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BiSN Deploys Largest-ever Bismuth Plug

Oct 25, 2018

BiSN, the provider of metal-to-metal downhole sealing solutions, has achieved a world first in conjunction with AkerBP and Altus Intervention, through the successful deployment of the largest-ever bismuth plug.Following over a year of development…

PSA wants information on Ekofisk well barriers

Nov 03, 2017

ConocoPhillips has been asked to provide for more information about their plugging and abandonment operations in the Ekofisk field, specifically around how their permanent well barriers meet regulatory requirements from a long-term perspective…

HydraWell targets rigless abandonments

Oct 31, 2017

Norway-based plug and abandonment firm HydraWell is targeting a technology to plug offshore wells without the support of a drilling rig.  HydraWell has introduced PWC technology (perforate, wash and cement) to plug offshore wells in 2…

Expro transmits abandoned well data to surface, wirelessly

Oct 25, 2017

Oilfield services firm Expro says it has performed the world’s first proven wireless transmission of reservoir pressure data to surface, from a recently abandoned subsea appraisal well, which incorporated a rock-to-rock cement plug.    The…

Repsol picks Weatherford for 50-well P&A project

Oct 12, 2017

Weatherford International has been awarded a contract for plug and abandonment (P&A) services by Repsol Norge. The work will start this month and is estimated to be completed over three years. The contract scope encompasses multiple services…

Repsol to plug Varg wells with Rowan Stavanger

Sep 08, 2017

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Repsol Norge consent to use the Rowan Stavanger jackup for permanent plugging of wells on the Varg field. Rowan Stavanger.  Image from Rowan…

Centrica, Hydrawell ink P&A frame agreement

Aug 02, 2017

Centrica North Sea has awarded HydraWell a three-year frame contract to provide plug and abandonment (P&A) technology and services for the operator’s “A Fields” in the southern part of the North Sea.  Centrica has recently submitted a…

Hydrawell appoints CEO, ex-Schlumberger director

Jul 28, 2017

Plug and abandonment (P&A) and well repair specialist HydraWell has appointed Mark Sørheim as its new CEO. Mark Sørheim joins HydraWell from Schlumberger in Aberdeen where he held the position as integrated drilling and completion project director…

Rigless P&A: Increasing efficiency, reducing cost

Jul 01, 2017

Halliburton’s Ernst Schnell discusses a recent collaboration between Halliburton’s casing equipment team and a Scandinavian operator, which helped develop a rigless method for plugging a well through the Xmas tree. Rigless AbandaSystem schematic…

Aker BP to plug Valhall wells with Mærsk Invincible

May 16, 2017

Aker BP has received consent to use the Mærsk Invincible jackup rig for plugging and abandoning wells at the Valhall field. Production from the Valhall DP is scheduled to end in the next few years. Three of the wells are still in production…

$1.29 million fund for P&A technologies

May 01, 2017

The UK's Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) has launched its first 'Call for Ideas,' inviting innovative technology concepts and ideas to transform the way that offshore oil and gas wells are plugged and abandoned. The OGTC is planning to invest about US$1…

Nexen to drill at Glengorm with Mærsk Gallant

Mar 27, 2017

Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract for the harsh environment jackup rig Mærsk Gallant, following a competitive tendering exercise by Nexen Petroleum UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of CNOOC Ltd. The contract covers the drilling of the high-pressure…

GATE acquires eelReel Tool

Mar 24, 2017

The eelReel Tool is an extended reach solution to clean plugged flowlines and pipelines. With an established track record of resolving a multitude of blockages comprised of hydrates, scale, paraffin, and asphaltenes, the eelReel Tool is a…

Archer releases SPARTAN plug family

Feb 07, 2017

Archer Oiltools, a provider of solutions for well integrity and well performance, has released the SPARTAN plug family, designed to help operators deliver safer wells, boost operational efficiency and reduce costs.   Driven by customer demand and industry challenges…

Schlumberger acquires Peak Well Systems

Jan 05, 2017

Oilfield services giant Schlumberger has acquired Aberdeen-based Peak Well Systems (Peak), a specialist in the design and development of advanced downhole tools for flow control, well intervention and well integrity. Peak Well Systems…

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