Upstream News

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	BP North Sea deploys Mars technology in world-first methane monitoring project 10th September 2019 The pilot, which combined highly advanced sensor technology originally designed by NASA for the Mars Curiosity Rover with a fixed-wing remote piloted air system (RPAS), or drone, broke the UK’s record...
	AI project aims to unlock "treasure trove" of big data for oil and gas 5th September 2019 The Intelligent Data Quality Improver (IDQI) project is an initiative involving the University of Aberdeen and co-funders the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC), software R&D company HyperDAP Ltd,...
	Accelerating start-up schedule for Johan Sverdrup 5th September 2019 The Johan Sverdrup development continues to progress well through the final stages of preparation for operations. As a result, Equinor and its partners Lundin Norway, Petoro, Aker BP and Total, are...
	Oil and gas industry publish blueprint for net zero 4th September 2019 The UK’s offshore oil and gas industry has outlined its contribution to the UK and Scottish Government net-zero ambitions as part of an ambitious blueprint showing what the sector could look like in...
	Eigen Partners With Chrysaor for Digitalised Engineering Support Enhancement 4th September 2019 Offshore Oil and Gas digitalisation software provider and systems integrator, Eigen, has initiated an engineering support project with exploration and production company, Chrysaor.The partnership involves...
	Lundin Norway Digital Drilling Operations Portal Implementation Goes Live 3rd September 2019 The Drilling Portal is now live and combines remote monitoring of information from multiple different systems to provide a quick and intuitive overview of all drilling operations. A search functionality...
	Fugro’s targeted approach secures second seep hunting success offshore Malaysia 30th August 2019 The second campaign was located offshore Sarawak, Malaysia and began 8 May 2019 onboard the Fugro Equator. Acquired geophysical data included over 15 000 km2 of multibeam echosounder (MBES) data...
	BP to sell Alaska business to Hilcorp 29th August 2019 Under the terms of the agreement, Hilcorp will purchase all of BP's interests in the state for a total consideration of $5.6 billion. The sale will include BP's entire upstream and midstream...
	CGG begins new 3D broadband survey in deepwater Brazil 29th August 2019 With an initial focus on Brazil’s 15th License Round blocks, the data is being acquired by the Geo Caribbean and a portion of the survey will provide 3D data coverage where no other 3D data currently...
	TechnipFMC to create two independent companies 29th August 2019 The two companies are RemainCo, a fully-integrated technology and services provider, continuing to drive energy development and SpinCo, a engineering and construction (E&C) player, poised to capitalize...