Oilsands news
Petrobras signs contract for the sale of the LUBNOR refinery
LUBNOR is the fourth asset to have the purchase and sale agreement signed as part of the commitment signed by Petrobras with CADE in June 2019 to open the refining market in Brazil.
Clontarf Energy has started spudding Sasanof-1 well
The current schedule expects drilling through the target reservoir occurring, at earliest, between Thursday 2nd and Sunday 5th June.
Petrofac to support first of a kind geothermal study
The study, supported by the Net Zero Technology Centre in Aberdeen, will cover the initial phase of a staged process to determine how retrofitted wells can reduce the carbon footprint of an operating platform.
Equinor has started the process of exiting the company’s joint ventures in Russia
Equinor has now transferred its participating interests in four Russian joint ventures to Rosneft and is released from all future commitments and obligations.
Equinor to develop gas and condensate discoveries in the Norwegian Sea
Equinor and Halten East partners Vår Energi, Spirit Energy and Petoro have decided to invest about NOK 9 billion in the development of the area neighbouring to the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea.
MacDermid Offshore Solutions releases new environmental lubricant
The new organic and biodegradable lubricant is a safe and efficient alternative to flammable or hazardous solvents and corrosion inhibitors used in umbilicals.
CGG awarded long-term 4D imaging contract by Equinor
Equinor’s Gullfaks asset team will analyse the resulting 4D seismic images to optimise recovery and value from the field.
Sercel acquires Geocomp, a US provider of infrastructure monitoring
CGG’s Sensing & Monitoring division acquired the company as it specialises in high-value services and products for geotechnical risk management and infrastructure monitoring.
Delineation of oil and gas discovery near the Gjøa field in the North Sea
Neptune Energy Norge AS, operator of production licence 153, has concluded the drilling of appraisal wells 35/9-16 S and 35/9-16 A on oil and gas discovery 35/9-3 (Hamlet).
Petrobras on diesel hydrotreatment at refinery in Replan
Replan is Brazil's largest refinery in terms of processing capacity, with a load of 434,000 bpd. In addition to diesel fuel, it produces gasoline, jet fuel, asphalts, LPG, and propene, among other oil products.