Upstream news
PDC Energy installs voestalpine connection in Denver-Julesburg Basin
PDC Energy successfully installed 22 248 ft of 5.5-in. x 20.00 ppf VA-EP-P110 VAtitan-TC in the Ferguson 23G-202 well located in the Wattenberg Field in the Denver-Julesburg Basin.
Petrobras pushes Parque das Baleias project back to 2024
Petrobras has postponed the Integrated Project of Parque das Baleias by about one year, with the start of operation and first oil delayed to 2024.
Northern Offshore jack-up begins drilling in Qatar's North Field
The Energy Enticer had a safe and successful mobilisation to Qatar Petroleum’s North Field in early September 2020.
Halliburton launches intelligent fracturing system
SmartFleet gives operators real-time fracture control while pumping by integrating subsurface fracture measurements, live 3D visualisation, and real-time fracture commands.
CNX Resources install VAtitan-TC connection in the Utica
CNX Resources have successfully installed 27 361 ft of 5.5” 23# VA-EP-P110-NY VAtitan-TC on the Maj-12 pad in the Pennsylvania Utica Shale.
Oil declines on new Covid-19 restrictions
Oil prices fell today on bearish Covid-19 news, but anticipation of the OPEC+ meeting and crude inventory draws still provide support.
Stork awarded maintenance contract by Shell & Esso JV
Stork will provide all daily maintenance and rapid response services as well as deliver engineering, project and turnaround-related services for three onshore production areas in the Netherlands.
Weatherford achieves ultra-deepwater sidetrack record
Weatherford achieved the industry’s first 12 ¼-in. casing sidetrack, delivering a 22 ft window in a single trip for an ultra-deepwater well in the Gulf of Mexico.
OPEC+ pledges to ensure oil prices do not plunge again
OPEC's Secretary General has said that the OPEC+ alliance will ensure oil prices do not plunge steeply again when it meets to set policy at the end of November.
Equinor and Microsoft collaborate on Northern Lights carbon capture and storage value chain
Equinor has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft to explore ways to support the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage project as a technology partner.