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NPD Grants Aker BP a Drilling Permit

Apr 17, 2019

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for well 25/11-29 S in production licence PL 916.The well will be drilled from the Deepsea Stavanger drilling facility in position 59°02'48.44'N and 02°26'21.80'E after…

Subsea Power Hub Tested in Aberdeen

Apr 10, 2019

Subsea energy storage and power generation specialists EC-OG said it has demonstrated the capabilities of its Subsea Power Hub (SPH) for powering subsea production equipment using battery power alone, during a recent workshop test program in Aberdeen…

Gazprom Neft, Schlumberger Partner on Well Logging

Apr 05, 2019

Gazprom Neft and Schlumberger have agreed to enter technological cooperation in well logging. “Gazprom Neft is committed to developing its scientific, intellectual, staffing and technological capabilities, supporting a collaborative ecosystem and building an inclusive innovation-focused environment…

Serica Energy Abandons Rowallan Well

Apr 05, 2019

Serica Energy, UK oil and gas company operating mainly in the North Sea, said that the Rowallan well was drilled down to a depth of 4,641 metres and after an unsuccessful result, it will now be plugged and abandoned.It encountered a 182-metre…

EMGS, Equinor Pact for Well Calibration Study

Apr 05, 2019

Norwegian geophysical services company Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has signed an agreement for its second full-scale marine controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) well calibration study project in cooperation with Equinor.The revenue…

Equinor Comes up Dry in the North Sea

Apr 04, 2019

Norwegian multinational energy company Equinor has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 36/1-3 in production licence 885 in the northern part of the North Sea offshore Norway. The well was dry, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said…

MOL Norge Gets Drilling Permit

Mar 27, 2019

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted MOL Norge, a Norwegian unit of the Hungarian oil company MOL, a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.According to a press release from NPD, the wildcat well, designated 3/7-11 S in production licence PL 539…

Schlumberger to Avoid New Field Management Work

Mar 25, 2019

Oilfield services firm Schlumberger will stop taking new field management contracts that have been criticized as requiring heavy upfront investments while it seeks to monetize existing deals, the company's chief executive said on Monday.Paal Kibsgaard…

Expro Promotes Two Execs

Mar 21, 2019

Oilfield services company Expro announced Thursday it has promoted two company executives.Current Executive Vice President, Alistair Geddes, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) with immediate effect, and Keith Palmer has been…

4Subsea Acquires Astori

Mar 20, 2019

Engineering firm 4Subsea said it has acquired Astori, a Norwegian provider of subsea control systems for well intervention operations.Astori delivers subsea control systems for simplified XT installations that can operate all types of XTs from all main vendors…

Sercel Launches DAS Seismic Solution

Mar 20, 2019

Seismic equipment and reservoir monitoring instrument manufacturer Sercel has launched its first distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) seismic solution.SigmaWave, designed in partnership with DAS specialist Fotech Solutions, integrates Fotech’s…

TechnipFMC Wins Johan Sverdrup 2 Contract

Mar 20, 2019

TechnipFMC said on Wednesday it has secured a contract from Norwegian operator Equinor for the delivery and installation of the subsea production system the at Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 development offshore Norway.The award covers the delivery…

Equinor Extends Island Offshore Contract

Mar 20, 2019

Norwegian offshore shipping company Island Offshore and TIOS (former Island Offshore Subsea, jointly owned by TechnipFMC and Island Offshore) will continue as suppliers of light well intervention services (LWI) for Equinor, with a new agreement signed for the use of Island Wellserver vessel…

Wellesley Hits Dry Well in North Sea

Mar 14, 2019

Norwegian oil and gas exploration company Wellesley Petroleum has drilled another dry well in the Norwegian section of the North Sea, 220 kilometers northwest of Stavanger.The explorer for oil and gas sees second dry well this year with latest probe using semisub Transocean Arctic…

Chevron to Use Subsea Compression at Jansz-Io

Mar 12, 2019

Aker Solutions announced Tuesday it has been awarded a master contract to support the delivery of a subsea compression system for the Chevron Australia-operated Jansz-Io field offshore Australia, marking the first time the technology will be used outside of Norway…

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