Upstream news
OGUK comments on Shell transformation plans
OGUK Sustainability Director, Mike Tholen, has said that it is "an exciting time" for the UK's oil and gas industry.
Enteq Upstream hires RSS Product Director
Neil Bird will be responsible for the company's development and commercialisation of an alternative to traditional RSS tools.
Shell sets out net-zero plans
Shell has set out its strategy to accelerate its transformation into a provider of net-zero emissions energy products and services.
Siemens Energy delivers energy storage solution for Maersk Drilling jack-up drilling rigs
The Maersk Intrepid and Maersk Integrator jack-up rigs were retrofitted with Siemens Energy’s BlueVault lithium-ion energy storage system.
Sapura Energy awarded contracts worth US$458 million
The contracts include awards from Saudi Aramco, Chevron and Petronas.
Magseis Fairfield to carry out OBN deepwater survey in Angola
The project for an unnamed company is expected to start in 2Q21 and run for approximately three months.
Shearwater awarded two 3D surveys offshore Western Australia
The three-month campaign comprises more than 3200 km2 and is expected to commence in 2Q21, employing the Geo Coral.
Maersk Drilling and Equinor agree one-well extension for low-emission rig
Equinor has added development drilling of one additional well at the Martin Linge field offshore Norway to the work scope of the Maersk Intrepid.
Kentech acquires SNC-Lavalin's oil and gas business
Completion is anticipated in the first half of 2021.
Petrofac awarded decommissioning contract in Australia's Vulcan Basin
Petrofac will provide all project manpower to enable the execution of plug and abandonment operations on two of PTTEP’s remaining subsea wells in the Vulcan Basin, located in North West Australia.