Schlumberger Launches New Intelligent Wireline Intervention Services
Schlumberger today launched ReSOLVE* instrumented wireline intervention service, a modular system of intelligent wireline-deployed services that provides real-time measurement and control in a small footprint. “The downhole intelligence of ReSOLVE services enables our customers to see intervention operations at a level of detail not previously possible,” said Catherine MacGregor, president, …
TWMA helping shape the future of Norwegian offshore processing
TWMA, aprovider of specialised services for the international onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, today confirmed it has begun work with the Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF) as part of efforts to create a new standard of best practice for treating drilling wastes at source through offshore processing. OLF …
Tendeka’s Norwegian Activity Continues to Surge
Tendeka, the provider of completions and reservoir monitoring products and services to the upstream oil and gas industry, has seen increased activity in Norway, following on from its recently announced frame agreement with Statoil. The contract,secured with the Norwegian oil giant, is for the provision of sand screens and inflow …
TNK-BP Publishes its 2011 Sustainability Report with Expanded Environmental Reporting
Today TNK-BP published on its website its Sustainability Report for 2011, including expanded reporting on environmental performance and business transparency principles. The report provides comprehensive information on the Company’s operations and was prepared in accordance with the G3 guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), in its A+ level of …
The Board of Directors of Tatneft Summed up Results for the First Half of 2012
A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of OAO TATNEFT chaired by R.N. Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan, was held in Almetyevsk on August 27, 2012. The meeting reviewed the budget execution of OAO TATNEFT for seven months in 2012 and approved the budget for September of …
Norske Shell Awards Framo Engineering Contract for Draugen Field
Framo Engineering, a Schlumberger company, today announced that A/S Norske Shell has awarded the company a 100-million USD contract for the supply of a complete subsea multiphase booster pump system for the Draugen Field in Norway. The contract includes a complete system for topside power and control, the power and …
TNK-Nizhnevartovsk to Invest over 850 Million Rubles in Improving the Environmental Situation in the Region in 2012
TNK-Nizhnevartovsk (a TNK-BP subsidiary) will invest 850 million rubles in improving the environmental situation in the region. The funds will go to projects aimed at the environment protection and legacy remediation. In order to minimize the operational activities impact on the society, TNK-Nizhnevartovsk has been implementing a comprehensive environmental program …
Press Conference of General Director of Tatneft
A press conference of Shafagat Takhautdinov, the Company’s General Director, for representatives of federal and Tatarstan mass media was held on August 25. The General Director told the journalists about the major projects of the Company and their prospects. The General Director started the communication with journalists with the information …
Greenpeace Activists Storm Russian Oil Rig
Greenpeace activists have stormed a floating oil rig in Russia’s Pechora Sea to protest oil drilling in the Arctic, the environmental organization said on Friday. Greenpeace said in a statement that six activists boarded the Prirazlomnaya platform in the early hours on Friday and remain on the rig. They set …
TNK-BP Invites Partners to Take Part in Construction of Oil Pipeline System in Yamal
Rospan International (a member of the TNK-BP Group of Companies) is planning to announce a tender for the construction of the “Yamal” oil pipeline system, with a total length of around 374 km, to enable transportation of oil from fields in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District and northern Krasnoyarsk Kray. The project …