Halliburton and Eclipse Resources Team to Complete Longest Lateral Well in the USJun 1, 2016Halliburton has announced that it worked with Eclipse Resources Corporation to complete hydraulic fracturing of the extended reach lateral test well known as “Purple Hayes”.
Gas Pioneer Heimdal Turns 30May 31, 2016Statoil celebrates the 30th anniversary for Heimdal field – an important gas supplier to Europe and, together with Statfjord and Gullfaks, contributed to the...
New Company Focused on Well Decommissioning LaunchedMay 30, 2016A new company focused on the plugging and abandonment of wells in the North Sea’s decommissioning sector has been set up by three oil and gas industry veterans.
Statoil – Three Wells for the Price of OneMay 30, 2016Old and partly lost slots that were given up as providers of new production triggered new solutions for Snorre B. The result was three wells with an average price of NOK 170 million, compared to NOK 490 as reference base.
Austin Strikes Oil in ColoradoMay 26, 2016Austin Exploration Limited has announced that drilling has intersected a significant 790-foot column of oil in the Pierre formation at the company’s flagship Pathfinder project...
UK Oil and Gas industry at Forefront of Decommissioning GloballyMay 26, 2016The UK oil and gas industry is set to become a pioneer in decommissioning activity globally and has the opportunity to become leaders in this field according to Wood Mackenzie.
Exploration Drilling Commences at BrasseMay 24, 2016Faroe Petroleum has announced the commencement of the Faroe-operated Brasse exploration well 31/7-1 in the Norwegian North Sea...
Well Abandonment to Take Centre Stage at Industry EventMay 23, 2016A growing number of UKCS assets have already reached, or are approaching, the end of their economic lives. This has resulted in rapid growth of decommissioning activity in the North Sea...
Announcement of the Norwegian 23rd Licensing Round AwardsMay 19, 2016The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has awarded ten new licenses, consisting of 40 blocks in total. Three of the licenses are located in the newly opened area in the Barents Sea southeast, outside the county of Finnmark. Thirteen companies are offered participating interest.
Extension of Concession Contracts for the Marlim and Voador FieldsMay 18, 2016Petrobras reports that it has signed an extension of the concession contracts for the Marlim and Voador fields with the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (ANP)...
Statoil Farms into Turkey Onshore AcreageMay 16, 2016Statoil has entered a binding letter agreement into two exploration licenses in the Thrace region in the European north-western part of Turkey.
Consent for Exploration Drilling for Faroe PetroleumMay 13, 2016The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority has granted Faroe Petroleum consent to drill an exploration well in block 37/1.
ExxonMobil Starts Production at Point ThomsonApr 25, 2016ExxonMobil reports it has started production at its Point Thomson project, the first company-operated project on Alaska’s North Slope.
Positive Production Test of Gavea Appraisal Well in BrazilApr 19, 2016Statoil, together with operator Repsol Sinopec and partner Petrobras, reports the completion of the Gavea A1 well in the ultra-deep pre-salt block BM-C-33 in the Campos basin in Brazil.
Statoil Contracts for Removal, Disposal and Recycling of the Huldra PlatformApr 14, 2016Statoil reports that Hereema Marine Contractors Nederland SE will remove the platform and transport it to shore, while AF Offshore Decom AS has been awarded the contract for disposal...
Montrose BLP Topside Leaves Heerema ZwijndrechtApr 11, 2016The Montrose Bridge Linked Platform (BLP) topside has sailed out from Heerema Zwijndrecht, one of the production locations of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG).
First Steel Cut on Maersk Oil’s Culzean TopsidesApr 8, 2016Fabrication of the billion dollar topsides destined for the Maersk Oil operated USD 4.5 billion UK North Sea megaproject, Culzean has begun.
Construction Start on Johan Sverdrup PlatformApr 1, 2016Statoil reports that apprentice Jens Erik Eriksen in Kværner and Norway’s minister of petroleum and energy Tord Lien marked the construction start on the Johan Sverdrup...
Eni Enters into the Upstream of MoroccoMar 30, 2016Eni has signed a Farm-Out Agreement (FOA) with Chariot Oil & Gas to enter into Rabat Deep Offshore exploration permits I-VI, located in the Northern Atlantic Margin of Morocco.
Eni Awarded New Offshore Ghana Exploration LicenceMar 30, 2016Eni has been awarded a new exploration licence, the Cape Three Points Block 4, located in the prolific Tano basin, offshore Ghana.
Research to Study Decommissioning of Subsea StructuresMar 28, 2016Research that will support decommissioning by exploring approaches to the recovery of subsea structures is to be carried out by...
Eni Starts Goliat ProductionMar 15, 2016Eni has reported the start production on the Goliat field, located 85 kilometres northwest of Hammerfest, within Production License 229, in a ice-free area in the Barents Sea off Norway.
Industry Project on Subsea Processing Pumping StandardizationMar 9, 2016A joint industry project (JIP) to standardize subsea processing systems has been kick-started by DNV GL with industry partners Petrobras, Shell, Statoil and Woodside...
New Decommissioning Industry PartnershipMar 9, 2016Two dynamic Aberdeen companies have built on an established collaboration partnership to offer clients an integrated service to support and manage their decommissioning activities.
