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Sirius Stuck with Ororo Development Plan

Aug 08, 2019

Nigeria-focused oil and gas development and production company Sirius Petroleum now says its license for the shallow water Ororo field in Nigeria hangs in the balance after the firm failed to launch its next phase of the field work program on…

Ocyan Waves Challenge: Investing in Innovation

Aug 07, 2019

The idea to connect Ocyan (formerly Odebrecht Oil and Gas) with startups was the main driver behind the oil company's Ocyan Waves Challenge project, as the company looks to advance its innovation efforts and nurture oil and gas technology development…

Energy Companies’ Pounding a Periodic Thing

Aug 06, 2019

Although Norway’s offshore segments took a pounding in share-price value on Monday — with every segment incurring losses — the consensus here is that fundamentals offshore are good, and a combination of general uncertainty and specific contract losses are what rocked investors starting their week…

Keeping Hydrates at Bay

Aug 02, 2019

The oil industry has a host of methods for keeping hydrocarbons moving smoothly through flowlines, depending on what might restrict production.Hydrates, or ice-like solids resulting from the combination of free water and natural gas at high pressure and low temperature…

Tower’s Financial Reprieve in Cameroon

Aug 01, 2019

London-based, independent oil and gas company Tower Resources Plc has sighed with relief after the repayment of its $750,000 short term loan facility was extended to August 31 this year to enable the company finalize arrangements for the drilling…

FPSO Boom to Challenge Supply Chain

Jul 29, 2019

Surging numbers of orders for floating production, storage and offloading vessels (FPSO) may already be straining the supply chain, including shipyards in Asia, a report out of the United States suggests.Around two dozen FPSO contracts are about to enter “decision gate”…

Downhole Cameras: A New Dimension in Wellbore Inspections

Jul 26, 2019

As oil and gas wellbores age, owners need new and better ways to gather – and understand – intelligence about the condition of their assets.Downhole cameras can be useful for finding restrictions in a wellbore during completions, and they can…

Tullow Enters Comoros Offshore

Jul 25, 2019

Multinational oil and gas exploration company Tullow Oil plc will in the next two months launch a bid to acquire 3,000 square kilometers 3D seismic survey after the firm successfully completed its entry into the Africa’s east coast volcanic archipelago of Comoros…

Eastern Med Heats Up

Jul 22, 2019

Suppliers hoping to tap the fast-warming Eastern Mediterranean energy market need look no further than the consortia submitting bids on 12 of 19 exploration blocks offshore Israel.With gas-supply deals in place with Egypt, Jordan, Greece and domestic Israeli producers…

3D Inversion Helps Tackle Complex Reservoirs

Jul 19, 2019

Halliburton leveraged technology from the mining industry to reveal subsurface structures in a way that improves geosteering, geomapping and geostopping in complex reservoirs.The service company has introduced EarthStar 3D Inversion, a 3D reservoir mapping process that…

A Boost for Africa’s P&A Market

Jul 18, 2019

Despite Africa not being a top contender in the global decommissioning market, the region holds huge potential for growth as more offshore old and gas fields mature while some of the newly drilled ones turn dry.The region’s top oil and gas producers such as Angola…

North Sea Capital Making Inroads

Jul 15, 2019

It might be peak IPO season (Forbes), and technology investors may be looking elsewhere (say fintech), but two years of venture capital investments in the North Sea are rounding on stranded North Sea value.The old investor pattern of looking…

Activity Picking Up Offshore Guyana

Jul 14, 2019

Guyana, located on the northern mainland of South America and nestled between Venezuela and Suriname, has become one of the most exciting regions within the oil and gas industry over the last few years. ExxonMobil has invested heavily in the…

Taking Stock of Spares

Jul 12, 2019

In an industry with infrastructure well beyond its design life, stock sharing for replacement parts can help keep equipment running smoothly.Because maintenance is critical for safe and continued operations, asset owners tend to keep plenty of spare parts on hand…

With New Boss, It's Time NNPC Walked the Talk

Jul 11, 2019

Nigeria has a new face at the helm of the country’s petroleum industry regulator, and already he has announced ambitious targets for the next five years. Achieving these goals will have to rely partly on how much investment can be attracted…

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