Upstream news

Tamarama-1 well has been free flow, producing gas and fluids to surface with rates fluctuating due to fluid interference.

Erin Energy Corporation has announced the execution of a drilling services contract with Pacific Drilling for use of the Pacific Bora drilling rig.

Global oil supply could struggle to keep pace with demand after 2020, risking a sharp increase in prices, unless new projects are approved soon, according to the latest five-year oil market forecast from the International Energy Agency.

New projects expected to create more than 45 000 high-paying jobs across the region and thousands more through multiplier effect.

Cairn has announced the results of the SNE-5 appraisal well offshore Senegal where operations have been safely and successfully completed ahead of schedule and under budget following drilling, logging, drill stem testing and the setting of pressure gauges.

Weatherford International plc thas announced the development and deployment of a high-performance cement retainer and bridge plug for use in wells in Sakhalin Island, Russia.

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section has awarded a total of £20 000 to the winning students in its 2017 student bursaries programme.

Polarcus Limited has announced that the company has finalised a contract for 3D marine seismic acquisition in Australia.

Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has commenced appraisal drilling on the Edvard Grieg field and the Gohta discovery.

This year’s 79th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition 2017 including SPE EUROPEC, is being held at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on 12 - 15 June 2017.