
Neptune Energy announces first gas at Dutch North Sea well
L5a-D4 is a high pressure, high temperature well located in the L5a-D field, around 100 km North of Den Helder, and tied back to the Neptune-operated L5a-D platform.
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L5a-D4 is a high pressure, high temperature well located in the L5a-D field, around 100 km North of Den Helder, and tied back to the Neptune-operated L5a-D platform.

In 2018, North Sea oilfields recorded 307 individual months of no production in the year to September; in the same period last year, that figure had reduced to just 248, according to the Glacier Production Index.

Darren Rendall and Marc Petty join the Aberdeen-based mooring services provider as Technical Director and Marine Manager, respectively.

The move follows on from the company’s recently announced exits from seabed and marine data acquisition.

Halfwave is currently active in the field of subsea inspection and pipeline inline inspection (ILI).

The company has commenced another survey in northern Senegal, following the completion of another in the south of the country.

The partnership will aim to fast-track innovation and streamline the adoption of applied technologies in areas such as marine robotics, advanced sensing, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems.

The introduction of the enhanced Tendeka/Wellvene SwellStack provides a cost-effective sealing solution that is compatible with all Wellvene and OEM insert safety valves.

The subsea equipment manufacturer is investing in a new £3.5 million, 48 000 ft2 assembly and test facility near its Gateshead headquarters in the UK, expecting to create another 30 posts.

Upstream PS has safely remobilised personnel to the FPSO and is proceeding under an initial short-term contract to provide services on commercial terms, in a non-production environment.

The work scope encompasses offshore packages at Arzanah island and surrounding offshore fields, located around 140 km off the north-west coast of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Octavio Romero, CEO of Pemex, has said he expects all the related contracting for this year’s projects to be finalised by the middle of this year.