An OptaSense instrument well with a vibroseis unit conducting OptaSense DAS-VSP. Photos from OptaSense. OptaSense is collaborating with Shell to develop a fully-marinizied DAS system. OptaSense's David Hill explains…
Work to transport a 10,250-ton central processing platform (CPP) topside section for the Vladimir Filanovsky field in the northern part of the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea started this week. The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS)…
Houston based, Oceaneering has secured a contract from FMC Technologies Singapore Pte Limited, to supply umbilicals for the Jangkrik project located in the Muara Bakau PCS (Production Sharing Contract) area off the coast of Indonesia. The…
Based in Broussard, Louisiana, Delmar Systems Inc. develops innovative mooring solutions and has recently introduced the Delmar Quick Release (DQR). The DQR is an in-line mooring component with a simple mechanical release that allows…
FTS International, based in Ft. Worth, Texas, announced today that it has signed a 15-year joint venture agreement with Sinopec Group to bring its well stimulation capabilities and expertise to China. Hydraulic fracturing is recognized as one of the keys to unlocking production in shales…
Rosneft reported today that the Arctic Research and Design Center (ARDC) has completed its 2014 winter ice field studies, the largest expedition in the Arctic Ocean. The ARDC is a joint venture of Rosneft and ExxonMobil, supported by the…
Total's Martin Linge development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea took two steps forward this week, with the sailout of a 16,000-tonne jacket (pictured right) and the arrival of the Maersk Intrepid in Norway. The Maersk…
Industry body Oil & Gas UK has appointed two oil company operator representatives to its board. Effective immediately, Glen Cayley (pictured), upstream director, Shell UK Limited, has been appointed vice chairman, representing the operator community…
Dubai-based Drydocks World has completed the HVDC converter platform DolWin beta (pictured), described as the world’s largest in terms of capacity. The platform is one of the main components of TenneT's 900 MW DC offshore grid connection DolWin2…
Subsea UK will hosts its biennial conference, Subsea Asia, in Malaysia this week, beginning 11 June. With the Malaysian government recently approving new incentives for exploration activity in more challenging deepwater fields, Neil Gordon (pictured)…
Eni has gained operatorship and a 40% interest in exploration right permit 236 (ER236) off the eastern coast of South Africa from Sasol, the Italian company announced today. Under the terms of the agreement, Eni has acquired 82,000sq…
Shares in Norwegian geophysical firm Magseis started trading on the Oslo Axess stock exchange on Friday. Magseis was founded in 2009, and has developed a proprietary Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBS) technology. The company has one purpose-built vessel in operation…
Saudi Aramco made a deepwater oil discovery, Al-Haryd, in the Red Sea in 2013, the firm has revealed in its annual report. The discovery was one of three oil and two gas fields made by Saudi Aramco in 2013, taking its total number of discovered fields to 121…
Circle Oil has started drilling exploration well EMD-1 on the offshore Mahdia Permit using the drillship PetroSaudi Discoverer. The well is near existing producing fields, including the Tazerka, Birsa, Oudna, and Halk El Menzel oil fields…
As the deepwater prospects being drilled today address ever more complex conditions, the drilling industry needs to adjust its technology to address the challenges that arise. The use of conventional “open to atmosphere” drilling methods…
