South Stream Transport Board of Directors addresses tender issues
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee took part today in Amsterdam (Netherlands) in a meeting of the South Stream Transport Board of Directors. The Board Members addressed various issues regarding the progress with the offshore section of the South Stream gas pipeline. The meeting highlighted that the offshore section construction was progressing according to schedule. The Board Members …
Rosneft Enters Norwegian Continental Shelf in the Barents Sea Following Results of 22nd Licensing Round
Following the results of the 22nd Licensing Round announced by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, RN Nordic Oil AS, a 100% indirect subsidiary of Rosneft, has been granted the award of a 20% participating interest in the license PL713 covering the area of 1,213 sq. km. License PL713 …
Sercel Launches Multi-Sensor Sentinel Solid Streamer
Sercel announces today the launch of Sentinel® MS, its new multi-sensor solid streamer to address the needs of the E&P Industry for ever more detailed and accurate images of the subsurface. Sentinel MS builds on the success of the Sentinel solid streamer. In addition to the high-quality pressure measurement provided by its …
CGG Further Strengthens its Industry-Leading High-End Marine Acquisition Solutions
With Sercel’s launch of the new Sentinel® MS multi-sensor streamer, CGG strengthens its lead in innovative high-end marine acquisition to help clients solve the toughest subsurface imaging challenges. Since the launch of its flagship broadband marine solution, BroadSeisTM, in 2010, CGG has accelerated its development and successful deployment of unique and …
Rosneft and ExxonMobil Finalize Arctic Research Center and Technology Sharing Agreements
Rosneft and ExxonMobil today signed final agreements establishing a joint Arctic Research Center (ARC) in Russia and an over-arching technology sharing agreement to support the companies’ joint ventures worldwide. Formally named the Arctic Research and Design Center for Continental Shelf Development, the ARC will provide the Rosneft and ExxonMobil joint …
Lukoil Joins New Upstream Project at an Offshore Block in Cote D’Ivoire
Lukoil has acquired a 65% stake in the exploration, development and production project on block CI-504 offshore the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire in the Gulf of Guinea. The stake in the project was acquired from a private Nigerian company, Taleveras Energy, which will still retain 25% after this transaction. The …
Schlumberger Releases Petrel 2013 Software Platform for Improved E&P Decisions
Advanced science for exploration, development and production with enhanced collaboration and productivity enables workflow standardization. Schlumberger today announced the release of the 2013 Petrel* E&P software platform delivering integrated analysis from exploration to production. Petrel 2013 brings advances in integration, multiuser collaboration and applied science, including improved petroleum system modeling, …
New Technology of TatNIPIneft
Professionals of TatNIPIneft have developed a new technology of well casing and elimination of production tubing leaks using polymer/cement slurry. The proposed technology is protected by RF patent No.2382172. The method implies that a polymer composition, cement slurry and at the final stage of cementing a polymer/cement mixture are sequentially …
Advanced Weatherford technologies at SPE Digital Field Management Conference
On 3-5 June, Weatherford specialists took part in SPE conference in Saint-Petersburg devoted to application of digital technologies in field management. Weatherford acted as a sponsor of this event and presented two presentations on company’s own technologies and experience in their application. Mario Toro, Production Optimization Software Solutions Sales Manager, …
Matra Petroleum: Proposed Disposal of Arkhangelovskoe Licence
Matra Petroleum is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to dispose of its 100% interest in the Arkhangelovskoe Licence which includes the Sokolovskoe Field, to a third party, consisting of an initial payment of US$25 million with a further payment of US$10 million payable within nine months, …