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	Conflict continues to stifle South Sudan’s oil sector, says GlobalData 9th July 2015 According to Jonathan Markham, GlobalData's Analyst covering Upstream Oil & Gas, reported production in South Sudan was approximately 240,000 barrels per day (bd) at the end of 2013, prior to the start...
	Refracturing technology needs to drive innovation, reduce risk and costs, IHS says 9th July 2015 Horizontal well refracturing technologies will likely remain a niche market in the U.S. until significant technical and financial risks can be reduced. That’s the finding of new research from IHS, which...
	SRP awarded US$ 4 million contract to develop Nimway connector 9th July 2015 The commitment of more than USD4 million is against SRP successfully qualifying the connectors to ISO 13628-7:2005 and the latest working draft of API specification 17G (2015); with the client obtaining...
	CIS group completes subsea piling operation 2nd July 2015 CIS used its remotely-operated Subsea Piling System, which makes it possible to drive piles as large as 42 inches in diameter, in water depths to 300 metres. The operation was executed as part of the...
	ITF’s GCC members agree key technology areas 2nd July 2015 The Industry Technology Facilitator’s (ITF) Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members have, for the first time, agreed to take forward three technology challenges with the aim of defining a call for proposals...
	Tendeka wins Austrian sandface completion contract 22nd June 2015 The installation will include FloRight Ultra premium screens with the market-leading FloSure autonomous inflow control devices (AICDs) plus SwellRight packers and sleeves. The application is a brownfield...
	OIS awarded North Sea decommissioning contract by Antrim Energy and Centrica Energy 22nd June 2015 The offshore scope of the campaign, which also includes six wells from Centrica Energy, will include complete offshore and onshore project management, vessel charter, equipment and personnel. Rhodri Davies...
	DNV GL research paper shows bright future for subsea processing 22nd June 2015 The report addresses current limitations, but also highlights opportunities for subsea technology. To lend clarity to the topic, the paper compares a benchmark FPSO set-up with a hypothetical all-subsea...
	CFOs will play critical role in the economic survival of the oil and gas industry, says ACCA 22nd June 2015 Speaking on the report, titled Oil and gas – priorities and challenges for the CFO enterprise, Jamie Lyon, the author and ACCA’s head of corporate sector says: “We have all seen the impact of volatility in...
	Caprari partner with Veolia Environnement - 2015 - 2017 global framework 22nd June 2015 VEOLIA Environnement has been dealing with three fundamental improving of life activities for the past 160 years: -Water -Waste management -Energy and employs over 220,000 persons globally....