Major Arctic Oil & Gas Event Launch
The challenge of finding, developing and operating Arctic oil and gas fields is one of the upstream industry’s most pressing issues, with a new event being launched in Russia to identify and discuss emerging technology needs and how to accelerate their adoption and implementation. The SPE 2011 Arctic & Extreme …
BAKER HUGHES ACQUIRES RESERVOIR MODELING SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
JOA JewelSuite software provides a seismic-to-simulation reservoir integration platform for all Baker Hughes technology offerings HOUSTON, TX – October 7, 2010 – Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI), announced today that its subsidiary has acquired the remaining interest in oil & gas reservoir modeling software developer JOA Oil & Gas BV, which …
Polarcus receives Letter of Intent for large 3D seismic acquisition program
Polarcus Limited (OAX: PLCS) announced today that the Company has received a Letter of Intent for a series of consecutive 3D seismic acquisition projects offshore South America. The minimum program duration is estimated at three and a half months, with the potential to expand to five months. Further, pursuant to …
Schlumberger Integrates Coiled Tubing with Production Services
ACTive PS Service Increases Efficiency and Enhances Production FLORENCE, Schlumberger today announced at the 2010 SPE Annual Technology Conference and Exhibition the release of ACTive PS* integrated coiled tubing (CT) production service. This new service couples real-time fiber-optic telemetry with existing, advanced wireline production logging tools. ACTive PS optimizes work …
LUKOIL ISSUES TENDERS FOR IRAQI WESTERN QURNA-2 FIELD CONSTRUCTON
LUKOIL Mid-East Ltd. (an operating company of ОАО LUKOIL under the Western Qurna-2 project) issued four tenders for contract work aimed at the construction of major production facilities: – gathering system, oil treatment unit, and water supply system; – export pipeline to the Tuba terminal; – tank battery for the …
MatrikonOPC offers Universal Connectivity for Vendors and OEMs
MatrikonOPC™ today released the OPC Universal Connectivity Server, which allows vendors and OEMS to provide secure connectivity to every major control system and application on the market. With native support for multi-protocol data connectivity, platform independence and enforced OPC security, vendors can now easily provide open connectivity and enable their …
Schlumberger Introduces New Downhole Reservoir Testing System
Quartet System Delivers High-Resolution Pressure Measurements and Representative Fluid Samples for Safer and More Efficient Reservoir Testing Schlumberger announced today at the 2010 SPE Annual Technology Conference and Exhibition the release of the Quartet* high-performance downhole reservoir testing system. This complete downhole testing system allows operators to isolate, control, measure …
AVEVA responds to Customer Demand for Migration-ready Instrumentation Solution
AVEVA (LSE:AVV) one of the world’s leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, has responded to customer demand with a new migration capability for the AVEVA Instrumentation solution. This capability enables process plant businesses to more easily upgrade entire instrumentation and …
Baker Hughes Acquires Software Developer Meyer & Associates
MFrac software strengthens Baker Hughes’ hydraulic fracturing simulation capabilities HOUSTON, TX – Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) has acquired Meyer & Associates, a leading petroleum industry software developer. The acquisition strengthens Baker Hughes’ Reservoir Development Services (RDS) and positions Baker Hughes as a leading provider of hydraulic fracturing design and evaluation …
Polarcus Samur upgraded to 8 streamer capacity
Polarcus Limited (OAX: PLCS) announced today that the Company is upgrading POLARCUS SAMUR from the current 6 streamer arrangement to an 8 streamer configuration. The upgrade will enable the Company to take advantage of the evolving seismic market environment and provide the flexibility to tender the vessel on a larger …