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	Real-time data during installation of wellhead foundations 2nd April 2019 Hydromea’s LUMA, a wireless high-speed underwater communication system, was successfully deployed by Rever Offshore during an installation of a subsea wellhead foundation for Total drilling in the...
	Vroon Offshore Services wins new contract with Total E&P Nederland B.V. 1st April 2019 Under the new contract, Vroon’s specialist subsea-support, walk-to-work unit, the VOS Start will deliver offshore logistical support to a planned maintenance campaign in the Dutch sector of the...
	International wins kick off strong growth in Norwegian production enhancement specialist firm 1st April 2019 Norwegian based production solutions firm, FourPhase, has reported a substantial increase in revenue and staff numbers, as it seeks to expand further in 2019.Revenue jumped by 76% from 2017 to 2018. During...
	Stress Engineering Services receives OTC New Technology Award 28th March 2019 Stress Engineering developed a new process for collecting critical riser data, which utilizes a life cycle condition based monitoring (CBM), maintenance and inspection system that can be deployed on the...
	BP commits $100 million to fund new emissions reductions projects 28th March 2019 The new Upstream Carbon Fund will provide significant further support to BP’s work generating sustainable greenhouse gas emissions reductions in its operations. In April 2018, BP set clear, near-...
	Eni announces new discovery in the central part of the North Sea 20th March 2019 Vår Energi holds a 20% stake in the licence, while Aker BP ASA (which is the Operator) holds 60% and Lundin Norway AS 20%. The wells are located about 4 km northwest of the Bøyla Field and 225 km west of...
	ExxonMobil to increase, accelerate Permian output to 1 million barrels per day by 2024 20th March 2019 The size of the company’s resource base in the Permian is approximately 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels and is likely to grow further as analysis and development activities continue.“We’...
	HyPR™ HoleSaver™ system activated twice in four weeks in the Middle East 20th March 2019 Churchill’s HyPR™ HoleSaver™, the world’s first hydraulic pipe recovery system, was activated on a well offshore of the UAE on 16th March after the BHA became stuck at 9,070 feet due...
	Siccar Point Energy spuds Blackrock Exploration Well 19th March 2019 The campaign, using Diamond Offshore’s Ocean GreatWhite semi-submersible rig, is expected to take around five months and also includes the Lyon exploration prospect North of Shetland.Located 140 km...
	Sercel optimises Vibroseis productivity 19th March 2019 Sercel is pleased to announce the launch of the world’s first Vibrator Auto-Guidance solution, designed to increase vibroseis productivity by up to 10%.The solution can be fitted to all Sercel Nomad...