Upstream news

The fourth and last platform for the first phase of the giant project is now ready for sail-away from Kværner’s yard on Stord to the Johan Sverdrup field, where it will be installed in a single lift.

The developments which have taken place in flow assurance over the last thirty years are set to be discussed at an event run by Subsea UK in Aberdeen this month.

Coretrax, the wellbore clean-up and abandonment specialist, is increasing its stock of CX-Enviroplugs to meet demand for a safe, simple and significantly cost-effective solution for big bore cement plug placement.

Frontera Energy Corporation and GeoPark Limited, as part of a consortium, have announced that they have been awarded production sharing contracts on two blocks in Ecuador's Intracampos Bid Round.

The company has announced the start of a new 3D marine seismic acquisition programme over the Paddavissie Fairway on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa.

The company has been awarded a contract worth around US$1 billion with Groupment Isarene for the Ain Tsila Development Project in Algeria.

Europa will continue to hold a 20% interest in the Licence, which is located in the Weald Basin, Surrey, alongside UKOG (40%), Egdon Resources plc (18.4%), Angus Energy plc (12.5%), Union Jack Oil plc (7.5%) and Altwood Petroleum (1.6%).

ISASecure® SSA™ Level 1 certification distinguishes Emerson’s DeltaV™ automation system as meeting cybersecurity requirements for process and safety controls.

Wood has secured a contract from Siemens to install a new Siemens HL-class gas turbine at a power generating station in North Carolina.

The company has entered into an agreement with Eni to acquire a 30% participating interest in the Tarfaya Shallow Exploration Permit, a series of 12 neighbouring offshore blocks along the Atlantic coast of the Kingdom of Morocco.