Upstream news
Dry well near the Visund field in the North Sea
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 120, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 34/8-19 S.
Airborne Oil & Gas and Subsea 7 commence qualification programme for TCP Riser in South America
Oilfield technology firm Airborne Oil & Gas has commenced a qualification of a TCP Riser for deepwater and dynamic applications for a major operator in South America in collaboration with Subsea 7, effective 26 June 2018.
IKM Subsea mobilising ROV to Johan Sverdrup drilling platform.
IKM have announced that Equinor has awarded IKM Subsea a services contract for ROV’s on at the Johan Sverdrup platform commencing Q3 2018.
Aquaterra Energy announces Equinor work for Johan Sverdrup
Aquaterra Energy, a leader in global offshore engineering solutions, has been selected by Equinor to deliver early well construction operations, via its Well Start solution, for the Johan Sverdrup field.
Viper Innovations sign deal with Royal Niger
Royal Niger Emerging Technologies Ltd, which is based in Port Harcourt, has more than 5 years’ experience in the upstream industry and has already been working closely with Viper Innovations for some time.
DNV GL: Industry investment gears to gas as senior oil and gas professionals actively prepare for the energy transition
44% of industry leaders are actively getting ready for the shift to a lower-carbon energy mix.
Atkins awarded new global framework agreement by BP global wells organization
The framework covers four main scopes of work; marine riser and wellhead systems analysis, analysis for wellhead fatigue monitoring, completion landing string analysis, and open water work-over riser analysis.
GlobalData: best performing wells in Permian break-even at as low as US$22/bbl
Well lateral lengths in the Permian have increased in average by more than 1500 ft since 2016 to approximately 7500 ft by the end of 2017, says GlobalData.
BHGE awarded subsea and well completions contracts
Company to supply subsea production systems (SPS) and well completion equipment for one of the world’s largest natural gas projects.
Global maritime appoints US country manager
Global Maritime, a leading marine, offshore and engineering consultancy, has appointed Eric Frank to oversee its’ United States operations based out of Houston.