Oil & gas news
Drilling set to begin from the Leiv Eiriksson facility
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 7219/12-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.
CGG delivers 38 000 sq km of seismic images ahead of Mexico’s licensing round
The Fast Trax results are available now for license on a non-exclusive basis, with final imaging datasets expected in the summer of 2017.
CO2 storage in geologic formations
EERC, the National Energy Technology Laboratory, and Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc., have announced their plans to improve the prediction of CO2 storage capacity in geologic formations.
Expro awarded US$30 million production contract in India
The contract covers operations with the Hindustan Oil Exploration Company (HOEC) on the Dirok gas field.
Student work experience: solution to engineering skills gap
91% of companies surveyed by the IET agreed that more employers need to provide work experience for those in education or training.
Statoil: Statfjord passing historic 5 billion bbls
Statoil, together with Centrica and ExxonMobil celebrated the 5 billion boe delivered by Statfjord since first oil in 1979.
Sound Energy prepares to drill Badile exploration well
Sound Energy has announced the commencement of civil works at the Badile exploration well site, onshore Northern Italy.
Danos completes production deck extension for offshore platform
Several Danos service lines supported the project, including fabrication, project management, automation, scaffolding, construction and coatings.
Eni successfully restarts exploration activities in Tunisia
Eni has just completed operations on the discovery well Laarich East-1.
Statoil House in Aberdeen officially opened by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today conducted the official opening of Statoil House in Aberdeen, the company’s new operations centre for the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).