Upstream news
Repsol Norge selects Atkins to design Yme structural remediation
Atkins has been awarded a contract with Repsol Norge AS (RNAS) to provide structural front end engineering design (FEED) and detailed design services for the remediation of the Yme asset in the Norwegian Central North Sea following completion of Repsol’s project sanction.
Trelleborg finalises acquisition of Automated Dynamics
Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, fully acquired US-based privately-owned Automated Dynamics, an advanced composite components manufacturer.
Reveal Energy Services delivers first near real time DiverterSCAN technology results
Reveal Energy Services has announced that it has produced and delivered the first near real-time DiverterSCAN technology results, which allowed an operator to identify a diversion design that enhances hydraulic fracturing fluid distribution.
Tendeka secures OGTC funding for technology testing
Independent global completions service company Tendeka has been awarded funding from the Oil & Gas Technology Centre to advance further field testing of its wireless intelligent completions technology, PulseEight.
Energean awarded five exploration licences, offshore Israel
The new licences provide further exploration potential around the Company’s Karish and Tanin development.
ABB: Subsea variable speed drive completes successful shallow water test
Test subjects variable speed drive (VSD) to simulated harsh subsea environment proving reliability of concept as Joint Industry Project team pushes boundaries of traditional product development.
SNC-Lavalin and Saudi Aramco sign MoU supporting in-country opportunities
The MoU supports Saudi Aramco’s In-Kingdom Total Value Add programme, which applies to Saudi Aramco suppliers and drives the localisation of oilfield services and equipment value chain, to strengthen and diversify the Saudi economy.
BP supercomputer now world’s most powerful for commercial research
BP has announced that it has more than doubled the total computing power of its Center for High-Performance Computing (CHPC) in Houston, making it the most powerful supercomputer in the world for commercial research.
Petrofac awarded contract for Khazzan
Petrofac has been awarded a lump-sum contract worth approximately US$800 million by BP for the Phase 2 central processing facility (CPF) at the Khazzan Phase 2 (Ghazeer) gas development in the Sultanate of Oman.
Halliburton introduces new family of shaped cutter drill bits
Halliburton has announced the release of Geometrix™ 4D Shaped Cutters, a line of four distinct geometric profiles to help improve cutting efficiency and increase control to reduce drilling costs.