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Repsol Norge awards Archer additional contracts for P&A and related services.
13 Sept 20171 min read

Repsol Norge awards Archer additional contracts for P&A and related services.

Archer has announced that Repsol also has awarded Archer Wireline and Archer Oiltools four year frame agreement contracts for additional P&A services for Repsol Norge AS.

Consent to use Songa Equinox to drill well 31/2-S-24 AY1H at Troll
13 Sept 20171 min read

Consent to use Songa Equinox to drill well 31/2-S-24 AY1H at Troll

Norway's PSA has given Statoil consent to use the Songa Equinox mobile drilling facility to drill well 31/2-S-24 AY1H on the Troll field.

88 Energy Limited: Project Icewine operations update
12 Sept 20172 min read

88 Energy Limited: Project Icewine operations update

The Icewine#2 well was shut-in on 10 July to allow for imbibition and pressure build up to occur within the HRZ shale. Flow testing re-commenced on 31 August at 10:26 (AK time), and is ongoing.

BP and Bridas to combine PAE and Axion Energy, forming new integrated energy company
12 Sept 20173 min read

BP and Bridas to combine PAE and Axion Energy, forming new integrated energy company

New joint venture will be largest privately-owned integrated energy company operating in Argentina.

Sound Energy plc: completion of OGIF acquisition and Issue of equity
12 Sept 20172 min read

Sound Energy plc: completion of OGIF acquisition and Issue of equity

Sound Energy, the African and European focused upstream gas company, is pleased to announce the completion of the company's previously announced acquisition by the company of the interests of Oil & Gas Investment Fund S.A. in Eastern Morocco.

Shell and Petrobras sign technical cooperation agreement to strengthen deepwater partnership
12 Sept 20172 min read

Shell and Petrobras sign technical cooperation agreement to strengthen deepwater partnership

Shell will benefit from technical solutions, contract management expertise and cost efficient initiatives Petrobras applies to Brazil’s pre and post-salt projects. Shell will share with Petrobras its deepwater experience, especially on cost efficiency efforts and use of technology.

Angus Energy: Lidsey-X2 operational update
12 Sept 20172 min read

Angus Energy: Lidsey-X2 operational update

Angus Energy plc. has announced that the BDF drilling rig 28 has arrived on location at the Lidsey Oil Field and is in the process of rigging up prior to rig acceptance. Ancillary equipment and casing is already on site and equipment inspections continue.

Hyperdynamics announces Fatala-1 exploration well did not encounter hydrocarbons
11 Sept 20171 min read

Hyperdynamics announces Fatala-1 exploration well did not encounter hydrocarbons

The well encountered a 75 m-thick Cenomanian sedimentary channel sequence, but it contained predominantly siltstone and clays with no hydrocarbon shows. The well will be plugged and abandoned.

BiSN completes inaugural North Sea project
11 Sept 20172 min read

BiSN completes inaugural North Sea project

The plugging and abandonment (P&A) work in the Valhall Field for Aker BP involved the use of BiSN’s metal-to-metal downhole sealing solutions.

UKOG: further drilling permits granted for Horse Hill Oil Discovery, Weald Basin, UK
11 Sept 20172 min read

UKOG: further drilling permits granted for Horse Hill Oil Discovery, Weald Basin, UK

The Environment Agency has granted permits to enable HHDL to carry out extended flow tests at HH-1, store any produced oil, drill and test both a side-track from the existing HH-1 well and new borehole HH-2. The Company has a 32.435% interest in the Licences.

BHGE awarded subsea contract by Petrobel for Phase 2 development of Egypt’s ‘super giant’ Zohr gas field
11 Sept 20173 min read

BHGE awarded subsea contract by Petrobel for Phase 2 development of Egypt’s ‘super giant’ Zohr gas field

The project underscores the company’s position as the world’s first and only integrated fullstream provider of cutting-edge subsea technology, products, services and digital solutions.

PlanSea and ION announce collaboration to optimise offshore supply vessel logistics
11 Sept 20172 min read

PlanSea and ION announce collaboration to optimise offshore supply vessel logistics

The two companies aim to provide a comprehensive, real time solution for marine logistics management that significantly reduces costs and risks.

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