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Findings from Kayrros suggest the average Permian well is both less productive and more expensive than reflected in public data.

One of the company’s pipelay and construction vessels will install rigid and flexible pipelines for Equinor’s Peregrino Phase 2 project, adding an estimated 273 million bbl of recoverable oil to the field.

The green light for Santos Energy’s drilling program in the McArthur Basin comes after a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the Northern Territory was lifted in 2018.

Getting water is a big issue for those who fracture wells, as is the disposal of it. The number of companies investing in water facilities and reuse, though, remains a minority.

OneSubsea received a 20-year equipment and services master contract from Chevron for subsea developments in the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The provision of a OneSubsea custom catalog of equipment will also include new technologies, including high-temperature projects or high-pressure projects requiring equipment that can withstand up to 20,000 psi.

Halfwave won another contract for subsea inspection that will see its ROV-mounted ARTEMIS tool utilized on several major oilfield projects. ARTEMIS will carry out a re-inspection of 6-in., 10-in., and 14-in. subsea flowlines for DOF Subsea in Australia, where the data collected will be used to extend the expected life of the field.

Mothers living near more-intense oil and gas development activity have a 40–70% higher chance of having children with congenital heart defects compared with those living in areas of less-intense activity, according to a new study.

A recent episode involving three, allegedly Iranian, vessels and a British-flagged tanker near the Strait of Hormuz is just one of the recent events of this nature. This analysis looks at these events, the threat they pose, and how the strategy to protect oil flow from the Persian Gulf is evolving.

A new package of regulations governing workers’ safety in the oil and gas sector in Guyana is being crafted, said the country's occupational safety and health consultant at the Ministry of Social Protection, Gwyneth King.

Colorado regulators are moving to rein in Weld County in the era of Senate Bill 181, the law that gives more power to local governments to manage energy extraction. At issue is whether cities, counties, and towns can enact rules for drilling that are less restrictive than those at the state level.

Among the awards to be presented at SPE’s 2019 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition is the inaugural Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award, which was earned by Karen Olson with Southwestern Energy.

CIS has been awarded the President’s Award for Occupational Health and Safety from the UK’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.