Upstream News

Global coverage of exploration and production, field development, shale, fracking and other upstream sector developments

	i-Tech 7 strengthens smart skid technology track record in Gulf of Mexico 26th September 2019 LLOG Exploration Co. was seeking better ways to flush three flowlines and two umbilicals as part of the workscope to abandon the G1 115 platform. Instead of using the conventional method of coil tubing, i-...
	ALE awarded SCR and umbilical pull in project in US Gulf of Mexico 25th September 2019 The scope of work included in this contract is for engineering, procurement, fabrication and offshore pull-in operations.ALE will start the engineering phase of this project immediately with offshore...
	OMV, Snam and TAG sign MoU for sustainable LNG mobility 24th September 2019 The agreement was signed by Rainer Seele, CEO of OMV Aktiengesellschaft, Marco Alverà, CEO of Snam S.p.A., as well as the Managing Directors of TAG GmbH, Daniele Gamba and Rudolf Starzer.The MoU lays out...
	Total, Eni stake new claim in Cyprus gas and oil search 19th September 2019 The agreement makes France’s Total and Italy’s Eni the biggest players in the Mediterranean island’s energy search, holding exploration licenses for seven of the 13 blocks. Korea’s...
	SWIM.AI introduces DataFabric software with RealTime analysis and prediction 19th September 2019 SWIM.AI today announced general availability of a new enterprise software product, Swim DataFabric. DataFabric software lets businesses interconnect all data-generating assets and provides...
	Simulator training success on Ocean GreatWhite to be rolled out across other projects 18th September 2019 Simulator training to prepare crews for the specific drilling conditions at Blackrock off Shetland has proved so successful it is being rolled out across other projects.Siccar Point Energy commissioned the...
	Gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea 18th September 2019 Recoverable resources are estimated at 8–14 million standard cubic metres of oil equivalent, corresponding to 50–88 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe).“This is good news. The Ørn...
	ABS and HHI Group Join Forces on Digitalisation and Decarbonisation 18th September 2019 This new framework will be an industry first D&D ecosystem between class, shipyard and ship service company. Launched at a ceremony during Gastech, the new framework enables HHI, HGS and ABS to...
	Polarcus engaged on wide-azimuth project for WesternGeco 17th September 2019 The project incorporates two Polarcus high-end streamer vessels plus two source vessels. As previously announced, the duration of the project is approximately four months; a total of eight vessel months....
	Augmenting reservoir characterization with machine learning 17th September 2019 Machine learning continues to make the headlines at industry events this year with dedicated workshops and technical sessions. While machine learning offers opportunities to potentially revolutionise...