
Positive interest in UK’s 31st offshore licensing round
The United Kingdom’s latest offshore licensing round has attracted 36 applications covering 164 blocks in frontier areas of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
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The United Kingdom’s latest offshore licensing round has attracted 36 applications covering 164 blocks in frontier areas of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

The Rungne exploration well 30/6-30 spudded on 19 October 2018 and was drilled to a total depth of 3469 m below sea level.

Paradigm Group has recently opened offices in both China and the Middle East to cater for an increase in international sales and service demand.

This 5-year agreement covers the exclusive supply of surface wellhead equipment and service in the United States and Canada.

The Ghasha Concession, which has a term of 40 years, consists of the Hail, Ghasha, Dalma and other offshore fields, located in the Emirate’s Al Dhafra region.

The company has provided a licence update on Frontier Exploration Licence 3/04, located in the southern Porcupine Basin.

As upstream companies move to adopt Big Data and digital technologies to help transform their businesses, players in the US Lower 48 have led the way.

ABB has been awarded an integrated automation, electrification and telecommunication order in Q2 2018, valued at US$79 million, for the upgrade of the Bab Onshore Field in Abu Dhabi, by China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC).

Tata Steel has announced its ambition to become a carbon neutral producer of steel to the oil and gas industry from 2050.

Well construction specialist, DeltaTek Global, has announced the inaugural deployment of its SeaCure technology.

The scope of work includes project management consultancy (PMC) services for the development which comprises four new artificial islands and the associated drilling, production, utilities and infield pipeline facilities.

The companies have signed a concession agreement to launch an unconventional gas exploration programme in the high potential Diyab play.