Sercel SeaPro Nav Selected by Seabird Exploration
SeaPro Nav, Sercel’s integrated navigation system for all in-water seismic equipment, has been selected by Seabird Exploration as the master system for two vessels in its marine seismic fleet, the Harrier Explorer and the Aquila Explorer. Seabird Exploration is the fourth industry player to choose SeaPro Nav as a master …
Tatneft: Figures Demonstrating Results of Our Operations in May and for Five Months of 2012
Crude Oil Production 2,199,508 tons of crude oil were produced in May with the production for five months amounting to 10,781,208 tons accounting for 54,422 tons increase versus 2011 (100.5%). 10,624,550 tons of crude oil were delivered with the above-the-plan delivery amounting to 315,640 tons. OAO TATNEFT Group of companies …
Schlumberger Launches Breakthrough Marine Seismic Technology
Schlumberger today announces the launch of IsoMetrix* marine isometric seismic technology and the IsoMetrix family of marine seismic products. This breakthrough technology outputs isometrically sampled point-receiver data in both crossline and inline directions—capturing the returning wavefield in three dimensions and providing the most accurate images of the subsurface ever recorded. …
Schlumberger Releases SPARK Stimulation Technology Delivery Platform
Schlumberger today introduced the SPARK* stimulation technology delivery platform. Through collaboration with customers, the platform merges Schlumberger stimulation technology, chemistry and exclusive techniques to provide a new solution to address stimulation needs. “We are supporting our customers by coupling our proprietary fluid systems, blending equipment and engineering expertise with non-Schlumberger …
Gazprom and Shell highlight Sakhalin II project success
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Peter Voser, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell within the 25th World Gas Conference. The parties discussed bilateral cooperation in the energy sector. Alexey Miller and Peter Voser highlighted that the …
ITF launches two global calls for proposals for wells and subsurface solutions
ITF is calling on technology developers to come forward with innovative solutions for enhanced sub-basalt imaging and novel borehole seismic sources, with the potential for successful proposals to receive up to 100% funding. The organisation, which has a membership of 29 international operators and service companies, has issued two global …
Liebherr Awarded the Austrian State Prize for Clean Technology
Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH was awarded the State Prize Clean Technology Austria 2012. The company has developed the first hydraulic hybrid drive for cranes and construction machinery. On Tuesday evening the State Prize Clean Technology Austria awards ceremony took place in the Vienna Hofburg for the third time. Since 2008 the …
TNK-BP has Confirmed the Tagulskoe Field Geological Model and Strikes Commercial Flows
CJSC Rospan International (part of TNK-BP Group) has got new commercial oil flow at exploratory well 25 of Tagulskoe field thus confirming the field geological model, which will allow enhancing the field development performance. The model of Taguslkoe, with estimate oil reserves at 1.7 bln bbl (3P PRMS), has been …
Schlumberger Completes Sale of Wilson International to National Oilwell Varco
Schlumberger Limited announced today that it has completed the sale of its Wilson distribution business to National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Additionally, Schlumberger has committed to divest the remaining portion of its distribution business by agreeing to support NOV’s previously announced proposed acquisition of all outstanding shares of CE Franklin Ltd. …
TNK-BP has launched production of Euro 5 diesel at Saratov Refinery
TNK-BP announces the start of production of environmentally compliant Euro-5 diesel at Saratov Refinery (SNPZ, part of TNK-BP Group of companies). As part of the program to start production of high quality diesel with improved environmental qualities, TNK-BP has carried out reconstruction of diesel hydrotreater L-24-6 at Saratov Refinery. It …