P&A

ConocoPhillips calls for the development of “revolutionary” technologies

Mar 27, 2015

Operators such as ConocoPhillips are looking outside of the industry for “revolutionary” technologies that are able to slash costs when it comes to plugging and abandoning (P&A)...

Statoil: “We will halve P&A costs by the end of 2016”

Mar 27, 2015

Statoil believes that in less than two years it can cut the cost of plugging and abandoning a well by half. As well as cutting the expense, it aims to reduce the time needed to perform...

Major P&A program begins as Norway’s oldest platform stops production

Sep 30, 2013

This month oil production stopped at Norway’s oldest permanent platform and a total of 23 wells will be plugged and abandoned permanently.

Old tubing may have been factor in GoM gas leak, operator Talos says

Jul 20, 2013

The four-day leak that caused an estimated 10 or less barrels of gas and condensate to escape into the Gulf of Mexico may have been caused by the age of the tubing in a well developed...