FPSO Aoka Mizu (Japanese for Bluewater), which is owned and operated by Holland’s Bluewater Energy Services, has recently been assigned a new contract.
Weatherford introduces V0-qualified retrievable well barrier
The barrier has a large operational envelope: it is capable of withstanding pressure differentials up to 10 000 psi (68.95 MPa) and temperatures between 40 and 325°F (4 and 163°C), which reduces the loss-of-containment risk in extreme environments.
Unique Group signs symbolic cooperation agreement with INNOVO for specialised engineering and equipment
As part of the agreement, the companies will collaborate to provide sales & rental equipment and engineering solutions for the Marine and Oil & Gas market sectors in the Middle East and South-East Asia region.
ShaMaran: Atrush development update - spud of CK-7
CK-7 is located in the central area of the Atrush Block approximately 3 km east of the Atrush 2 producing well and 3.5 km west of the Atrush 3 appraisal well.
Trelleborg’s FFKM material meets demanding EOR requirements
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions used SPE Offshore Europe Conference & Exhibition in Aberdeen as a platform to launch its latest Isolast perfluoroelastomer (FFKM) material development.
Fotech achieves world first with new pipeline monitoring solution
As oil and gas operators around the world continue to face increasing pressure to enhance their pipeline monitoring and security measures, Fotech has launched LivePIPE II – enhancing the world’s most reliable real time pipeline protection technology.
DuPont to supply DynaWave scrubbing technology for Zohr gas field
DuPont will deliver the technology license, engineering and equipment for two MECS DynaWave wet gas scrubbing units while KT will provide the related on-shore gas plant units in Port-Saïd with Claus and Tail Gas Treatment Units.
Armour Energy: exploration licence granted for Kanywataba Block, Uganda
The Board of Directors of Armour Energy Limited has announced that Armour has been granted the exploration licence for the Kanywataba Block in the Albertine Graben in Uganda.
Sacgasco: Dempsey gas well to flow test multiple zones
The company has advised that the Dempsey 1-15 well in the Sacramento Basin in California has completed the drilling phase, and a 5 ½ in. liner has been run and cemented to protect all potential reservoirs beneath the existing 9 5/8 in. casing.
Ashtead Technology puts spotlight on latest subsea technology
Global subsea equipment specialist, Ashtead Technology, put the spotlight on the latest subsea technology yesterday at its annual Technology Showcase event.