Upstream news
Ashtead Technology acquires Welaptega
The transaction comes just 10 months after the company completed a joint venture with Forum Energy Technologies.
Energy Minister to open Offshore Decommissioning Conference
Joint hosts Decom North Sea and Oil & Gas UK have announced that Paul Wheelhouse MSP, the Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands, will be at St Andrews Fairmont Hotel to launch the ninth annual Offshore Decommissioning Conference on November 27.
African Petroleum: licence update on Sierra Leone
The company has issued an update with regards to its two operated licences in the country.
Cub Energy Inc. announces successful recompletion of the O-3 well in Eastern Ukraine
The company’s subsidiary, Kub-Gas, utilised its own workover rig and crew to recomplete a productive gas sand interval.
Equinor: gas discovery in the Barents Sea
The company has completed the drilling of wildcat well 7324/3-1.
TIPRO: “Energy job growth threatened by proposed USTR steel import quotas”
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) is reportedly considering replacing the current 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian steel imports with restrictive import quotas under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
Europa Oil & Gas: update on Wressle, North Lincolnshire
Planning application to be considered by a meeting of the North Lincolnshire Council Planning Committee on 28 November 2018.
SafeSTS makes a strong start in the Middle East
Following its recent formation, SafeSTS Middle East FZE has made a strong start in the region, undertaking five UAE ship-to-ship transfers for two oil majors in its first six weeks of operation.
Speedcast begins installation and commissioning phase of telecom systems for Eastern Mediterranean gas platform
Solution: to seamlessly integrate multiple communications and security systems onboard one of the newest natural gas platforms in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Chevron announces first oil from big foot project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico
The field is located approximately 225 miles (360 km) south of New Orleans, La., in a water depth of approximately 5200 ft (1584 m).