Upstream news
Siemens: Major milestone achieved in development of subsea power distribution system
Siemens has completed the first phase of its shallow water test of the Subsea Power Grid. The development program was conducted in collaboration with industry partners Chevron, Equinor, ExxonMobil, and Eni Norge.
Trinity Exploration & Production: TGAL (first phase) FDP submission
This FDP is the first phase of a potential wider step-out development moving across the Galeota anticline to fully develop the reserves potential from the large volumes of oil in place (circa 700 million bbls).
Cuadrilla: first shale gas produced from Preston New Road
The company announced today that it has begun to see natural gas flow to the surface from its shale exploration well at the Preston New Road site.
Turkey sends out first drilling vessel ‘Fatih’ to Eastern Mediterranean Sea
The vessel, which was named after Istanbul's conqueror Ottoman Sultan Fatih Sultan Mehmet, has sailed off to the Mediterranean to start the country's first deep-sea drilling operations.
Halfwave wins two new in-line inspection contracts from Woodside
Woodside will deploy Halfwave’s ultra-wideband acoustic resonance technology: the two new inspections will be carried out in 2019.
Havyard Design’s sixth vessel for Grupo CBO now in operation
Havyard and Grupo CBO’s good cooperation culminates in a sixth and, so far, final anchor-handling vessel, which has now been handed over to the Brazilian shipping company.
Wood Mackenzie: Encana unveils its boldest move yet with US$7.7 billion Newfield buy
Roy Martin, senior analyst at Wood Mackenzie, comments on the transaction.
OSEA 2018: artificial intelligence, blockchain, and more
OSEA2018 Conference speaker, Harshit Sharma, Lux Research shares his insight on four key technologies playing a significant role in the digital transformation of oil and gas.
IFR provides Tecolutla production update – new horizontal set to drill
At Tecolutla, Tonalli started its second test period of the TEC-10 producing well on Sept. 20, 2018 as part of its approved evaluation plan.
Halliburton releases intelligent drill bit to optimise drilling performance
Improved data-capturing system increases efficiency and reduces costs.