Upstream news

Statoil is awarding a contract for pipelaying to Subsea 7 and for marine operations to Ocean Installer in the Askeladd field development.

Leading asset lifecycle services specialist Bilfinger Salamis UK has been awarded a multimillion pound contract for technical manpower services on Shell U.K. Limited southern North Sea (SNS) assets.

Otto Energy Limited provides the following update on the progress of the SM 71 oil field development.

AGR, the well design and drilling project management firm, has agreed to host its iQx software on the platform, which contains information that is vital to companies selecting locations of wells.

Regular training sessions take place every year for Team Leaders and Technicians, who have a 'hands on' experience led by experts in the new technologies.

The B15 gas field development is a maiden gas development project for Sapura E&P and the first gas milestone was achieved within two years of the sanction of its Field Development Plan.

Siemens was recently selected to supply another SGT-700 mechanical drive compression train for the Camisea gas-condensate asset located in Peru.

Analysis of global planned isomerization capacity of refineries shows that China has the highest capacity globally with 204 800 bpd during 2018 to 2021. Nigeria and Iran follow with 106 400 bpd and 58 300 bpd respectively, according to GlobalData.

TechnipFMC has agreed the terms of a collaboration agreement with Magma Global Ltd. to develop a new generation of hybrid flexible pipe (HFP) for use in offshore applications.

Petrobras reports that its total oil and natural gas production in February was 2.69 million boed, with 2.59 million boed produced in Brazil and 99 000 boed produced abroad.