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SLB and Equinor Drill Most Autonomous Well Section To-Date

SLB (NYSE: SLB) today announced a significant step toward fully autonomous drilling operations at Equinor’s Brazilian Peregrino C platform. SLB digital technologies for surface automation, autonomous on-bottom drilling, and directional drilling were combined to enable 99% of a 2.6-kilometer section to be drilled in autonomous control mode. Over a five-well program, a 60% increase in rate of penetration was achieved, resulting in faster well delivery while reducing cost and carbon emissions.

Iraq’s Endemic Corruption Costs It Another Massive Oil and Gas Opportunity

British supermajor Shell last week exited Iraq’s potentially game-changing US$11-billion Nebras Petrochemical Project.
Shell signed the NPP deal, having agreed to the original memorandum of understanding back in 2012.
The key problem stopping Iraq from fulfilling its potential in oil, gas, and petrochemicals, remains the widespread corruption in its oil and gas sector, among others,

Make sanctions against Sentuo Oil Refinery public – COPEC, IES to NPA

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) and the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) have called on the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to publish the list of sanctions it made against Chinese-owned Sentuo Oil Refinery.IES and COPEC raised concerns on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, about the refinery operating without theappropriate permit from the National Petroleum Authority […]

Shell Successfully Brings Online Deepwater Oil Initiative in Gulf of Mexico

Shell Offshore Inc, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, has initiated production from a deepwater oil project situated in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM). This project involves a subsea tie-back to Shell’s operated Appomattox production hub, marking a significant milestone in the company’s efforts to harness offshore oil resources.