Upstream news

NETZSCH Pumpen & Systeme GmbH asks what makes multi screw pumps so appealing to the oil sector.

Saint-Gobain Seals has been selected by a major US oil and gas corporation to qualify its Fluoroloy® sealing solutions and polymer materials to enhance oil recovery for an ultra-high pressure field in the Gulf of Mexico.

Anglo African Oil & Gas plc, an independent oil and gas developer, has provided details of its plan to bring the TLP-103C well (‘the Well’ or ‘TLP-103C’) at its Tilapia licence in the Republic of the Congo into production.

The three new patents cover certain aspects of Upwing’s high-speed motor drives and seal-less downhole system with a magnetically supported rotor, which underpin key elements of the SCS downhole artificial lift system.

Emerson’s Fisher™ Cavitrol Hex severe service valve trim reduces or eliminates cavitation to improve rotary valve performance and extend operating life.

The PSA has given Aker BP consent to use the Deepsea Stavanger mobile drilling facility for production drilling on the Volund field in the North Sea.

Siemens becomes the second company, following Marnavi Offshore, to join MFDevCo as it establishes strategic collaborations for the cost-effective development of marginal gas fields.

The company has begun operations on a 4-month geotechnical campaign in the BM-C-33 and BM-S-8 blocks located off the coast of Brazil.

Baker Hughes, a GE company, has announced the introduction of its MILLITE™ lightweight frac plug, which mills out more smoothly and cleans up better than other conventional frac plugs, cutting costs and helping customers achieve first oil faster.

Peter Bradshaw joins Tata Steel as technical sales manager – Energy & Power with nine years’ experience in technical sales and the oil and gas industry.