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Mexico’s new era

Apr 09, 2015

David Shields provides a glance at Mexico’s energy reform and Round One. Pemex’s Ku-S platform at the Ku Maloob Zaap oil field in the Bay of Campeche. Image from Return To Scene.   Round One…

Petrofac wins Ichthys LNG work

Apr 08, 2015

INPEX awarded Petrofac an integrity and maintenance program development contract by for the Ichthys LNG Project, offshore Western Australia. The Ichthys field. From INPEX.   The INPEX…

Woodside hits off Western Australia

Apr 08, 2015

Woodside made a gas discovery at its Pyxis-1 exploration well in production license WA-34-L, offshore Western Australia. Map of WA-34-L. From Woodside.   The well intersected approximately 18…

Seaway nets Perla job offshore Venezuala

Apr 08, 2015

Seaway Heavy Lifting entered into a contract with Cardon IV in Venezuela for transportation and installation of the Perla project gas production platforms complete with tie-in of the subsea infrastructure.  The Perla development consists…

Former Roc chief headed for Afren top spot

Apr 07, 2015

London’s Afren is appointing Roc Oil's former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alan Linn as its new CEO to take the place of Osman Shahenshah, who was terminated for “gross misconduct” in October 2014. Linn…

McDermott, GE get Brazilian SURF

Apr 07, 2015

Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção (QGEP) awarded the McDermott International and GE Oil & Gas consortium a SURF contract to provide subsea equipment for the early production system (EPS) on the Atlanta field, offshore Brazil. Map from QGEP…

KrisEnergy drills third Thai well

Apr 07, 2015

KrisEnergy began drilling the Rossukon-3 exploration well in G6/48 in the Gulf of Thailand using Shelf Drilling's Key Gibraltar jackup rig. Gulf of Thailand block map. From KrisEnergy.   Rossukon…

RIL’s MJ discovery develops off India

Apr 06, 2015

India’s Reliance Industries’ (RIL) MJ Discovery is estimated to have 1.4 Tcf of unrisked contingent resources offshore India, according to partner Niko Resources. MJ Discovery map. From Niko.   The…

Gazprom, Petrovietnam expand partnership

Apr 06, 2015

Gazprom Neft and Petrovietnam signed a series of agreements to extend their collaboration activity on the Pechora Sea shelf. Dolginskoye field. From Gazprom.   The joint oil and gas exploration…

PEMEX to restore Abkatún production

Apr 06, 2015

After a fire that killed four workers, with three still missing, Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) began to restore production at the Abkatún central processing platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Abkatún A. From PEMEX Flickr…

Deadly PEMEX fire under investigation

Apr 03, 2015

The attorney general’s office of Mexico is investigating the Petróleos Mexicanos' (PEMEX) Abkatún Permanente platform incident that left four dead, 16 injured and three missing, for possible charges of murder and mischief. The Abkatún Permanente platform…

PEMEX platform fire out

Apr 02, 2015

The fire that broke out on the Petróleos Mexicanos' (PEMEX) Abkatún Permanente platform, causing the death of four workers and several injuries, was extinguished late last night (1 April). The Abkatún Permanente platform after the fire…

Resetting the industry

Apr 01, 2015

Exploration and production executives are facing a bleak year with tough budgets – but the mood wasn’t all doom and gloom at IP Week. Solutions are being suggested – as Meg Chesshyre reports. Yves-Louis Darricarrère…

Understanding EOR

Apr 01, 2015

EOR is taking off offshore, yet scientists at the University of Aberdeen believe more work needs to be done to understand the link between reservoir properties such as wettability and fluid flow to help in order to truly benefit from EOR…

RWLI makes its mark

Apr 01, 2015

Ask about subsea well intervention and most assume it’s riserless light well intervention you want to talk about – for good reason. Elaine Maslin reports. Subsea light well intervention visualized by FMC Technologies…

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