Upstream news
Upwing Energy to unveil new artificial lift technology at Offshore Technology Conference
Company to showcase Subsurface Compressor System™ for gas wells and Magnetic Drive System™ for oil wells.
Murphy Oil Corporation announces strategic deepwater, oil-weighted Gulf of Mexico acquisition
The company’s subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets from LLOG.
Chevron awards Archer contract for Alba Northern and Captain platforms in the UK
The contract ensures continuity of platform drilling operations and maintenance management services on the platforms until at least 2024.
Seeing double
Steve Digby, SPX FLOW, UK, explains why double acting double diaphragm metering pumps are a perfect storm of benefits for offshore operators.
TechnipFMC awarded a significant integrated EPCI contract for the ConocoPhillips TOR II development
This contract covers the delivery and installation of a subsea production system including installation of umbilical, rigid flowlines and associated subsea equipment.
Trelleborg launches extrusion-resistant elastomer seal
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions announces the launch of the new XploR™ S-Seal and XploR™ FS-Seal that have been developed for demanding high pressure sealing environments, such as those found in oil & gas downhole tool applications.
Oceaneering takes delivery of the Ocean Evolution
The vessel is currently in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, completing final outfitting and preparing for project work scheduled to begin in June.
Shelf Drilling accelerates digital transformation with help from LiveRoute
LiveRoute helped Shelf Drilling deploy Microsoft Azure and Office 365 to become an agile and scalable cloud-based organisation.
Wood Mackenzie: BP’s US$6 billion Azeri Central East project gets the nod
BP and partners have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Azeri Central East (ACE) platform, the latest phase at Azerbaijan's super-giant Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oilfield. The US$6 billion project will be one of the biggest upstream FIDs of the year.
Chrysaor to acquire ConocoPhillips’ UK oil and gas business for US$2.675 billion
The assets being acquired produced approximately 72 000 boe/d in 2018.