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	Accelerated production start-up from the Ærfugl field 22nd April 2020 “The acceleration of production from Ærfugl Phase 2 means increased value creation for the Ærfugl joint venture, the supplier industry and the Norwegian society in the form of increased revenues. Thus...
	Suriname: Total and Apache Corporation announce a second discovery in Block 58 3rd April 2020 Total and Apache Corporation have announced a significant oil discovery at the Sapakara West-1 well drilled offshore Suriname on Block 58. The well was drilled using the Noble Sam Croft with...
	DNV GL introduces new recommended practice and digital tool to manage major safety and cost risks exposed by corrosion under insulation 24th March 2020 CUI, a type of corrosion which arises when water becomes trapped between insulation and the piping and vessels it is designed to protect, has contributed to more than 20% of all major oil and gas accidents...
	Aker Solutions Wins 20-Year Umbilicals Master Order With Chevron 24th March 2020 The scope of the Chevron agreement includes the delivery of engineering, design and manufacturing of dynamic and static control umbilicals, dynamic and static power umbilicals, and service and installation...
	Unity secures multi-million-pound contract with Spirit Energy for well integrity services 18th March 2020 As part of the work-scope Unity will deliver surface wellhead and Xmas tree maintenance services offshore, covering around one hundred wells, as well as providing onshore equipment testing, repair,...
	Multi-million-pound scope to supply sand-face completion for Aker BP 5th March 2020 Over the next three years, the existing frame agreement will see Tendeka deliver its sand screens and FloSure Autonomous Inflow Control Devices (AICDs) to Aker BP’s fields on the Norwegian...
	First long-term smart contract signed for offshore maintenance 5th March 2020 In 2018, the two companies and Cognite, a global AI software company enabling the full-scale digital transformation of heavy-asset industries, embarked upon a digital pilot effort for predictive maintenance...
	Ocean Infinity completes ground-breaking survey project in Angola 4th March 2020 The project was the first time that geophysical, geotechnical, and seismic data has been gathered at the same time. This was achieved through simultaneous operations of Ocean Infinity’s state of the...
	Maersk Drilling secures one-well contract offshore Egypt 3rd March 2020 Maersk Drilling has been awarded a one-well contract for the semi-submersible rig Maersk Discoverer offshore Egypt. The contract has an estimated duration of 21 days and is expected to commence in March...
	Equinor making its first 2020 discovery on the Norwegian continental shelf 3rd March 2020 “Sigrun East is a win-win. Exploring near existing infrastructure we prove resources that can be profitably realized, while producing with low CO2 emissions,” says Equinor’s senior vice...