Oilsands news
GETI 2023: Surging fossil fuel prices make oil and gas sector top choice for energy workers
The seventh annual Global Energy Talent Index has revealed that the recent gas price crisis has transformed oil and gas into the most popular sector for energy workers to join and has sent salaries soaring above pre-pandemic levels.
CGG commences 7700 sq km Foz do Amazonas 3D seismic reimaging project
The project, supported by industry funding, is expected to complete by the end of 2023, with fast-track products available by June.
Verdande: Securing higher production on the Norne vessel
The discoveries were proven in 2017 and 2020 respectively and contain a total of 36.3 million bbl of recoverable oil equivalent.
AGR ramps up consultant staffing division and opens new Oslo office to meet ongoing business growth
AGR, a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy and software provider, is to expand and grow its range of services with the opening of an office in Oslo, Norway, to meet increased demand from new projects coming online in the oil and gas and renewables sectors.
Neptune Energy awards US$53 million contract to CHC for Dutch sector
The contracts are part of a longer-term Alliance Agreement with CHC which will enable Neptune and CHC to optimise flight scheduling and route planning, and reduce the total number of offshore flights.
Equinor release 2Q22 results
In the second quarter Equinor completed 9 exploration wells offshore and 3 wells were ongoing at quarter end. Equinor made 3 commercial discoveries in the quarter, all close to infrastructure on the NCS.
CGG releases new GeoWells database for Brazil
A new feature used in the creation of GeoWells Brazil is an innovative core image interpretation workflow. This harnesses machine learning technology to predict core and thin section descriptions over hundreds of wells, and tens of thousands of images.
Serica Energy spud North Eigg exploration well
It is anticipated that a discovery at North Eigg would be developed utilising Serica’s nearby 98% owned and operated infrastructure on the Bruce platform. Results of the North Eigg well are expected in mid-October and will be announced by RNS.
BiSN opens first location in Scotland
With its headquarters in Warrington, England, the new office in Aberdeen becomes its second facility in the UK, strengthening its presence in the UK’s vital oil and gas industry, as well as in Europe and Africa.
Dräger Marine & Offshore cements North Sea commitment by investing millions in new facility
The facility allows the company to stock equipment which is available for hire and deployment straight away, helping ease concerns around supply chain delivery.