Sand Monitoring Services Ltd. (SMS) is teaming with Robert Gordon University (RGU) to investigate the extent and cost of sand production to the oil and gas industry.

Upgrades to the Espoir field FPSO offshore Cote d’Ivoire should be completed this spring, says operator CNR International.

First oil production has begun ahead of schedule from the BHP Billiton-operated Pyrenees project, offshore Western Australia.

Iran expects first oil from its $300-million Hengam field development in the Persian Gulf in mid-March.

Production and investment on the UK shelf are in slow decline, according to the latest activity survey by industry association UK Oil & Gas.

Helix started oil production from its Danny field in the Gulf of Mexico in early February.

First gas has flowed from the Netherby field offshore Australia back to an onshore processing facility in Iona, says AWE.

DONG Energy has produced first oil from the Nini East development in the Danish North Sea.