Upstream news

The Rowan Renaissance, an R-Class ultra-deepwater drillship, has been awarded a one-well contract in Mexico.

The company has completed the design and build of subsea production equipment for Noble Energy’s Leviathan Project.

A total new-build capital expenditure (CAPEX) of US$846 billion is expected to be spent globally on planned and announced upstream projects from 2019 to 2025.

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.