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Production disrupted at Merakes gas field
28 Oct 20211 min read

Production disrupted at Merakes gas field

A disruption at a gas well in Indonesia's Merakes gas field is likely to affect the project's production for as long as 6 months.

Shell aiming to cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions by half by 2030
28 Oct 20212 min read

Shell aiming to cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions by half by 2030

The company has pledged to become a net zero emissions company by 2050, but has come under pressure to make faster progress.

Odfjell Energy and Odfjell Well Services form P&A and slot recovery alliance
27 Oct 20212 min read

Odfjell Energy and Odfjell Well Services form P&A and slot recovery alliance

The aim of the Odfjell Collaboration Alliance is to provide a complete service offering of rig, modular rig, jacking unit, wireline, plugs and all other services needed to successfully execute projects within P&A or slot recovery operations.

ADC Energy identifies upgrade to reduce rig emissions by almost 5000 tpy
26 Oct 20212 min read

ADC Energy identifies upgrade to reduce rig emissions by almost 5000 tpy

ADC’s recent project highlighted that Dynamically Positioned rigs operating in a closed-bus configuration can successfully reduce annual CO2 emissions by 4800 tpy – delivering a fuel saving of US$620 000 per year - while reducing engine running hours by 20%.

BW Energy to acquire semi-submersible drilling rig for Kudu development
26 Oct 20212 min read

BW Energy to acquire semi-submersible drilling rig for Kudu development

The company has signed an agreement to acquire the semi-submersible drilling rig Leo from Aquadrill LLC for a total consideration of US$14 million.

Yme field produces first oil
26 Oct 20213 min read

Yme field produces first oil

Expected recoverable reserves in Yme are estimated to be approximately 10 million standard cubic meters of oil – or 63 million barrels.

Neptune Energy begins drilling production wells at Fenja
26 Oct 20212 min read

Neptune Energy begins drilling production wells at Fenja

Fenja is scheduled to come online in the first half of 2023 and will produce approximately 28 000 boe/d at plateau.

BW Energy starts production from well offshore Gabon
20 Oct 20212 min read

BW Energy starts production from well offshore Gabon

The Gamba well DTM-7H has been successfully brought online, while the DTM-6H well in the Dentale formation is scheduled to come onstream in the coming days.

Halliburton reports 3Q21 profit
19 Oct 20211 min read

Halliburton reports 3Q21 profit

Halliburton posted net income attributable to the company of US$236 million, or 26 cents per share, in the 3 months ended 30 September, compared with a loss of US$17 million, or 2 cents per share, last year.

Clariant opens oilfield services centre in South Texas
18 Oct 20212 min read

Clariant opens oilfield services centre in South Texas

The new technology, operations and commercial Black Hills site has more than 5000 ft2 of office and networking space, a 3500 ft2 laboratory and an 80 000 ft2 production area.

SDX Energy spuds well in West Gharib concession
18 Oct 20212 min read

SDX Energy spuds well in West Gharib concession

SDX Energy has started a development drilling campaign in the West Gharib concession in Egypt that aims to grow production from c. 2400 bpd to c. 3500 - 4000 bpd by early 2023.

World’s first fully automated land rig drills first well
15 Oct 20212 min read

World’s first fully automated land rig drills first well

The Nabors Industries rig reached total depth on a horizontal well for ExxonMobil in the Permian Basin.

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