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Batched Drilling Saves Rig Time at Mad Dog 2

Jan 13, 2020

With the Argos semisubmersible due to begin production from BP’s Mad Dog field in late 2021, the drilling team needed to ensure the drilling campaign stayed on schedule.BP did this by dedicating and integrating experienced drilling engineers and geoscientists to plan, monitor and respond during the execution.Overall, BP plans to develop Mad Dog 2 in the Gulf of Mexico with 14 production and eight injection wells…

AGR Secures Contract for Jade Prospect, Offshore China

Apr 28, 2021

Independent energy services company AGR said it has won a contract to assist with well planning and engineering on the Jade prospect in Block 29/11, offshore China.The contract, signed with oil and gas development company Empyrean Energy, will…

Pharis Mulls Steam Flooding at Pilot Field

Sep 12, 2019

Engineering consultancy Crondall Energy said it has been awarded a contract by Pharis Energy to deliver a concept select study for the operator’s heavy oil Pilot field development in the Central North Sea.According to a statement issued today by Crondall Energy…

Drill-tech Trends: Hybrid Rigs, Automation

Jun 20, 2019

Fully-automated drilling aboard a semisubmersible or jack-up drill rig powered by batteries has just become a reality. As May 2019 got underway, new, modern rigs were being ordered on more exploration, and no fewer than eight modern rigs — seven…

Expanding into a Temporary Abandonment Solution

Jun 05, 2019

Deepwater drilling activities require contingencies for temporary abandonment of the well, sometimes necessitated by wellhead change outs or riser work, and sometimes by Mother Nature.Existing mechanical solutions can struggle with restrictions inside the riser or seabed structure…

Ensco Launches Continuous Tripping Technology

Jan 02, 2019

Offshore drilling services provider Ensco has rolled out a new proprietary solution engineered to provide greater pipe tripping safety and efficiency.When used in concert with other key equipment, sensors and process controls, Ensco’s patented…

Kitron Signs MASS Nodes Deal with Magseis

Oct 22, 2018

Scandinavia's Offshore/Marine electronics manufacturing services company Kitron and Norwegian geophysical company Magseis ASA has entered into an agreement to manufacture Magseis' MASS (Marine Autonomous Seismic System) nodes to support their growth…

Double First for EM&I

Oct 17, 2018

OES Offshore Engineering firm EM&I recently completed a ‘double first’. A first-time contract for the world’s largest drilling company, and a first-time valve double isolation using an ODIN inflatable plug installed with an ROV.The work was…

Schlumberger unveils DELFI

Sep 13, 2017

Schlumberger unveiled the new DELFI cognitive E&P environment at the SIS Global Forum today (13 September), which enables collaboration across exploration and production (E&P) teams and leverages the full potential of all available data and science to optimize E&P assets…

BHI introduces DEEPFRAC fracturing service

May 01, 2017

Baker Hughes (BHI) has introduced its DEEPFRAC deepwater multistage fracturing service, which aims to save operators hundreds of millions of dollars in offshore developments through efficiency gains across the completion phase. Using multiposition sleeves and patented flowback control technology…

NPD awards AGR support agreement

Apr 28, 2017

AGR has been awarded a frame agreement to deliver well and drilling engineering advice to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) to support evaluation of drilling programs, well design and testing, completions and plugging and abandoning…

eDrilling, Mims Well form partnership

Apr 26, 2017

eDrilling, a provider of drilling and well performance solutions, and Mims Well, an integrated solution and service provider, have partnered to support the upstream oil and gas companies in Norway and the US.  The partner initiative is designed…

Sandvik extends CT reach

Apr 22, 2016

Sandvik will offers weld-free coiled tubing in lengths exceeding 1000m. The first 1010m coiled tube reel is to be symbolically delivered on 10 October 2016 for a demanding offshore oil and gas customer. To meet a growing need for coiled tubing in very long lengths…

New Wild Well tool completes GOM P&A

Apr 22, 2016

Wild Well Control’s DeepRange tool, in conjunction with its 7Series riserless intervention system, has successfully performed full plug and abandonment operations on four subsea wells in the Gulf of Mexico. These wells are a part of a larger…

W&T in 'significant' Ewing hit

Dec 15, 2015

W&T Offshore announced a 'significant discovery' at the Ewing Banks 954 A-8 exploratory well located in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.  The EW 954 A-8 well penetrated a total of 150ft of measured depth hydrocarbon pay contained in two sands…

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