UTEC appoints new head
Paul Smith has been appointed group managing director at UTEC Survey (UTEC), one of the industry’s leading off- and onshore survey companies and part of subsea services group Acteon.
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Paul Smith has been appointed group managing director at UTEC Survey (UTEC), one of the industry’s leading off- and onshore survey companies and part of subsea services group Acteon.
Block Energy Plc has announced the execution of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (‘MOU’) with Georgia-based drilling contractor, JSC Norio Oil Company (‘NOC’), for the provision of a drilling and a workover rig.
This combined regional capability will provide total subsea engineering solutions that draw upon James Fisher’s established regional networks and extensive operational expertise.
Under the contract, PG Flow Solutions will supply a total of six pump skids, including pump skids for scale inhibitor injection, drag reducer injection, emulsion breaker and MEG injection.
In this collaborative effort, field data from four deepwater steel catenary risers (SCR) and one lazy-wave riser were used to provide a measurement-based foundation for riser modelling.
Mark Sørheim, HydraWell, Norway, examines plugging offshore wells without the support of a drilling rig as a cost-saving solution.
The XtremeGrip liner hangers have been installed to a depth of 30 924 ft in the Gulf of Mexico Hess-operated Stampede deepwater development, setting a record depth for the XtremeGrip system.
The fabrication yard delivered to the aggressive schedule and fabricated the 4000 t, 4-deck topsides in less than 12 months with no follow-on work.
Trintes is currently producing over 1000 bpd through artificial lift including ESP (electrical submersible pumps) and PCP (progressive cavity pumps) technology.
On 2 September the Visund Nord IOR (improved oil recovery) project came on stream, two months ahead of schedule. The project has further been delivered with no serious HSE incidents and well below budget.
Keith Myers, Westwood insight, explains how the latest Guyana discovery opens the way to a new 10 billion bbl oil province and transformation for one of South America’s smallest countries.
Mark Cullens has been appointed to the new role of Director of Strategic Development for OPITO, the global, not-for-profit skills body for the energy industry.