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Halliburton introduced Obex EcoLock, a new compression-set packer that helps prevent sustained casing pressure (SCP). The company said that the packer “serves as a cost-effective mechanical barrier to mitigate low pressure gas or fluid migration and deliver isolation assurance.”The packer is built upon Halliburton’s gas-tight, V0-rated Obex GasLock packer design. The Obex EcoLock packer provides V6-rated isolation and can support multiple-stage cementing with optional integral cementing ports and an internal closing sleeve. It is currently available for 7-in. and 9 5/8-in. casing designs with additional sizes in the future.“Obex EcoLock is an excellent economic alternative to inflatable and expandable packers

Odfjell Technology, an integrated supplier of offshore drilling, well and engineering services, has achieved 50% reduction in cleaning blowout preventers (BOPs) during a successful trial.Over a test period of six months, Odfjell Technology revised the procedure for cleaning the BOP on the Johan Sverdrup platform in Norway by increasing the pump rate to allow more water flow into the BOP cavities to aid debris removal.The annular and variable rams were flushed with two passes at the new recommended flow rates to remove debris, then the BOP stack was flushed at the same rate using Odfjell Technology’s RizeRdillo Advanced Jetting Tool.

Halliburton announced it has launched Diskos 2.0 National Data Repository (NDR) for the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. Diskos 2.0 is the industry’s first fully cloud-native NDR implementation, according to Halliburton. The upgraded system, which stores critical exploration and production data, incorporates advanced automation and artificial intelligence capabilities to derive better insights from the data, reduce cost per byte, and improve scalability to handle over 28 petabytes of data, including a copy, in a multi-cloud environment.Diskos 2.0 connects to third-party services to add new functionalities. It allows members to instantly access the full range of seismic, well, and production data in a

Neptune Energy announced first production from its operated Adorf Z17 gas well in the municipality of Georgsdorf, northwestern Germany. The Z17 well – in the Carboniferous formation – is expected to increase Neptune’s production from the Adorf license by 1,800 bbl of oil equivalent per day (BOEPD) to around 6,300 BOEPD.Construction of a dedicated processing plant at the site for treatment of the gas was also completed earlier this year.Neptune Energy’s Managing Director in Germany, Andreas Scheck, said: “The Adorf Carboniferous field development is one of Neptune’s most promising activities in Germany and demonstrates our desire to grow the business

Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland officially opened the Njord field in the Norwegian Sea on 15 May. The platform and the floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) have undergone extensive upgrades and are expected to double the field life – and more than double production.“With the war in Ukraine, the export of Norwegian oil and gas to Europe has never been more important than now. Reopening Njord contributes to Norway remaining a stable supplier of gas to Europe for many years to come,” Mr Aasland said.The Njord field started production in 1997 and was originally supposed to

On 4 May, teachers from elementary, middle and high schools around Southeast Texas came to OTC for a workshop to learn about the oil and gas industry. They were able to engage in discussions with industry professionals about key energy issues, as well as tour the OTC exhibition floor to see new technologies being deployed in the oilfield, including those incorporating AI and robotics. In this video, DC speaks with representatives from Saudi Aramco, which sponsored the workshop. Some of the teachers in attendance also shared their insights on how their students view the future of energy, and how they

Well Control School (WCS) announced a long-term partnership with Applied Research International (ARI) to evolve well control education through immersive virtual simulation training. ARI’s simulation solutions are used around the world by the energy, marine, construction, mining and defense industries.The partnership with ARI ushers in a hybrid training model that bridges the theoretical with the practical. Their custom-built well control simulators offer an easy-to-use interface that allows students to spend more time on their training and less time learning the software. They offer multiple configurations that can be adapted to different parts of the training process, and can be used

Corva and Nabors Industries announced a strategic technology partnership to provide a first-of-its-kind digital and automation offering to the global drilling industry.Integrating Corva’s App Store and Dev Center with Nabors’ SmartROS universal drilling rig controls and automation system is expected to deliver solutions that rapidly scale process and machine automation, enhance remote project oversight and streamline data exchange and collaboration across any AC rig fleet.E&P companies can now design custom apps and deploy them across their rig fleet, regardless of the rig provider. In turn, drilling contractors can generate new revenues while bringing added value to their customers and crews.SmartROS