Upstream news

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.

McDermott International, Inc. have announced a sizeable contract award by PEMEX Exploración y Producción for subsea pipeline flowline installation in support of its Ayatsil field, located 50 miles northwest of Ciudad del Carmen in the Bay of Campeche offshore Mexico.

Rival Downhole Tools (Rival), the leading provider of best-in-class drilling and thru tubing motors and tools to the upstream oil and gas industry, and Ashmin Holdings (Ashmin), announced today the issuance of two patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office

Carnarvon Petroleum Limited has provided the following update on the drilling of the Dorado-1 well.

Subsea Engineering Associates Pty Ltd (SEA) has been awarded the contract for Define Phase engineering services for the Scarborough Development Export Trunkline from Woodside Energy Limited. This will enable SEA to utilise the award-winning ICE Platform, and enable rapid delivery of engineering and a mature digital basis of design to be carried into FEED.

A total of 48 bearings and bushings were supplied in 2014 for installation to the chain stoppers of Monobuoy’s innovative 400 t turntable Calm Buoys.

The Grand Cane, Louisiana, logistic hub boasts 24/7 operations, easy access to highways and more than 10 000 t of on-site storage, with room to expand in the future.