Upstream news
Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore deploys wellhead fatigue mitigation system offshore New Zealand
The system alleviates the impact of modern, large blowout preventers (BOPs) on legacy wellheads by arresting the motion of the BOP stack via four tethers, which are anchored to the seabed.
Churchill darts help improve North Sea operator's wellhead base jetting operations
The DAV MX™ CircSub was deployed in order to avoid the cost of a dedicated jetting assembly run.
Trendsetter Engineering and Intelligent Wellhead Systems form joint venture
The joint venture, InVision Offshore, Inc., will be based in Houston, Texas, US.
National Energy Services Reunited Corp. awarded multiple contracts in Saudi Arabia
The contracts are for coiled and N2, stimulation services and cementing services for a period of 5 years with possible extensions of up to 2 years.
Energean awarded four licences in Israel's Exclusive Economic Zone
The awarded licences were granted for Block D, located 45 km off the Israeli coast.
Ecopetrol and Occidental to develop acreage in Midland Basin
The JV enables Ecopetrol to book approximately 160 million boe of proved undeveloped reserves at transaction closing.
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants ConocoPhillips drilling permit
The drilling programme for well 25/7-7 relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 782 S.
Halliburton to undertake well construction and completions services for Libra development in Brazil
The two-year and six month contract will see Halliburton provide drilling and completion services for Petrobras.
BP and Eni sign Oman exploration and production agreement
The agreement covers Block 77 in central Oman, with each company holding a 50% interest.
Shell to go ahead with PowerNap subsea tie-back in Gulf of Mexico
The project is expected to start production in late 2021 and produce up to 35 000 boe/d at peak rates.