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The second edition of the EI’s ‘Guidance for corrosion management in oil and gas production and processing’ has been fully updated and significantly expanded with annexes detailing corrosion mechanisms and illustrative case studies.

A major UAE operator has recovered from stuck pipe by severing its drill string in just 2.5 hrs, reports Churchill Drilling Tools, a global oilfield service company specialising in drilling innovation.

This news comes despite projections of declining oil demand in the 2030s or even the late 2020s in some scenarios.

The TAXI solution enables technicians to digitally radiograph pressure piping and infrastructure associated on, or around, equipment fitted with nucleonic detectors.

With the deal, DEA enhances its presence in Mexico and its long-term commitment to the country’s oil and gas industry.

The feasibility study documents the company’s plans to develop the resources discovered during its 2018 drilling campaign, which delivered five discoveries from five exploration wells.

The company has announced that the joint venture partners have approved a 2019 work programme and budget for four firm wells and one contingent well at the Manora oilfield in G1/48.

A new alliance of leading businesses in the North Sea oil and gas decommissioning sector has been formed and launched in Dundee.

The company has successfully completed the Froskelår Main exploration well in licence 869 in the Alvheim area.

Emily Hardy, from Brigade Electronics, highlights the safety technology solutions helping to save lives.