Oil & gas news
A/S Norske Shell has successfully completed system testing of the world’s first subsea gas compression system.
The system has a full subsea power supply, transmission and distribution system that further advances the development of hydrocarbon processing on the seabed.
Bell Geospace and Onyx Engineering awarded FTG Contract by Petronas
The contract, for 3D multi-client FTG data acquisition, processing and interpretative services, will cover approximately 198 900 square kilometres.
Bankers Petroleum announces domestic crude oil contract
Bankers Petroleum has announced it has signed a domestic crude oil sales contract with Ionian Refining and Trading Co.
NPD’s IOR prize to Åsgard licence
Director General of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), Bente Nyland, announced at the ONS 2016 that the Åsgard licence was awarded the NPD’s prize for improved oil recovery (IOR) for their Åsgard subsea gas compression effort.
US onshore oil production has stopped declining; growth is coming from the Permian Basin
Rystad Energy observes 120 000 bpd higher output in August 2016 compared to EIA’s latest August 2016 STEO.
Fjords Processing lands contract with Shell UK
Norwegian-based multinational Fjords Processing will deliver risk based approach environmental impact studies for Shell UK.
DNV GL specification to enable low-cost in-service verification
The specification for in-service verification supports the global oil and gas industry to cut costs while maintaining safety and environmental performance levels.
SNE oilfield commercial viability confirmed
FAR Ltd has announced that following the successful results of the 2015/2016 appraisal programme of the SNE oilfield offshore Senegal in West Africa, the Minimum Economic Field Size for a commercial development has been achieved.
Taking technology to market
Bob Donnelly, MD, Return To Scene Ltd., looks at what innovators can do to speed up the R&D cycle and reduce ‘time to market’.
Statoil prepares major exploration campaign in Barents Sea
Statoil is working on obtaining approval from partners and authorities for an exploration campaign in 2017 covering between five and seven wells in the Barents Sea.