Upstream news

Norway’s largest and longest pipeline, laid by the vessel Saipem Castorone, has reached the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea.

The contracts will see the company delivering a range of specialist services to support exploration and production operations in Trinidad and Tobago and the Gulf of Mexico.

The company’s scope will include the provision of engineering, design activities and project support services for the development of the Mishrif and Yamama formations of the West Qurna 2 oilfield.

The strategic partnership’s main scope is for the disposal of the steel platform’s integrated accommodation, drilling and production topsides.

Russia is set to reap record ruble revenues from the upstream oil and gas sector over the next six years, according to GlobalData.

Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has successfully completed an air transport test flight of a fully assembled subsea capping stack for the first time.

Paul Smith has been appointed group managing director at UTEC Survey (UTEC), one of the industry’s leading off- and onshore survey companies and part of subsea services group Acteon.

Block Energy Plc has announced the execution of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (‘MOU’) with Georgia-based drilling contractor, JSC Norio Oil Company (‘NOC’), for the provision of a drilling and a workover rig.

This combined regional capability will provide total subsea engineering solutions that draw upon James Fisher’s established regional networks and extensive operational expertise.

This transaction represents the second wave of deployments, following the 2017 MudCube market break-through on US land between the partners.