Upstream news

Aker BP ASA increases reserves and maintains good results in exploration, drilling and wells, projects and production.

Lee Nicholson, Managing Director of Wakefield Acoustics explains operating in offshore hazardous environments presents significant health and safety challenges, none more so than noise.

Seacroft Marine Consultants has appointed a new marine projects manager as it further develops specialised offshore marine projects.

Honeywell and Aereon have announced they will collaborate on solutions to help industrial customers boost the safety, efficiency and reliability of their operations by leveraging Honeywell’s Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) ecosystem.

Peterson has appointed Sarah Forbes as director projects & innovation. The appointment follows an investment by Peterson in Core 29, the project management and consultancy business founded by Ms Forbes in Aberdeen in 2012.

JP Chia, Engineering Manager at Trelleborg’s engineered products operation looks at how use of floatover technology can help reduce costs and eliminate downtime.

Hess Corporation announced positive results from the Payara-1 well offshore Guyana, which is the second oil discovery on the Stabroek Block following the world-class Liza oil discovery in 2015.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has announced that it has agreed to sell its Eagleford Shale assets in South Texas for US$2.3 billion to Sanchez Energy Corporation and Blackstone Group LP.

Cyberhawk Innovations, the world leader in aerial inspection and survey using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), otherwise known as drones, has welcomed Oil & Gas UK’s new guidelines on the use of drones in offshore environments.

Finalists for the 2017 Offshore Achievement Awards, sponsored by TAQA, have been announced today (Friday 13 January).