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Under the terms of the agreement, ADNOC and Petronas will jointly explore opportunities for collaboration in the exploration, development, and production of conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon resources in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Based in Houston, Texas, US, Neil McBride will be responsible for expanding FourPhase's global client base from the company's offices on Westheimer Road.

The company has completed a top-hole batch drilling campaign for five wells for Sabah Shell Petroleum Company’s Malikai Phase 2 Project.

The two full length strings of DualLink, a next generation wired drill pipe, are due to be manufactured in Norway, starting in 2021 for use on Nabors rigs in US land applications.

The two companies will explore and co-innovate on areas of collaboration around sustainability, further digital transformation and AI solutions accelerating the transition to a net-zero economy, such as the deployment of low-carbon and carbon-removal technologies.

The seven-figure deal will see Sparrows’ Houston team deliver crane inspection, maintenance, testing and repair services at two onshore facilities and a platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

Rystad Energy analysis shows that the world’s top oil and gas employer, China, lost only 5.3% of its massive workforce. The toll in the US was more devastating, estimated at 11.1%, thereby faring worse than its European peers and Russia.

The campaign involves geophysical data collection, heat flow measurements, core sampling and onboard geochemical analyses, which aim to optimise future exploration activities offshore Suriname.

The Centre of Decommissioning Australia has been established by Perth-based National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) to address the challenges and maximise the opportunities of decommissioning Australia’s ageing oil and gas infrastructure.

The installation of new technology will allow the centre in Aberdeen, UK, to enhances its service offering to the oil and gas sector.