South Pacific

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September 2022
Drilling should pick up steam this year, gaining more than 18%, as nearly all regions will see activity increase. Development should thrive, as the world looks for additional sources of crude oil and natural gas.
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July 2019
New Zealand’s faux ban
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September 2018
Weatherford International introduced its Rotaflex long-stroke pumping unit that improves artificial lift efficiency in deep, high-volume and high gas-to-liquids wells.
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September 2018
LLOG Exploration delivered first production from its Crown and Anchor fields in the Gulf of Mexico, during second-quarter 2018.
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August 2018
Plenty-brand screw and vane pumps from SPX Flow are engineered to pump heavy viscous fluids, and are ideal for forced lubrication of rotating machinery and fuel transfer processes.
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July 2018
Akofs Offshore has been awarded a contract for light well intervention services, using its 156-m vessel, Akofs Seafarer, for all Equinor-operated licenses, in the period 2020 to 2025.
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March 2018
The EPCI solution was just one of many engineering feats within the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project, offshore Australia.
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February 2018
Outside of the U.S., a global recovery is on the horizon for the upstream oil and gas industry.
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October 2017
A new backup cutter layout extends bit life without sacrificing rate of penetration.
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August 08, 2017
Baker Hughes announced an it has signed an agreement with Twinza Oil to provide support on the Pasca A gas condensate field, offshore Papua New Guinea in the Gulf of Papua.
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July 25, 2017
Energy services company Proserv has been awarded a series of contracts worth around $4 million for its well severance, platform and FPSO decommissioning services in the Asia-Pacific region.
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July 20, 2017
The Philippines has shortlisted six countries and will choose one from them as a partner for its planned $2-billion receiving and distribution facility for imported LNG, an official from the state-run energy firm PNOC said on Thursday.
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July 18, 2017
Ethos Energy has been awarded a multi-million-dollar, five-year maintenance service agreement by Brunei Shell Petroleum for the provision of engineers and improvement of compressor packages on the Champion 7 offshore platform in the South China Sea, off the coast of Brunei.
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July 12, 2017
Drilling for oil and natural gas on the Reed Bank in the South China Sea may resume before the end of the year, a Philippine energy official said on Wednesday, as the government prepares to offer new blocks to investors in bidding in December.
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October 14, 2016
Royal Dutch Shell Plc is considering a sale of its stake in a Malaysian liquefied natural gas export plant, which could fetch more than $1 billion, people familiar with the matter said.
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May 19, 2016
Katalyst Data Management has opened a new full service iGlass datacenter in Perth, to support oil and gas companies throughout the Asia-Pacific region with their operational and exploration programs.
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September 18, 2015
OEG Offshore has appointed Kingston Catering & Providoring Co. Ltd. based in New Zealand, as local partner to expand and support customer operations in New Zealand.
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September 14, 2015
Oil Search Ltd. rejected Woodside Petroleum Ltd.’s $8 billion takeover bid, saying the proposal undervalues the company’s liquefied natural gas expansion plans in Papua New Guinea.
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September 13, 2015
A meeting to discuss Woodside Petroleum’s $8 billion takeover bid for Oil Search Ltd. was called off amid speculation that the offer for the Papua New Guinea- focused explorer is too low to succeed.
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August 03, 2015
Fugro has been awarded a contract by BG International Ltd. Sucursal Honduras to conduct an integrated multibeam echosounder survey and seabed coring campaign over its offshore acreage in the Honduran Caribbean.
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July 21, 2015
Katalyst Data Management has acquired the Perth-based oil and gas data management division of SpectrumData Pty Ltd.