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North Sea industry on edge of chasm

Feb 23, 2016

Were the North Sea’s oil and gas industry not already depressed enough, the latest results from an annual survey of the sector, revealed in Aberdeen this morning, will surely ensure it’s descent into sclerosis. Attendees at the launch…

Rosneft, PDVSA firm up offshore JV

Feb 20, 2016

Russia's Rosneft and Venezuela's national oil and gas company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), agreed to establish a 50-50 joint venture to develop the offshore natural gas fields Patao, Mejillones and potentially Rio Caribe in Venezuela. Rosneft will serve as project operator…

ExxonMobil adds 1 billion boe to reserves

Feb 19, 2016

ExxonMobil added 1 billion boe of proved oil and gas reserves in 2015 for a total of 24.8 billion boe that was a result of new developments, and a significant discovery offshore Guyana. Image from ExxonMobil…

EIA: GoM production set for record high in 2017

Feb 18, 2016

Oil production in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) will reach record high levels in 2017, due to some 14 projects starting up during 2015-17, despite low oil prices.  Anadarko's Heidelberg. Image from Anadarko…

Petrobras starts up Cidade de Maricá, Route 2

Feb 16, 2016

Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) has started production from the Cidade de Maricá floating production storage offloading unit (FPSO), in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, in addition to the expansion of the country’s longest subsea natural gas pipeline…

NUTECH, WellDatabase introduce NuQuest

Feb 15, 2016

NUTECH has partnered with WellDatabase to launch NuQuest, the industry’s first comprehensive and intuitive digital platform providing standard well data coupled with corresponding reservoir characterization, and engineering expertise. The…

Eni gets Goliat orders from PSA

Feb 11, 2016

During the period of 5-7 January 2016, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway conducted an audit on ENI Norge's facility Goliat FPSO. The audit was conducted as a follow-up to an audit carried out in June 2015 linked to logistics on Goliat…

Repsol to halt Varg offshore Norway

Feb 11, 2016

Spanish oil and gas explorer Repsol is planning to shut down its Varg field operations offshore Norway, due to the low oil prices, according to news reports. The Petrojarl Varg. Image from Teekay…

Halliburton adds to Dash system range

Feb 11, 2016

Halliburton has released the Dash 3in subsea safety system, a solution for electrohydraulic control of Halliburton’s subsea safety tree. Previously, control was provided through direct hydraulic pressure from the surface. This latest edition…

Total nets $10.5 bn, reduces 2016 capex

Feb 11, 2016

Total may have taken an 18% hit in its net income compared to 2014, but the French company said it was “the best performance among the majors.” Image of Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne. From Total Twitter…

Tullow's TEN to see first oil in Q3

Feb 10, 2016

Tullow Oil’s TEN project is more than 85% complete and is set for production start-up between July and August 2016, which will help the company drive further reductions in operating costs and capital expenditure. Image from Tullow…

IEA: Global oil demand to decline considerably

Feb 09, 2016

In the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) oil market report for February 2016, signs of a demand slowdown surface, with higher OPEC output only partly offsetting non-OPEC decline. Having peaked, at a five-year high of 1.6 MMb/d in 2015…

Magnetrol releases Pulsar Model R96 transmitter

Feb 08, 2016

Level and flow instrumentation manufacturer Magnetrol International launched the Pulsar Model R96 non-contact radar transmitter for level control in process applications. The two-wire, loop-powered, 6 GHz radar transmitter measures a variety…

NOIA: Obama’s oil tax plan to hurt consumers

Feb 08, 2016

National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) president, Randall Luthi, issued the following statement ahead of President Obama’s budget request:  “The [US] is the global leader in oil and gas production and American consumers are enjoying the lowest gasoline prices in a decade…

Qatar Petroleum, Chevron sign Moroccan deal

Feb 08, 2016

Qatar Petroleum has reached an agreement with Chevron Morocco Exploration, a subsidiary of Chevron Corp., to acquire a 30% participating interest from Chevron’s 75% share in three deepwater offshore leases in the Kingdom of Morocco: Cap Rhir Deep…

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