Searcher Seismic has started a 3D reprocessing project, offshore Papua New Guinea in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The project comprises reprocessing existing open-file 3D datasets with a modern broadband de-ghosting and pre-stack depth migration sequence…
Energean Oil & Gas is planning to develop the Israeli Tanin and Karish gas and condensate fields using a floating production solution, the firm announced in a press conference today. Energean says it will submit a formal field development plan (FDP) for both fields…
Malaysia's SapuraKencana Petroleum (SKPB) and UK-based engineering firm Proserv are joining forces to provide enhanced technology services offerings to clients in Asia Pacific. The firms will jointly provide a range of services across the drilling…
Webtool, a hydraulic cutting tools provider, will highlight its latest cable gripper and retrieval tools, and electrically operated subsea cutters at Subsea Expo 2017. The stand will feature the Webtool cable gripper, which allows the…
UK independent Arenite Petroleum is seeking investors to help it drill a proof-of-concept horizontal well into UK Permian carbonates, as well as test an underlying Carboniferous strata. The move, which will target two horizons in the Permian carbonates…
Short-term disruptions have hit the North Sea today (10 January) following an alert service bulletin from helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky requiring inspection for all S-92 aircraft, globally. The bulletin follows an incident on 28 December…
In this video, BP shows its global plans for 2017. The supermajor will focus on several of its projects including Thunder Horse in the Gulf of Mexico; Shah Deniz 2 in the Caspian Sea off Azerbaijan; Juniper off Trinidad and Tobago; Quad 204 off the UK; and much more.
Maersk Oil is planning to cut 160 jobs from its Danish business unit following an 'organizational review.' The firm said the results of the review of the Danish business unit would 'simplify its organization to improve efficiency,' and create a more cost-efficient operating model…
UK Independent Serica Energy is targeting a development plan for the long-dormant North Sea Columbus field this year, the firm said today. Serica is also firming up plans to drill its Rowallan prospect in North Sea block 22/18c in 2018…
The US Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) has appointed Walter Cruickshank, Ph.D., as the acting director. Image of Cruickshank, from BOEM. As deputy director, and currently acting director of BOEM…
Short-term production from the BP-led Azerbaijan’s Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) project in the Caspian Sea is expected to be flat, and contain gas rather than oil, according to a new analysis from Douglas-Westwood (DW). ACG…
There are not too many people within the subsea business that saw through – from their very beginnings and from the inside – the growth of two of the biggest players in the business. Elaine Maslin speaks with Allen Leatt to find out more…
SapuraKencana Petroleum has been awarded several contracts via its subsidiaries worth a total of about US$300 million. SapuraKencana Subsea Services inked a two-year contract to provide underwater services for Petronas Carigali. The…
Polarcus received a letter of intent for a broadband 3D marine seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. The project is due to start in Q1 2017 and will run for approximately one month.
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported the total wells drilled and completed in Q4 2016 decreased 8.8% when compared to Q3 2016. This decrease shows a drastic improvement from the same period in 2015 which saw a 21% decrease in total wells drilled and completed…
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