Upstream news
Jersey Oil and Gas plc provide an update on 3D Seismic Survey
Jersey Oil & Gas, an independent upstream oil and gas company ?focused on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) region of the North Sea, has announced that the co-venturers in respect of UKCS Licence P.2170 (Blocks 20/5b & 21/1d) (P.2170).
SKF digitisation solutions help to increase rotating equipment performance for BP North Sea
SKF’s cloud-based analytics will help BP maximise the use of condition monitoring data to improve plant reliability.
Comet Ridge ready to spud appraisal well in the Galilee Basin in May
Comet Ridge Limited has advised that preparations for the drilling of the Albany 1 deep sandstone appraisal well in the Galilee Basin have been completed with all major services contracts in place.
Ely and Associates Corp and Mosaic Petroleum Analytics LLC joint venture
Ely and Associates Corp has formed a mutually beneficial Joint Venture with Mosaic Petroleum Analytics LLC.
IWCF introduces e-certificates for increased speed and security
The International Well Control Forum (IWCF) will issue all certificates online, creating significant savings for training providers and greater overall assurance in the oil and gas industry.
A deeper look at existing field infrastructure
Stewart Maxwell, Aquaterra Energy, UK, discusses how the fabrication and installation of conductor supported platforms is tackling new depths to improve existing field infrastructure in West Africa.
Advancing the intelligent control of robotics
Jon Robertson, managing director of Saab Seaeye, the world’s largest electric underwater robotic systems manufacturer, shares an inside view of new ways to create robotics for task resolution.
Total to develop AI solutions with Google Cloud
Under this partnership, Total geoscientists will work side-by-side with Google Cloud’s machine learning experts within the same project team based in Google Cloud’s Advanced Solutions Lab in California.
GlobalData: Over US$180 billion will be spent on 88 upcoming oil and gas fields in Africa to 2025
Conventional gas projects will require US$86 billion, while the investments into unconventional gas and coal bed methane (CBM) projects will total US$1.2 billion and US$0.1 billion respectively in upstream Capex by 2025.
SDX Energy makes oil discovery at Rabul 4 in West Gharib Concession
SDX Energy Inc., the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced that an oil discovery has been made at its Rabul 4 Well in the West Gharib Concession in Egypt.