Upstream news

The BaraOmni™ hybrid separation system is a new separation technology that removes ultra-fine low gravity solids (LGS), resulting in better performing, longer lasting fluid systems to help operators reduce costs.

VAALCO Energy, Inc. have announced that the workover operations on the Avouma 2H well are complete and replacement of the Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) system was conducted safely and efficiently with no injuries or environmental incidents.  

In the 24th licensing round, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has offered DEA two new licences in the Barents Sea.

Tap Oil Limited (Tap Oil or the Company) provides the following update on drilling activities at the Manora Oil Field in the G1/48 concession, located in the Gulf of Thailand (Tap Oil 30% interest). Mubadala Petroleum (Thailand) Ltd is the operator of the G1/48 concession.

From 23 to 27 April 2018, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of integrity and barrier management for flexible risers and systems for pressure safety/emergency shutdown at Snorre A.

JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the leading supplier of subsea umbilicals and power cables to the offshore energy industry owned by the TFKable Group, has been selected by Jan De Nul Group to manufacture and supply inter-array, export and land cables for Taiwan’s Formosa 1 development. 

With the industry’s newest approach to validating a completion design, Reveal Energy Services’ fracture maps quantify fracture half-length, height, asymmetry, and azimuth.

Diamond Offshore Drilling have extended the exclusive license for Trelleborg’s offshore operation to this patented technology until 2029.

Marketed utilisation rates would also rebound to 89% by 2020, surpassing rates seen during the heydays before the downturn.

Graham Mackrell, managing director of Harmonic Drive UK, looks at the technological challenges and how high precision gearing is being increasingly used to drill deeper.