BP reported on Tuesday that profits had more than doubled in the third quarter, boosted by stronger oil prices that hit a four-year high in the period and as production rose thanks to new fields.BP reported third-quarter underlying replacement cost profit…
Aberdeen-headquartered well management and performance improvement specialist EXCEED Energy has underlined its continued global expansion with a number of significant contract wins, prompting a key appointment and a move into new premises.Recent…
Rosneft and partner Eni have spud the Maria-1 exploration well in the Zapadno-Chernomorskaya licence area in the Black Sea. The license is estimated to hold oil in place of over 570 million tons, Rosneft reported on 20 December. To prepare for drilling…
Statoil awarded Transocean a 22-well contract in the Norwegian North Sea for the harsh environment semisubmersible Transocean Spitsbergen with an estimated duration of 33 months; plus two one-well options. The estimated firm backlog associated…
Trelleborg’s engineered products operation is growing its portfolio of offshore floatover solutions, with a custom designed skirt pile gripper. Add to this its grout seal, diaphragm closure and grout packer products, and Trelleborg customers…
NEL has completed the latest upgrade phase of its wet gas test facility, in response to increasing industry demand. The upgraded facility has been designed to more accurately simulate the increased flowrates experienced during production and processing…
Wood Group Mustang and Grupo Diavaz, a Mexican oil and gas operator and services company, have created a joint venture engineering business to capitalize on Mexico's energy reform. Mustang Diavaz is based in Mexico City and will provide engineering…
Sandvik will offers weld-free coiled tubing in lengths exceeding 1000m. The first 1010m coiled tube reel is to be symbolically delivered on 10 October 2016 for a demanding offshore oil and gas customer. To meet a growing need for coiled tubing in very long lengths…
Wild Well Control’s DeepRange tool, in conjunction with its 7Series riserless intervention system, has successfully performed full plug and abandonment operations on four subsea wells in the Gulf of Mexico. These wells are a part of a larger…
Well management and performance improvement firm Exceed has bolstered its decommissioning credentials through a strategic alliance with Weatherford. The collaboration will offer an end-to-end solution for well decommissioning, using an…
Exceed has secured a contract to support Fairfield Energy in its forthcoming North Sea well plugging and abandonment campaign. Fairfield’s program includes 45 platform wells and 16 subsea wells, all of which will be plugged and permanently abandoned…
Petrobras awarded Fugro a one-year inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) contract for operations offshore Brazil. Under the contract Fugro will deploy its new 83m ROV support vessel, Fugro Aquarius, for the IRM activities. The contract comes with an option for an additional year…
Fugro has taken delivery of the new ROV support vessel (RSV) Fugro Aquarius. The new DP-2 diesel-electric vessel is 83m is length with a deck area of 520sq m and accommodation for 60 people…
Origin Energy’s BassGas production has exceeded 60 TJ/d following the Yolla-5 development well coming online offshore Australia, according to partner AWE Ltd. Image of BassGas. From Origin. The…
An online information management system for the offshore decommissioning market has been launched by well management and performance improvement specialist, Exceed. The Aberdeen-based company has invested in excess of £300,000 in the development of iVISION…
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