UK-based oilfield services firm Expro has completed an ultra-deep water plug and abandonment (P&A) project on in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) for Apache. The work comprised the pre-abandonment and plugging of wells in the ultra-deep water Atwater Valley and Mississippi Canyon areas…
Expro is currently collecting real-time data to support production optimization from brownfield wells using a non-intrusive wellhead surveillance technology. John McKay, Expro, explains. ActiveSONAR…
Zennor Petroleum has completed its acquisition of First Oil & Gas and Antrim Resources from the administrators of First Oil Expro. Zennor now takes over interests in the North Sea producing fields Mungo and Monan (License P059), Bacchus (License P255)…
Expro secured a new framework agreement with Statoil in the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The agreement, for three years with options to extend for three, two-year periods will see Expro provide subsea services and well control systems…
The failure of UK-based independent explorer First Oil has resulted in partners EnQuest and Cairn Energy increasing their stakes in the Kraken heavy oil field development. First Oil had held 15% interest in the Kraken field in the UK North Sea…
Mike Jardon is to take over as CEO of UK-based Expro succeeding Charles Woodburn, who is leaving the company in April to join defense firm BAE Systems. Jardon joined Expro in 2011 as COO, after holding senior roles within Schlumberger’s wireline…
Expro is entering Qatar for the first time in a five-year contract for well intervention and slickline services including high deviation and heavy-duty fishing offshore Qatar. “In current market conditions, Expro recognizes the need for operators to lower production costs…
There is just over a week left to enter the 2016 Offshore Achievement Awards, which offers companies and individuals the opportunity to be recognized among some of the industry’s greatest success stories of the last 30 years. Entries for the 30th annual awards…
Expro has been awarded two contracts together worth US$25 million in the North Sea. In one contract, Wintershall has awarded Expro a five-year contract for work on its recently approved Maria development project, in the Haltenbanken area…
In today’s climate, helping the next generation understand the importance and longevity of the oil and gas industry is more important than ever, says SPE Offshore Europe co-chairman Charles Woodburn. Elaine Maslin explains. Charles Woodburn…
UK-based Expro Group has been awarded new contracts from Tullow Oil worth more than US$100 million over three years. The contracts will see Expro work across Tullow Oil’s assets in Ghana, including the Jubilee field and the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) field project (see map)…
Inspiring the next generation sets the theme for this year’s SPE Offshore Europe 2015. OE takes a look at what’s in store at this year’s event. Offshore Europe 2014. In under three months’ time…
UK-based international oilfield services company Expro has won a four-year, US$45 million contract offshore Canada with Statoil in the Flemish Pass Basin. The contract, which includes options for two one-year extensions, will include…
Expro won the Innovator Award at this year’s SPE Offshore Achievement Awards for its pioneering wireless well solutions technology. Champion receiving the award. Image from Expro. The…
Private equity group Epi-V has taken on Talisman Sinopec Energy UK CEO Geoff Holmes to lead its FourPhase portfolio company CEO as it looks to grow its global portfolio. it has also taken on Expro director Tony Kitchener, as Chairman…