Blake Wright

JPT Technology Editor Journal of Petroleum Technology

Blake Wright has been a journalist covering the upstream oil and gas industry for more than 25 years. Based in Houston, his areas of special focus include emerging oilfield technologies and field development trends. He can be reached at bwright@spe.org.

Drilling

Hurdles Will Keep Deepwater Rig Fleet Size in Check

The heated global floating rig market has day rates for high-end units climbing over a half million dollars and toward a newbuild cycle that will (likely) never come.

Locked
September 1, 2023 • Blake Wright • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Offshore/subsea systems

Trion Field Gets Regulatory Green Light

Woodside confirms key contracts for deepwater Mexican Gulf development.

August 30, 2023 • Blake Wright • Oil and Gas Facilities
LNG

Delfin, Wison Ink FLNG Vessel Design Pact

With the new contract, the goal is to roll into front-end engineering and design later this year, with vessel construction expected to commence in mid-2024.

August 23, 2023 • Blake Wright • Oil and Gas Facilities
LNG

TotalEnergies, INPEX Add Fresh Reserves for Ichthys LNG

Duo jointly purchases a pair of undeveloped gas condensate fields off Western Australia from PTTEP.

August 21, 2023 • Blake Wright • Oil and Gas Facilities
LNG

Startup of Mexico Offshore 'Fast' LNG Slated for September

New Fortress Energy has installed the first of three jackup-based LNG units at the Altamira site.

August 14, 2023 • Blake Wright • Oil and Gas Facilities
Pipelines/flowlines/risers

SLB, Eni Form Pipeline-Monitoring Alliance

The venture will deploy Eni's real-time, pipeline-integrity monitoring system.

July 26, 2023 • Blake Wright • Oil and Gas Facilities
Asset/portfolio management

Shell Sells Stake in Masela PSC to Petronas and Pertamina

Petronas and Pertamina purchase 35% stake in offshore Indonesia parcel which contains the Abadi gas project.

July 25, 2023 • Blake Wright • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Business/economics

Berry Corp. Acquires California's Macpherson Energy

The deal offers bolt-on acquisition to the operator’s Kern County, California, operations.

July 18, 2023 • Blake Wright • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Midstream

Kinder Morgan, Howard Expand Eagle Ford Gas Network

Dos Caminos joint venture additions will be capable of delivering 2.0 Bcf/D of natural gas.

July 14, 2023 • Blake Wright • Oil and Gas Facilities
Offshore/subsea systems

Expro Scoops Ballymore Valve Contract

The component is part of a full subsea deepwater completion/intervention system being designed by Expro for use on the Chevron tieback.

July 5, 2023 • Blake Wright • Oil and Gas Facilities

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