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RigNet Wins FPSO Analytics Job

Sep 10, 2019

Networking solutions provider RigNet said it has secures a multi-year agreement with Galoc Production Company (GPC) to deploy its machine learning-based analytics platform on board the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Rubicon Intrepid…

Exxon Discussing Norway Asses Sale with Var Energi

Sep 09, 2019

Oil major ExxonMobil said on Friday it had signed an exclusivity agreement with Var Energi for negotiations regarding a possible sale of Exxon's Norwegian upstream assets.An acquisition of Exxon's production assets in Norway would cement Var…

Johan Sverdrup: 660,000 bpd Output by 2022

Sep 09, 2019

Output from the Equinor-operated Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea will rise to 660,000 barrels per day (bpd) by 2022, from 440,000 bpd by early 2020, a company executive said on Monday.Output from the field will start up in October…

Mexico, Pemex to Hedge Oil Output

Sep 09, 2019

The Mexican government has said in its 2020 budget proposal that it will maintain a strategy of hedging its oil output against lower prices.Mexico’s state oil company Pemex will also continue a similar but separate hedging program. Mexico’s…

Baker Hughes: U.S. Oil Drillers Cut Rigs Again

Sep 06, 2019

U.S. energy firms this week reduced the number of oil rigs operating for a third week in a row after drilling slowed for nine straight months as independent producers cut spending by about 10% this year.Drillers cut four oil rigs in the week to Sept…

Dongfang Topside Floated Out in China

Sep 05, 2019

Heavy lift and transport company ALE said it performed an 18,000t topside load-out and floatover transportation from a yard in Zhuhai, China. The topside will form part of a new offshore platform in the Dongfang gas fields in the South China Sea to support natural gas development in the region…

TGS Acquires Production Data Firm

Sep 05, 2019

TGS said it has purchased all outstanding shares and completed the acquisition of Lasser, Inc., a Fort Worth-based company which provides historical and monthly oil and gas production data.Lasser owns, maintains and licenses a nationwide U.S…

Johan Sverdrup Nearing Early Start-up

Sep 05, 2019

The mega Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian NOrth Sea is expected to come on stream in October this year, one month ahead of schedule, operator Equinor announced on Thursday.The Johan Sverdrup development continues to progress well through the final stages of preparation for operations…

Snefrid Nord Comes On Stream

Sep 04, 2019

On September 1, Equinor and its partners began producing from the deepwater Snefrid Nord gas field, the first discovery tied back to the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea. Production start-up, originally planned for the end of 2019, comes ahead of schedule and at more than 1…

BHGE Deploys Downhole Intelligent Wet-Mate System

Sep 03, 2019

Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), said it has deployed its downhole intelligent wet-mate system, which enables real-time production monitoring and control of the completion system across the entire wellbore in multi-trip completions.Deployed…

Woodside Resumes Vincent Exports

Sep 03, 2019

Woodside Petroleum has offered the first Vincent crude cargo for export since production resumed at the $1.9 billion Greater Enfield project off western Australia, two trade sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.Output at the Vincent field…

Petrobras Produced 3.0 Mbbpd in August

Sep 03, 2019

Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA produced 3.0 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) on average in August, according to a securities filing on Tuesday, up 21.6% from the same period a year ago.Petrobras, as the company is known…

A Piece of the Puzzle

Sep 03, 2019

As technological advancements continue, subsea processing equipment such as gas compression – now moving beyond Norwegian waters for the first time – may prove to be an increasingly important piece of the offshore production puzzle.“The overall subsea landscape is changing radically…

Brazil Oil Production Jumps 7% in July

Sep 03, 2019

Brazilian oil production increased to 2.77 million barrels per day (bpd) on average in July, up 7% from a year earlier, local oil and fuels regulator ANP said on Monday.Natural gas production also increased by 7% in July from the same month last year to 124 million cubic meters…

Bayu Undan Gas Contracts Updated

Sep 02, 2019

Liquefied natural gas producer ConocoPhillips announced new production sharing contracts with East Timor for the ageing Bayu Undan gas field on Saturday, following the implementation of a new maritime border with Australia.The gas condensate deposit in the Timor Sea…

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