Asset Management
The Seismos full-scale research center opens to industry, universities, and national laboratories, advancing acoustic sensing across upstream energy, pipelines, critical infrastructure, and national security.
The Society’s archive of technical papers, maps, figures, and geological data sets will be integrated into the GIX platform, enabling geoscientists to query AI agents about exploration opportunities within specific geographic regions while combining historical research with public data, proprietary information, and advanced analytics.
With $9.6 billion in assets in the market, the focus is shifting from who is exiting Southeast Asia to who is positioning for entry through acquisition, according to Rystad Energy.
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With the shale industry still awash in red ink, and oil prices falling, it may take more consolidation to try to bring some financial stability to the sector. -
Norwegian authorities approved development plans for Duva and Gjøa P1, both of which are expected to produce first oil in late 2020. The fields will each tie back to the Gjøa platform on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
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The deal consists of stakes in nine shallow-water producing fields covering 108,000 gross acres in 10–50 m of water.
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Twelve organizations—universities and private technology companies—will conduct research and development on emerging shale plays and technologies covering everything from digital pressure-sensing to smart microchip proppant.
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Baker Hughes, a GE company, (BHGE) and C3.ai announced a joint venture agreement that brings together BHGE’s fullstream oil and gas expertise with C3.ai’s unique artificial-intelligence software suite to deliver digital transformation technologies and drive productivity for the oil and gas industry.
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Phase 1 production from the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico field is expected to reach 30,000 BOPD. The field contains an estimated 5 billion bbl of oil in place.
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Saudi Aramco awarded a contract* to McDermott International for engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) services in the Marjan and Zuluf fields, offshore Saudi Arabia.
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Wood secured two new contracts from Equinor for onshore and offshore facilities in Norway.
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New analysis from Rystad Energy shows service companies are beginning to raise prices after seeing a significant drop following the oil price downturn. Pricing power is projected to keep rising in 2020 as the service industry sees more demand across the supply chain.
