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Increasing the accuracy of uncertainty data

Nov 03, 2014

Sharing information about uncertainty budgets for flow meters could lead to a better understanding of measurement systems, says NEL’s Callum Hardie. Photo from NEL. While…

Statoil plugging Gullfaks Sør with Songa Dee

Nov 03, 2014

Statoil received consent to use the Songa Dee mobile drilling facility to permanently plug exploration well 34/10-52 A/B, according to the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway. Well 34/10-52 A/B is located at the Statoil-operated Gullfaks Sør…

Johan Sverdrup consultation starts

Nov 03, 2014

A consultation period over the environmental impact assessment for the giant Johan Sverdrup development and its power supply proposal has started, Statoil announced today (November 3). Johan Sverdrup is one of the biggest discoveries…

Electrifying tube bending

Nov 01, 2014

A CNC (computer numerical control) tube bending machine with advanced programmability is helping Siemens Subsea Products to improve the precision and production efficiency of subsea hydraulic components and systems. Steve Hadrell explains…

Forties pipeline installed

Oct 31, 2014

Apache North Sea Ltd. awarded STATS Group a contract to safely isolate the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) in the North Sea. The contract is for subsea isolation valves (SSIV) and piping spools to be safely installed and leak tested. This…

BMT riser monitoring for Total's Egina

Oct 31, 2014

BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, has been selected by Saipem to supply the riser integrity monitoring systems for Total's Egina development located 150km off the coast of Nigeria.  The Egina field, discovered in 2003…

The Netherlands turns tide

Oct 30, 2014

A consortium of nine organizations including Bluewater Energy Services, Damen Shipyards Group, Van Oord and the Dutch Tidal Testing Centre have partnered to deploy a trial floating tidal energy platform in the Wadden Sea. It will mark…

Volatility hits oil and gas contracting levels

Oct 30, 2014

The latest EIC Monitor report paints a mixed picture of activity across the global upstream sectors in 3Q 2014, with a large decline in upstream activity. The global oil and gas industry has followed a gentle downward trajectory of project…

UK offshore oil and gas industry pessimistic

Oct 30, 2014

The 3Q 2014 Oil & Gas UK Business Sentiment Index published on 30 October shows that optimism in the sector continues to decline with a drop from two points above zero on the -50 to +50 index to seven points below zero. Published quarterly…

Eni, Pemex sign cooperation agreement

Oct 30, 2014

Italy's Eni signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mexico's Pemex that will see the two companies cooperating and exchanging best practices in all three sectors of the oil and gas industry. The preliminary agreement covers the exchange of knowledge in relation to technology…

Total, Dong join forces in UK

Oct 30, 2014

Total E&P UK Ltd. and Dong Energy are moving forward on a joint development of West of Shetland fields Glenlivet and Edradour. The joint development will tie-in to the Laggan and Tormore infrastructures where Total expects to add reserves of more than 65MMboe…

Brents A and B to cease 1 November

Oct 30, 2014

Shell will formally cease oil and gas production from the Brent Alpha and Brent Bravo platforms in the UK North Sea on 1 November 2014. Brent Alpha and Brent Bravo are located 186km (115 miles) east of Lerwick.  Both platforms have significantly…

HPHT Jackdaw being 'redefined'

Oct 30, 2014

BG Group has said it is delaying a sanction decision on its high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) Jackdaw project in the central North Sea. The firm said the group wanted to study more economic and lower risk development solutions for the field…

Lundin spuds Lindaormen probe

Oct 30, 2014

Lundin Petroleum has started drilling exploration well 6405/12-1 in production license 584 on the Lindarormen prospect. Lindarormen is about 150km northwest of Kristiansund on the Norwegian coast and about 80km northeast of the Ormen Lange field…

Kongsberg aids gas hydrate project

Oct 30, 2014

Kongsberg Maritime Embient, with KONGSBERG partner company Contros Systems and Solutions, has been selected to develop and deliver innovative technologies and strategies for environmental monitoring during gas hydrate exploration and production…

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