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EV opens tech centre

Apr 03, 2014

UK-based downhole video technology specialist EV has opened a new technology center to house its research and development, which the company is expected to invest nearly £2million into over the next year.  EV, which provides downhole video applications for the oil and gas industry…

Global completion database JIP launched

Mar 18, 2014

ITF, the Industry Technology Facilitator, has started a joint industry pptoject (JIP) with Tullow Oil to establish a comprehensive, global wells and completions reliability database and is urging more operators to join the project. The…

AWE to sidetrack Pateke well

Mar 18, 2014

Australia-based AWE Limited will now attempt to drill a sidetrack well in New Zealand after drilling issues encountered last week on the Pateke-4H were unable to be resolved. The lower part of the hole has been abandoned.   Read more on Pateke drilling:http://www…

Completions under the spotlight

Mar 10, 2014

Well completions were given a workover in the first Simplified Series talk of 2014 in Aberdeen in January.  The talks are held monthly and organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineer’s Aberdeen chapter Young Professionals group. January’s talk…

AGR to use Plexus POS-GRIP

Feb 28, 2014

Oil and gas engineering firm Plexus Holdings has agreed a three-year contact with drilling and engineering company AGR Well Management Limited (AGR). Plexus will supply both its standard pressure and high-temperature/ high-pressure…

Maersk Denmark uses Plexus

Feb 12, 2014

Plexus Holdings has been awarded its first contract with Maersk Oil’s Danish business unit to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for an exploration well in the Danish North Sea. The initial value of the contract is about £1…

AWE starts drilling on Pateke-4H

Feb 10, 2014

The Kan Tan IV semisubmersible drilling rig began drilling the Pateke-4H well in PMP 38158 on 9 February 2014. The rig drilled a 36in. hole to a depth of 234m, and preparations are being made to run and cement a 30in. conductor. The Pateke…

FMC wins Pemex contract for wellheads

Jan 24, 2014

FMC Technologies Inc.  announced today that it signed a 3-year contract with Pemex Exploration and Production to manufacture and supply surface wellheads to support drilling and well maintenance programs in the Gulf of Mexico. The award…

Apache defers spud date

Jan 09, 2014

The spudding of the Phoenix South-1 well has been pushed back by Apache until 2Q 2014, because of the company’s operational timetable including other projects Apache has in Western Australia.JV partner, Carnarvon Petroleum said that moving…

Kris Energy completes drill test

Jan 09, 2014

KrisEnergy Ltd. completed drilling and testing of the Cua Lo-1 exploration well in Block 105-110/04 off Vietnam.The Cua Lo-1 well was drilled to a measured depth of 2,867 m. Based on log interpretation, several gas bearing sandstone reservoirs were identified…

CNOOC begins project in Bohai Sea

Dec 19, 2013

CNOOC Ltd.’s Qikou 18-1 adjustment project has recently commenced production. Qikou 18-1 oil field is located in the west part of Bohai with an average water depth of 10m. In addition to fully utilize the existing producing facilities…

Archer announces restructuring

Nov 28, 2013

Oilfield services company Archer is to cut staff and close some bases as part of a restructuring plan.  The firm, which provides drilling and well services, said to accelerate margin improvements and adapt to the “highly competitive North American land market”…

The digital age: Gas lift goes modern

Nov 08, 2013

Gas lift is recognized for enhancing well stability – but it has its drawbacks. Camcon’s digital gas lift has begun field testing onshore Oman, with offshore installations anticipated. How does it differ from traditional gas lift technology…

Esbjerg move for Welltec

Nov 08, 2013

Intervention and completions firm Welltec is to set up factory in Esbjerg, Denmark, as an offshore supply base for its operations in the Danish, German and Dutch sectors of the North Sea and onshore central Europe.  The new facility, which will initially employ 25-35 people…

Well integrity matters

Nov 07, 2013

Meta has deployed its Metalmorphology technology in wells in the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Richard Craig explains. Well integrity, particularly the structural and casing integrity of wells, is a key issue in the offshore oil and gas sector…

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