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Global completions specialist Tendeka has secured more than $30 million worth of international contracts within the last quarter which will cover the next three years. In addition to this unplanned revenue, the company has won long-term work with operators for its swellable packers and sand and inflow control technologies across key energy hubs, including the North Sea, Australasia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Tendeka is also delivering its first significant FloSure autonomous inflow control devices (AICDs) campaign in the United States, following a successful trial earlier this year. “To secure a number of multi-year, international agreements is always satisfying, but even more so with what the industry has been going through over the last 18 months. It has been ...

The three companies will aim to develop low carbon hydrogen hubs and decarbonized air corridors between the UK and UAE, and explore opportunities to provide sustainable energy and mobility solutions for cities in each country.

The wells, which were drilled by Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Stavanger semisubmersible, have confirmed a combined updated gross resource range of 12-60 million BOE. Lundin Energy said the discoveries are being matured for possible project sanction before the end of 2022.

The BSEE inspections found, among other things, that most operators did not have specific training requirements for the prevention of dropped objects for the offshore personnel at the facilities.

The contract is for three firm and two optional wells to deliver all services including project management, directional drilling, drill bits, drilling fluids, cementing, solids control, wireline, slickline, completions, production enhancement and subsea services.

Shell plans to use the HiberHilo IoT system to reduce the amount of travel to and from wells in remote locations. Based on satellite technology, the system allows for the real-time measurement of well temperature and pressure on unconnected wells in remote and offshore locations. It has already been installed at Shell operations in the North Sea.

Dropsafe launched a new upgraded version of its steel wire mesh Net, adding an enhanced layer of security and traceability to an essential piece of safety equipment and enabling operators to further reduce the risk of human error. Safety securing is a vital aspect of dropped object prevention programs on industrial facilities globally. At these sites, fixtures such as lights and cameras may loosen due to corrosion or impacts, then fall and strike personnel or equipment. In one recent incident highlighted by IMCA earlier this year, a 6-kg floodlight dropped 4.5 m due to corrosion. The deterioration had been hidden by paintwork, and no secondary retention solution was in place. Drops prevention nets enclose and tether objects at height to ...

Participants in the partnership’s new flare management program reported a 50% reduction in flare volumes from 2019 to 2020, even as oil and natural gas production remained consistent among participating companies.

Located approximately 21.7 miles southeast of the Liza Phase 1 development, the Pinktail well encountered 220 ft of net pay in high quality oil bearing sandstone reservoir. Pinktail was drilled in 5,938 ft of water by Noble Corp's Noble Sam Croft drillship.

As part of the alliance, ADNOC Drilling will acquire eight FlexRig land rigs from H&P for $86.5 million. H&P will also make a $100 million cornerstone investment into ADNOC Drilling’s recently announced Initial Public Offering (IPO). ADNOC said in a statement that the deal will help the company reach 5 million bbl/day production capacity and gas self-sufficiency for the UAE by 2030.