Upstream news
Argentina’s recently announced offshore bidding round is a long-term game with high exploration risk and still some above-ground uncertainty
Adrian Lara, Senior Oil and Gas Analyst at GlobalData, provides his view on the impact on the upstream sector.
New product expands critical infrastructure solutions for emergency repairs
Clock Spring Company, Inc. is expanding its product line with the introduction of Leak Stopper™, an emergency solution for onstream leak repair.
Fifth birthday of the ODIN ‘diverless’ UWILD system
The first system was applied on an FPSO in Brazil for one of the world’s largest lease operators.
GlobalData: oil and gas companies gearing up for electric vehicles onslaught
The company’s latest report explores how the industry is preparing for the rise of electric vehicles, and the reasons why.
Fugro appoints Mark Heine as CEO to succeed Øystein Løseth
The Supervisory Board of Fugro NV has announced that it has decided to appoint Mark Heine as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Management.
Successful appraisal well and extended production test on Alta
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has successfully completed the Alta appraisal well 7220/11-5 and extended production test in PL609 in the southern Barents Sea.
Ashtead Technology delivers installation monitoring services to Subsea 7 on Utgard development
The company has completed a subsea installation monitoring project for Subsea 7 in support of Equinor’s Utgard development, located in blocks 15/8 (NCS) and 16/18a (UKCS) of the central North Sea.
Wild Well announces new onsite rig crew training service
The company has announced that it will offer well control training to drilling rig crews onsite with its rigsite well control Crew Training Unit.
Delineation of the Hanz field and dry wildcat well in the North Sea
Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 028 B, has concluded the drilling of appraisal wells 25/10-16 S, A and C on the Hanz field, as well as wildcat well 25/10-16 B drilled in production licence 915 just southeast of the Hanz field.
Africa Energy announces results of Cormorant-1 well offshore Namibia
The company has announced that the Cormorant-1 exploration well on Petroleum Exploration License 37 (‘PEL 37’) offshore the Republic of Namibia encountered non-commercial hydrocarbons.