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	No compromise on 100 percent HSE ambition at ADNOC as it seeks to unlock greater value from its resources 16th April 2018 As global exploration, development and production of oil and gas resources shifts to more complex, remote and challenging fields, the need to rigorously safeguard people and the environment, as well as...
	Aquaterra Energy successfully designs, fabricates and installs first CSP platform for offshore Trinidad and Tobago 10th April 2018 Aquaterra Energy, a leading global offshore engineering solutions provider, is pleased to announce it has completed the delivery of a Sea Swift conductor supported platform (CSP) for DeNovo Energy in the...
	Dry well and appraisal well west of the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea 10th April 2018 The well was drilled about one kilometre from the Skarv field in the northern part of the Norwegian Sea.Ærfugl was proven in Upper Cretaceous reservoir rocks (the Lysing formation) in 2000. The plan for...
	Shell completes sale of its stake in Iraq’s West Gurna 1 oil field to Itochu 5th April 2018 The purchaser has also assumed debt of $144 million as part of the transaction.The West Qurna 1 venture will continue to be operated by ExxonMobil. Shell’s other businesses in the country are not...
	The power of insight: how data and analytics can optimise O&G operation 4th April 2018 Integrated production models are now ubiquitous, and the software and data required to deliver optimal performance increasingly complex. The industry is no stranger to data.You could argue, therefore, that...
	Deep Sea Mooring and Vryhof Anchors Secure First Contract with Cooper Energy 4th April 2018 Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) and Vryhof Anchors, both Vryhof businesses, have secured a contract to provide full-scale mooring and anchoring services to Australian energy company Cooper Energy. The contract...
	Tendeka appoints new Advanced Completions Director to accelerate PulseEight commercialisation 3rd April 2018 Paul has more than 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector. He joins Tendeka having most recently been vice president of global technical sales with Delphian Ballistics. Paul, who previously...
	Autonomous offshore robot a world-first 3rd April 2018 Robots could soon be working autonomously alongside humans on a North Sea platform as part of a world-first project from the Oil & Gas Technology Centre, Total E&P (Total) and taurob, in partnership...
	Over $811bn will be spent on 615 upcoming oil and gas fields by 2025 2nd April 2018 Globally, capital expenditure (capex) into conventional oil, heavy oil, oil sands and unconventional oil projects would add up to $352bn, $44bn, $43.4bn and $30bn respectively over the eight-year period,...
	Production starts up at Timimoun gas field 2nd April 2018 The production complex with a capacity of around 5 million cubic meters of natural gas per day at plateau (around 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d)), is jointly operated by Sonatrach (51%),...