The strength and the level of activity in the oil and gas industry was clear at this year’s record-beating 40th anniversary SPE Offshore Europe. The event attracted more than 63,000 people—a number significantly higher than the anticipated 50…
BP has selected a new head of exploration to replace Mike Daly, who is leaving BP at the end of 2013 after 28 years with the company. Richard Herbert returns to BP after serving as executive vice president at Talisman Energy since 2009…
Industry body Subsea UK is rebranding its flagship event for its tenth anniversary. The major exhibition and conference will now be known around the world as Subsea Expo and will stretch to three days as opposed to two in previous years. Subsea…
GMC Inc. has been awarded a contract to deliver its high strength fatigue resistant mechanical connector product as part of Total’s Republic of Congo Moho Nord TLP project. GMC will supply more than 100 sets of its concentric thread…
Industry body Oil & Gas UK has appointed finance and accounting firm EY to undertake further research into the economic contribution of Britain’s oil and gas supply chain to the UK – believed presently to be worth £27 billion. Using data from over 1000 companies…
Forces transforming the global energy industry are presenting both opportunities and challenges for Russia, according to senior government and industry figures at the World Energy Congress in Korea. Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy…
The first decommissioning relief deeds have been presented by new Economic Secretary to the Treasury Nicky Morgan to senior representatives from the oil and gas industry. The deeds will provide greater certainty over the tax relief companies…
The Wintershall-operated Asha East well offshore Norway has come up dry, partner Bridge Energy announced. The well will be plugged and abandoned due to no signs of movable hydrocarbons, Bridge said. The primary target in Asha East…
“The safe transfer of personnel is a key challenge in the offshore environment,” says Reflex Marine founder & CEO Phillip Strong. The company organized a 3-hour seminar on crane transfer safety at EnerMech in Aberdeen prior to the start of SPE Offshore Europe 2013…
Repsol Exploration Norge AS, operator of production license (PL) 541, has completed drilling of wildcat well 4/4-1, located about 60km east of the Trym field in the southern part of the North Sea. The well is dry. The objective of the…
More needs to be done to develop Russian subsea production capabilities in order to develop hydrocarbon resources in Russia’s arctic seas, SPE Arctic & Extreme heard in Moscow yesterday. According Gazprom, there is an estimated 21-46Billion tons of oil and 36…
Lundin Petroleum, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Lundin Norway, posts the completion of wildcat well 6608/2-1S. The well was drilled in PL330 about 60km east-southeast of the Aasta Hansteen gas field in the Norwegian Sea. The exploration well 6608/2-1S…
After two years of planning, BP is about to launch a major renewal program on its North Sea Magnus and ETAP facilities. BP explained the program—and its long term aims—to Elaine Maslin. Operators in the North Sea are tackling a thorny…
Increasing construction and installation activity globally is driving a demand for fabrication and manufacturing capabilities. With its shipbuilding and petrochemical heritage, northeast England is rising to meet the challenge. From a cluster of towns centering on Newcastle…
Production has begun on RWE Dea UK's Breagh gas field in the UK Southern North Sea, the German operator announced on October 14 2013. The first three wells brought into production had an initial total flow rate of 2.75 MMcm/d of natural gas…