Shell and BP have joined the Collaboratory for Advancing Methane Science (CAMS), an industry-led consortium helping the natural gas and oil industry continue to improve its environmental performance...

Talos Energy has announced that it has entered into two separate agreements with BP and ExxonMobil related to new exploration opportunities in the US Gulf of Mexico. The company will work with BP to drill and evaluate the Puma West prospect, located in Talos-owned Green Canyon Block 821, in Q4 2019...

Maersk Drilling has announced that Equinor has exercised two options of two months each for the Maersk Intrepid jackup rig to continue working at the Martin Linge field offshore Norway...

Chevron has announced the sanction of a waterflood project in the St. Malo field. This application of enabling technology is expected to increase recovery and advance Chevron’s strategy of maximizing the company’s existing resources in the Gulf of Mexico...

Corva and Drill2Frac have announced that they have formed a strategic alliance to provide advanced completion optimization services to the oil and gas industry. By joining forces, the companies have created the industry’s first data science partnership focused on enhancing data accuracy and optimizing frac performance...

At the SIS Global Forum 2019, Schlumberger, Chevron and Microsoft announced the industry’s first three-party collaboration to accelerate creation of innovative petrotechnical and digital technologies...

Ashtead Technology has successfully completed a subsea installation monitoring project for Ocean Installer in Equinor’s Askeladd and Johan Castberg fields...

Schlumberger has introduced the Ora intelligent wireline formation testing platform at the SIS Global Forum 2019 in Monaco. The platform leverages a new architecture and metrology for enhanced performance, enabling dynamic reservoir characterization in all conditions, including where previously impossible. The Ora platform is rated to 200 degrees Celsius and 35,000 psi and includes a new focused radial probe, a dual-inlet dual packer, laboratory-grade metrology, new measurements, and the highest flow rate pump in the industry. The digitally enabled hardware can automate complex workflows, reduce operating time by more than 50% and deliver the highest precision fluid analysis and zero contamination samples. Furthermore, deep transient testing is now possible on wireline. The platform is built on a digital infrastructure, providing ...

On 16 September, Equinor and its partners started production from the Utgard gas and condensate field, spanning the Norwegian-UK border in the North Sea. The project is delivered without any personal injuries, ahead of schedule and 25% below the cost estimate...

Equinor and its partners AkerBP and Wellesley Petroleum have found gas in the Ørn exploration well south-west of the Marulk field in the Norwegian Sea. Recoverable resources are estimated at 8-14 million standard cu m of oil equivalent, corresponding to 50-88 million BOE...