Oil & gas news

In the market of drilled and uncompleted (DUC) wells, there have been concerns about using frac sleeves in the completion design, then having them reliably open one, two, and almost three years later with repeatable success.

As Oman looks to grow its oil and gas industry, global oil and gas recruitment firm Petroplan is expanding its presence in the Sultanate, working with international operators and service companies to help fill specialist roles.

Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore sector, has appointed Reid Berger Stokke to head its new line of business, GM Solutions.

Owners call for a more progressive approach to engineering information management as a new report lays bare the current state and impact of handover.

Xodus Group has won a contract with North Sea operator Apache to deliver subsea engineering services for two new infill well developments at the Nevis and Skene fields in the Northern North Sea.

PGNiG has obtained interests in two more exploratory and production licenses in the Norwegian Sea as well its first production license in Pakistan.

Energy services company Proserv has secured contracts valued at more than $12 million so far this year and has revealed plans for further international growth with new bases in Saudi Arabia and India.

Enpro Subsea has announced a research and development grant from Scottish Enterprise which will see the firm investing £1.5 million to develop its flow assurance technology further to address emerging markets in deeper waters.

In the wake of Brexit, the Paris Agreement, Donald Trump’s election and with further political and economic milestones ahead, International Petroleum (IP) Week 2017 will assess the future impact of these events on the global oil and gas sector.

Halliburton has announced it has signed a contract with Shell Iraq Petroleum Development to provide drilling services for sustained production at Shell’s Majnoon oilfield in Southern Iraq.