Upstream News

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

	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...
	Tullow Oil announces second oil discovery off coast of Guyana 17th September 2019 The Joe-1 exploration well was drilled by the Stena Forth drillship to a Total Depth of 2,175 metres in water depth of 780 metres. Evaluation of logging and sampling data has confirmed that Joe-1 has...
	Olis Robotics Launches Sales and Distribution Partnership with Forum Energy Technologies 12th September 2019 The Olis Master Controller (OMC) is a next-generation controller for piloting Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) in the offshore energy industry. The controller provides both remote and local ROV operation...
	BP deploys continuous methane measurement for new major oil and gas projects 12th September 2019 Continuous measurement, including instruments such as gas cloud imaging (GCI), will be rolled out to all new major projects worldwide. The technology has also been tested and installed in existing...
	Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore Saudi Arabia 12th September 2019 The engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract is awarded for execution in consortium with L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro.The...
	New contract increases JFO’s activities in key Middle East oil and gas market 12th September 2019 James Fisher Offshore (JFO), a global provider of specialist offshore engineering solutions, has increased its oil and gas decommissioning activities in the Middle East with a new offshore platform jacket...