DeltaTek Appoints Johnstone
Well construction specialist, DeltaTek Global, has announced the appointment of Chris Johnstone as Operations Supervisor.Johnstone will focus on managing well site operations offshore and helping to design and develop new technologies, and he will also be responsible for implementing an equipment maintenance system and subsequent procedures.Prior to his appointment, Johnstone was a wellsite drilling engineer / performance coach at EnQuest. This followed an extensive…
Oil Plus Announces Senior Management Appointments
Oil Plus Ltd, a specialist oil and gas consultancy, has boosted its senior management team as the company looks to strengthen and grow its position in the Middle East and globally. Peter Sanders and Clarke Shepherd have taken on the respective roles of technical manager and global business development director at the firm that advises on global oilfield water management, production chemistry, microbiology, reservoir souring and process engineering. Sanders, an oil and gas science veteran with over 30 years’ experience…
LR enhances Capability in O&G and in Low Carbon Power Generation
Lloyd’s Register enhances its capability in the oil and gas and low carbon power generation sectors to strengthen assurance, technical and risk services – a strategic move which will provide confidence to operators in America, Asia, Middle East and across Europe in support of their drive to deliver sustainable, efficient and safe energy provision. Today Lloyd’s Register (LR) announces its new suite of technical services to owners and operators of energy assets and projects – from upstream oil and gas to power and low carbon infrastructure.
TWMA’s Service Bags £500,000 Contracts
TWMA, a global leader in the provision of integrated drilling waste management and environmental services, has been awarded new contracts with a combined value of £500,000 for EfficientC skip and ship and onshore processing services. One of the projects is for Zennor Pathway Limited (Zennor) and commenced in April 2016 with a duration of 90 days. This contract includes skip and ship services on the SEDCO 704 drilling rig in the North Sea. Another project for LR Senergy on the Deep Sea Stavanger vessel, started in April 2016 with a duration of 70 days.
Play Fairway Mapping is Key in the North Sea
Regional play fairway mapping is the key to locating remaining prospectivity in the prolific North Sea hydrocarbon province, according to the new Ternan play evaluation report released by global energy services company LR Senergy. The Ternan 2015 Integrated North Sea Report is the latest in a series of regional play fairway evaluations that analyze petroleum systems and provide exploration specialists with a unique insight into the regional risk factors that impact subsurface studies. The reports are designed for evaluation and screening of exploration opportunities.
New Distance Learning Program for MSc in Petrophysics
Global energy services company LR Senergy and the University of Aberdeen have developed a distance learning program that builds upon a collaborative initiative to attract much-needed petrophysicists into the energy industry from around the world. The organizations joined forces to launch the MSc Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation program, which was initially designed as a modular initiative to allow a flexible approach for people wishing to combine studies with their work commitments on a part-time basis. The current cohort of students is due to complete the program in 2016.
LR Senergy, EnergyOne AS Form Strategic Partnership
LR Senergy and emerging new business EnergyOne AS have formed a strategic alliance to support business development in Norway and internationally. LR Senergy’s Norway business, Senergy AS, has been acquired through a management buy-out and will now trade under the company name of EnergyOne AS. Working in collaboration, the two organizations can offer significant subsurface resources through the local presence EnergyOne provides coupled with the global, extensive competencies of LR Senergy…
Trio of LR Senergy Experts Present at SPE
Three experts from global-leading energy services company, LR Senergy, have participated in the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ (SPE) Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition (ATCE) in Amsterdam this week (October 27-29) by presenting technical papers. Reservoir engineer Stuart Law will address delegates (Wednesday, October 29) with a paper entitled: Secondary Application of Low Salinity Waterflooding to the Forties Sandstone Reservoirs. Colin McPhee, who is global technical head of geomechanics & rock properties at LR Senergy…
Axis to Address Gender Diversity in Oil & Gas
An innovative networking organization set up to address gender diversity across the energy industry with a predominant focus on increasing female retention is to be officially launched later this month on September 17. Aberdeen X-Industry Support (AXIS) network aims to foster a collaborative environment that delivers business value by connecting professionals, both male and female, by being an independent forum for sharing industry best practice and providing access to role models and mentors.
LR to Conduct Industry Survey at ONS
Lloyds Register (LR) Energy and LR Senergy plan to conduct a survey covering particular issues that threaten the future of the North Sea at ONS 2014. The key issues, decided upon during an oil and gas executive dinner between the two companies, include: knowledge shortage, decommissioning, supply chain, operating costs and technology. Co-exhibiting for the first time since the two companies joined forces at Offshore Europe 2013, LR Senergy and LR Energy are inviting visitors to their ONS stand to share their views on the existing industry challenges.
Award Recognizes SGC for Geospatial Technology
SGC Engineering has received an industry award in recognition of its exceptional application of geospatial technology. The company was honored with a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award at the Esri International User Conference (Esri UC) in San Diego, California. SGC is a multidisciplinary engineering firm specializing in serving the energy and utility industry in the United States and Canada. SGC, which is a part of global-leading energy services company LR Senergy and a member of the Lloyds Register Group…
LR Begins OPTION Energy Consortium
Optimizing Oil Production by Novel Technology Integration (OPTION), an energy industry consortium aimed to enhance oil recovery from reservoirs, has started its mission with a kick off meeting executing its plan of action. The approximate $5.3 million project, funded by the Danish Innovations Fonden, was established by the collaboration of Lloyd’s Register (LR) Energy, LR Senergy, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Welltec. Sixteen members of the project group met in Denmark to develop a strategy…
Iona Energy Signs Trent & Tyne North Sea Agreements
Iona says it has signed Transition Services Agreements with Wood Group PSN Ltd. & Senergy Wells Ltd. in support of earlier agreement to acquire Perenco's remaining 80% operated working interests in the producing Trent & Tyne Gas Field licences in the Southern North Sea. These agreements cover work required to receive consent from the Department of Energy & Climate Change ("DECC") for the transfer of operatorship, assignment of the interests, and other regulatory approvals…
Senergy S&G Wins Construction Survey Support Contract
Senergy’s Survey & GeoEngineering (Senergy S&G) group has been awarded a major contract to support GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd (GDF SUEZ) in the forthcoming offshore construction phases of its major Cygnus gas project. Senergy S&G has provided survey project management and geosciences engineering consultancy services on the project, located in the southern North Sea (Blocks 44/11 and 44/12 – license number P1055), since 2007 including management of 15 rig and platform site and pipeline route surveys and geotechnical investigations.
