Upstream news
High-tech icebreaker ‘Alexander Sannikov’ becomes the latest addition to Russia’s Arctic Fleet
The Alexander Sannikov is the company’s first icebreaker to be built under the 'Arctic Time' programme.
OKEA awards Halliburton field assessment and well construction services agreement
The agreement covers all OKEA fields in the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Newly formed decommissioning leadership group meets to set future direction
Industry leaders have, this month, joined together to shape the future of decommissioning through the formation of the Decommissioning Leadership Group (DLG).
BP to increase share in UK’s giant Clair field and sell interest in Alaska’s Kuparuk field
BP has announced that it has entered into agreements with ConocoPhillips that will significantly increase its holding in the Clair field, a core asset of BP’s North Sea business in the UK, while also selling its non-operating interest in the Kuparuk and satellite oilfields in Alaska.
Judge orders Tullow to pay up in Seadrill rig case
Tullow Oil plc (Group) announces that a judgment in the English Commercial Court case brought against its wholly owned subsidiary Tullow Ghana Limited (Tullow) by Seadrill Ghana Operations Limited (Seadrill) has been received.
CNOOC Signs a PSC with Roc Oil and Smart Oil
CNOOC Limited has announced that its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with Roc Oil (Bohai) Company (Roc Oil) and Smart Oil Investment Ltd. (Smart Oil) for Weizhou 10-3W oilfield and Block 22/04 (contract area) in the South China Sea.
Otto Energy provides SM 71 operations update
Otto Energy Limited provides the following update on field production and specifically well performance of the SM 71 F2 well at its South Marsh Island 71 project in the Gulf of Mexico.
Videotec’s DELUX technology is now available in cameras for the marine and oil and gas sectors
Videotec has extended the range of cameras that include the new DELUX imaging and encoding technology. It can now be found in models designed for surveillance in the marine and oil and gas sectors, and significantly improves the day and night vision and competitiveness of these products.
ADNOC’s Al Yasat awards EPC contract
Al Yasat Company for Petroleum Operations (Al Yasat), a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract, for the full development of the offshore Bu Haseer field, to Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC).
Solution Strengthened Ductile Iron now available from Dura-Bar
New alloy has improved strength and ductility properties – enhanced machinability, less tool wear.