Upstream news

Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised EQT Infrastructure on the sale of Tampnet UK and Central North Sea Fibre Telecommunications Company Limited (CNSFTC), as part of the wider sale of the global Tampnet Group.

The Norwegian operation of an undisclosed international oil company has awarded HydraWell a long-term contract for plug & abandonment (P&A) and slot recovery operations on a major field on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).

Conrad Petroleum Limited has completed a preliminary internal estimate of 2C Contingent Resources of 373 billion ft3 based on gas sales to be sold within the Duyung PSC term of the full Mako Gas Field.

The joint venture between local businessmen Robbie Gray and Robbie Garden with Norwegian JB Well Solutions AS, predominately supports well service activity in hazardous Zone 2 classification areas of the UK Continental Shelf.

EM&I - the international asset integrity specialists - have just been awarded a patent by the United States Patent & Trademark Office for their ODIN® diverless UWILD (Under Water Inspection in Lieu of Drydocking) technology, which is used for both hull and valve inspections & repair.

Hurricane Energy plc, the UK based oil and gas company focused on hydrocarbon resources in naturally fractured basement reservoirs, has provided an operational update in relation to the EPS development of the Lancaster Field.

A German energy supplier had initially used a geological horizon for gas storage, but then decided to extract crude oil from the same deposit. NETZSCH Pumpen & Systeme GmbH offered a progressing cavity pump system designed to meet the unique challenges of the development.

The update provides details on Deep Well 801, Deep Well A5 and Deep Well A6.

Stork Technical Services Trinidad and Tobago Ltd, has become the first business in Central and South America to achieve OPITO approval for the way it monitors and develops the skills and competence of its maintenance workers in the region.

Martin Shaw will be joining the global offshore container and service company as new Chief Financial Officer.