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The decision keeps the effective tax rate on upstream projects at 78%, prompting new warnings that investments will continue to dwindle in the UK Continental Shelf.
Adura will become the UK North Sea’s largest independent producer by combining 12 key oil and gas assets, employing around 1,200 staff. It aims to produce more than 140,000 BOED in 2026.
The capability of modern wellbore surveying to increase asset value through improved subsurface modeling and completion-equipment placement is being overlooked by managers of operating companies.
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This paper reviews best practices and learnings from floating-production-unit transportation and installation, hookup, and commissioning and discusses subsea flowlines, export pipelines, and subsea-equipment installations.
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Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
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The deal marries Baker’s core competencies in rotating equipment, flow control and digital technology with Chart’s heat transfer, air- and gas- handling, and process technologies expertise.
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Rystad Energy reports that developers are increasingly turning to floating LNG to reduce costs and accelerate project timelines in response to growing gas demand.
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The first of four planned Phase 1 wells is flowing from the region’s second 20k-psi deepwater project.
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Traditionally, the drilling industry has relied on high-fidelity thermal simulators to predict downhole temperature for different operational scenarios. Though accurate, these models are too slow for real-time applications. To overcome this limitation, a deep-learning solution is proposed that enables fast, accurate prediction of downhole temperatures under a wide ran…
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The latest merger and acquisition report from Enverus Intelligence Research shows deal value fell 21% quarter over quarter.
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The Begonia and CLOV Phase 3 subsea tiebacks are each sending production to nearby FPSOs.
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The China National Offshore Oil Corporation said it plans to use water injection, steam huff ’n’ puff, and steamflooding to produce the heavy oil field, with peak production expected in 2026.
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The company said it is considering connecting the Vidsyn commercial discovery to the nearby Fenja subsea facility.