US upstream news
Shell's Appomattox first high temperature project to gain BSEE approval
The permitting work for the Appomattox project, which saw first oil in May 2019, helped define and clarify the safety requirements in BSEE’s recently published high pressure and high temperature related guidance documents.
Airswift expands Denver presence
The company's new office will focus on talent acquisition and global mobility as the area continues to expand on the back of the Rocky shale boom.
Shell completes sale of Gulf of Mexico Caesar-Tonga asset to Equinor
The total cash consideration was US$965 million.
Rystad Energy finds employment is shifting from shale to offshore
The offshore industry gradually increased the overall headcount of the top 50 oilfield service companies from 2017 to 2018.
LAGCOE announces winners of 2019 New Technology Showcase
The winning technology will be featured at the 2019 Technical Exposition and Conference, 9 - 11 October in New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
Wood Mackenzie: Is Tight Oil inc on the verge of sustained free cash flow generation?
Wood Mackenzie's corporate analysis team asks if Tight Oil inc is on the verge of sustained free cash generation.
WoodMac: Permian midstream bottlenecks may choke output
Delegates at URTeC 2019 have been warned that rapidly rising production in the Permian Basin has led to soaring levels of associated gas, outpacing pipeline infrastructure and placing increasing slowdown pressure on other production streams like crude oil and NGLs.
URTeC delegates warned of risk to Permian production from produced water
Ryan Duman, Senior Analyst at Wood Mackenzie, highlighted the growing expense of water management in the basin and the issue of handling wastewater produced by completed wells.
Sparrows Group receives ABS certification
The accreditation for Sparrows Group's US business is for Dropped Objects Risk Inspection and Program Audits.
PW Power Systems gas turbine mobilised by US Well Services
PWPS delivered its first unit to USWS in late 2018, and it was mobilised to the first well pad in January 2019.