Upstream news

The Senecio-3 well, currently producing from the Kingia Formation, is performing better than preproduction expectations.

How changing umbilical and cable designs support cost-effective deepwater production, by James Young, at JDR.

Troll B has produced 1 billion bbls of oil equivalent since it came on stream on 19 September 1995. Troll B and C combined have been the largest oil producer on the Norwegian continental shelf for the last three years.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 16/2-22 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.

President Barack Obama has permanently banned offshore oil and gas drilling in the 'vast majority' of US-owned northern waters in a move to protect the region from the upcoming Donald Trump administration.

The contract, managed out of Aberdeen, covers the provision of marine warranty and assurance services in support of ENGIE’s operations across the UKCS.

Intertek appointed for specialist study related to possible impacts of rock dump from oil and gas decommissioning on mobile sandbanks.

The Rumaila Operating Organisation (ROO), has announced that the Rumaila oilfield has produced three billion barrels of oil since the joint venture began operating in January 2010.

The funding will enable the firm to carry out extensive research and development activity and perform a full feasibility study into the advancement of underwater 3D modelling technology.

The company has secured a three year framework with Dubai Petroleum for UAV inspections across all of its offshore assets.