Premier Oil’s first exploration well in its 2.1 billion bbl 2015 Falkland’s drilling campaign has confirmed the extension of the giant Sea Lion discovery. The 14/15b-5 Zebedee exploration well, using the Eirik Raude semisubmersible drilling rig…
ROVOP established a new Western Hemisphere headquarters and support base in Houston, as well as appointed three ROV industry professionals to lead the business, due to an increased demand for its services globally. Image of Wagner…
On 1 March, EMAS AMC officially christened and named its flagship, the Lewek Constellation, prior to her departure to the Gulf of Mexico to start work for Noble Energy. EMAS AMC’s Lewek Constellation…
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…
Industrial Internet of Things is out there, but ‘work needs to be done.’ Industrial Internet of Things (IIot) is nebulous term bandied about in just about any conversation when it comes to automation, when in reality, the level of communication…
Automation systems provider Cougar Automation has developed and commissioned a control system for Balltec to use on the first buoy supported riser (BSR) system installed on Brazil’s Guara-Lula project. Buoy supported riser tether adjustment…
Brazil has big plans as it sets its sight on increasing oil exports – but it will need investment in technology as it moves into ever deeper waters. Elaine Maslin reports from Subsea Expo. Various vessels await deployment in Guanabara Bay near Niterói…
Consideration is being given to new tax incentives to encourage enhanced oil recovery schemes in the UK North Sea. Elaine Maslin looks at an assessment of EOR economics. Professor Alex Kemp. As production declines…
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…
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…
Karoon Gas Australia spudded its third well in the Santos basin drilling campaign, offshore Brazil. Map of the Santos basin, from Karoon. The Echidna-1 exploration well is located in exploration block S-M-1102…
Four people are dead and several injured following a fire on Petróleos Mexicanos' (PEMEX) Abkatún Permanente platform in the Bay of Campeche, offshore Mexico. PEMEX confirmed the four casualties on its Twitter account around 12:30 p.m…
Total E&P Congo awarded Fugro a five-year, US$100 million contract for remote operated vehicle (ROV) services and remote subsea tooling in the Moho Nord field offshore Africa. Image of Fugro's FCV 3000 work class ROV system…
BW Offshore signed an agreement with Petrorio for a one-year extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Polvo. The firm period has been extended to 3Q 2016 (from 3Q 2015), with options until 3Q 2022. BW Offshore is operating the FPSO offshore Brazil…
Harkand Arena secured a US$5 million contract in Mexico to perform saturation diving services in support of an offshore pipeline project for Swiber Offshore Mexico S.A de C.V. Image from Harkand. The…
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