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March 30, 2023
Harbison-Fischer’s new single-piece HFX cage is engineered to raise the rod pumping standard in severe service conditions by optimizing fluid flow dynamics and minimizing energy loss–a drop in pressure– during the valve’s opening and closing.
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March 2023
Dinosaurs, CO2 and Quantum
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March 2023
A cross-sector collaboration between suppliers and project partners to design rigs at the concept stage for tie-back will be beneficial. This approach enables the industry to move from sequential development stages toward simultaneous drilling and platform construction to accelerate timelines.
Article
March 2023
Drilling contractors and operators have more options than ever before to reduce their diesel fuel costs, without sacrificing performance. Creating an integrated and fuel-flexible hybrid power solution offers sustainability benefits and stability that’s required in the oil field.
Article
March 2023
Market demand for drilling rigs ramps up after years of dormant activity when many were stacked for storage. Ensuring that these still have the right specifications and are fit for purpose following reactivation can be a challenge requiring technical experience and expertise.
News
March 30, 2023
Transocean Endurance was awarded a multi-well plug and abandonment contract in Australia with an independent operator. The estimated 240-day contract is expected to commence in January 2024 and contribute approximately $91 million in backlog.
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March 30, 2023
The Guluc-2 well discovered 73 meters of gas pay across 14 separate intervals. Current flow test results and production is from only 6 meters of gas pay; 67 meters remains to be perforated in the future ensuring a long-term production horizon for the well.
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March 30, 2023
The eSCILS, ordered by Aker BP, were commissioned on the Odfjell Drilling rig Deepsea Nordkapp. During three days, successful wet/sea tests with umbilical, ROV mode and other interfaces were performed.
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March 30, 2023
Developed in collaboration with Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), OEUK has worked with its members to create the UK Mutual Aid Framework Agreement (UK MAFA) which aims to facilitate mutual aid of personnel between UK operators in the event of a sustained incident response.
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March 29, 2023
The 73 million acre sale — one of the nation’s largest ever — being held by the Interior Department on Wednesday was one of several required under the Democrats’ climate law as a concession to Senator Joe Manchin to secure the bill’s passage in the Senate.
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March 29, 2023
Delay and uncertainty over the next offshore leasing program has put the U.S. in the unprecedented position of having a substantial gap in between congressionally mandated leasing programs for the first time since the process started in the early 1980s.
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March 29, 2023
The NSTA is determined to assist industry in its role of ensuring domestic energy security and has opened a consultation on new guidance which aims to streamline the buying and selling of assets.
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March 29, 2023
The daily rates secured for these contracts reflect strong demand for the vessels. The first contract is set to commence at the end of Q1, and the second at the start of Q3, spanning a cumulative period of 272 days.
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March 29, 2023
Kistos, a low carbon intensity oil and gas producer pursuing a strategy to acquire assets with a role in energy transition, provided an update on its drilling activities in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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March 29, 2023
QatarEnergy entered into a farm-in agreement with ExxonMobil Canada for two exploration licenses offshore the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.
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March 29, 2023
By managing all logistics requirements through one system, ILSP can reduce project logistics costs, with customers being invoiced in a unique, cost-per-ton format, moving away from the standard asset lease model.
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March 29, 2023
OEUK warned that if the UK wanted to tackle climate change, it needed to “get serious” about driving down demand. But while that demand existed, it should be met as much as possible from UK resources.
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March 28, 2023
Operations have now been completed on the plugging and abandonment of a well in the Bentheim gas field, located in western Lower-Saxony, with a second well on the field due to be decommissioned later in 2023.
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March 28, 2023
The West Akcakoca well's two lower “D” sands with a combined total of 7 meters of natural gas pay were perforated on March 24, 2023. These two zones were flow tested at a rate of 5.9 MMcf/day. Shut-in pressure was 1620 psi.
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March 28, 2023
Under the contract scope, McDermott will provide comprehensive FEED services for a wellhead platform, export pipeline system, shore approach, midstream pipeline and onshore control room.
