RDCR 2017 Operator Awards: Halliburton – Service Company of the Year
The 2017 Russian Drilling Roundtable (RDCR) has named Halliburton its Service Company of the Year. Now in its fifth year, the RDCR is a unique gathering of drilling professionals from leading drilling contractors and regional operators. Participants interact with Russian and international suppliers of rig and drilling equipment, exchanging information …
ATR: Kazakhstan Success Sees Unveiling Of New Base
ATR, a Centurion company, has opened a new base in Kazakhstan as the company looks to capitalise on recent business growth in the region. The business will initially employ 12 new personnel, 10 of which are local content, with plans to double the team over the next 12 months. The …
Ilya Zyryanov Appointed Managing Director of Orsky Machine Building Plant
Ilya Zyryanov has been appointed Managing Director of Orsky Machine Building Plant, part of TMK Oilfield Services (TMK NGS). Mr. Zyryanov was born in 1982 in Polevskoy, the Sverdlovsk Region, at a family with many generations of metallurgists. He graduated from the Metallurgy Department of Ural State Technical University — …
Schlumberger: Launches Pulsar a Complete Cased Hole Formation Evaluation and Reservoir Monitoring Tool
Schlumberger today introduced the Pulsar* multifunction spectroscopy service at the SPWLA 58th Annual Symposium. The new service provides the industry’s first complete cased hole formation evaluation and reservoir saturation monitoring with openhole logging quality. This next generation in pulsed neutron logging features multiple detectors and a high-output pulsed neutron generator …
GE & Baker Highes Merger: Clears USA DoJ – GE to Divest GE Water
Baker Hughes Incorporated and General Electric Company announced today that they have reached an agreement with the Department of Justice that would allow the parties to complete their proposed transaction under U.S. law. Today’s milestone represents significant progress toward creating an oil and gas productivity leader positioned to deliver value …
Rubicon Oilfield International: Acquires World Oil Tools
Rubicon Oilfield International today announced it has acquired the assets and operating business of World Oil Tools Inc. (“World”), a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty inflatable products and technology consumed in downhole completions operations. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 2000 and headquartered in Calgary, World …
Akastor: Sells KOP Surface Products to the Weir Group
Akastor ASA, an oil service investment company, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell KOP Surface Products (“KOP”) to The Weir Group PLC for USD 114 million on a debt- and cash-free basis. KOP is headquartered in Singapore and is a supplier of surface wellheads, trees, valves and actuators …
New Skoltech Lab Revolutionises Approach to Difficult Oil Deposits
The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) unveiled its Center for Hydrocarbon Recovery’s new state-of-the-art laboratory on June 6 during the annual Startup Village, when Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich and Skolkovo Foundation president Victor Vekselberg visited the lab together with Gazprom Neft CEO Alexander Dyukov. Deputy Prime Minister …
Aggreko: Chris Weston, CEO, “Ready to Power Russian Growth”
Chris Weston, CEO of British power generation company, Aggreko, participated in the meeting of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, with the world CEOs in St Petersburg last week. The meeting marked the end of the second day of the St Petersburg Economic Forum, where Mr Weston was a speaker and …
PGS Launches Large Scale Plastic Collection Concept
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA has developed a concept for efficient, large scale collection of plastic from the oceans. The solution uses the inherent benefits of seismic vessels and takes advantage of their air compressors and capabilities for handling large towing configurations. Each year, eight million tons of plastic ends up in the world’s …