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03/19/2026


This footage has sparked critical conversations across the HSE community.
Do you spot any safety risks/hazards in this lifting operation?

03/12/2026

Automation is now being applied on the rig floor, and is one of the most significant shifts happening in drilling operations today.

Would you agree that automation is not stealing jobs or replacing people, but redefining how they work?

What’s your take on this development? Do you believe automation could eliminate certain job roles on the rig floor? We’d love to hear your thoughts 👇

02/19/2026

Drilling isn’t a dramatic strike of black gold. It’s layered engineering executed in sequence.
What does it actually take to produce from on onshre ?
What actually happens between the location survey and the first production on an onshore well?

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02/19/2026

Drilling isn’t a dramatic strike of black gold. It’s layered engineering executed in sequence.

What does it actually take to produce from on onshre ?
What actually happens between the location survey and the first production on an onshore well?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐢𝐥: — UGANDA’S UPSTREAM IS ENTERING THE PRODUCTION PHASE!Uganda’s oil story has moved past discovery ...
01/22/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐢𝐥: — UGANDA’S UPSTREAM IS ENTERING THE PRODUCTION PHASE!
Uganda’s oil story has moved past discovery and appraisal. It is now in the production-build phase.

With Kingfisher and Tilenga approaching mechanical completion, Uganda is transitioning from drilling wells to flowing hydrocarbons through processing facilities and export systems — the point where oil becomes revenue.

This is not a media milestone. It is a systems-integration milestone.

What “first oil” actually means🤔
First oil happens when: 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐬 → 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 → 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 → 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 all work as one system.

Uganda holds about 6.5 billion barrels in place, but as the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) explains, only 20–30% is technically recoverable because oil is trapped in rock pores, not underground lakes.
That is why these fields are being built with:
📍Injection wells
📍Pressure management
📍Future Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)

This is not short-term extraction — it is 30-year field development.
Once first oil flows:
📌Crude moves through the CPFs
📌Export systems activate
📌Revenue, royalties, and local content follow

Uganda moves from a resource owner to a producing petroleum state. That is when drilling teams become production crews and service companies shift from construction to long-term operations and maintenance.

Insight:
Uganda is not “getting ready” for oil anymore.
It is entering the production era.
The road to first oil is almost complete.
The road to 30 years of production is just beginning.

Manup is connecting Africa’s energy workforce to where the work actually happens.

12/25/2025

While the year winds down, real work doesn’t.
Here’s to the professionals who show up — season after season.
Season’s greetings from Manup.



12/16/2025

Most people see a lift.
Engineers see margins.

What looks routine from above is constant decision-making: load radius vs chart limits, wind thresholds, swing clearance, signal integrity, blind spots, ground signals, and zero tolerance for error.

Inside that cab, it’s geometry, timing, load charts, wind calls, radio discipline, and muscle memory working together. Every movement you’re watching is calculated.

Operating a crane isn’t about strength. It’s about judgment under pressure, and applied engineering in real time — where one misjudgment cascades through safety, schedule, and asset integrity.

Question for the field:
What’s the one decision a crane operator makes that people outside the industry never notice—but everything depends on? 👇
As a crane operator, what's a typical workday like for you?

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11/27/2025

This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for the spirit that drives essential work —
Grateful for the night-shift technician on cold platforms,
Grateful for the rigger who solves problems with experience you can’t Google,
Grateful for the specialist who shows up when systems fail,
Grateful for the professionals who turn high-risk environments into smooth operations

Happy Thanksgiving from Manup

10/08/2025

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Start hiring 🔗 https://getmanup.co/register/personnel

09/30/2025

The wellhead is more than just the “connection at surface” — it is the critical interface that integrates drilling, casing, and production systems.

During installation, precision is essential. Running tools are applied to lower, land, and secure wellhead components, enabling:
✅ Accurate alignment with the casing string
✅ Reliable sealing to withstand extreme downhole pressures
✅ Proper load transfer from the BOP stack through to completion operations

A properly executed installation reduces the risk of leakage, equipment failure, and unplanned downtime, while establishing the foundation for safe and efficient production.

Depending on well design and operating environment, running tools may range from hydraulic systems optimized for compact efficiency to mechanical assemblies engineered for robustness in harsh offshore conditions. The selection of tool technology directly influences installation success and overall well integrity.

💡 From your perspective, which presents the greatest challenge during wellhead installation?
🔹 Achieving precise tolerances
🔹 Operating in demanding subsea conditions
🔹 Managing time pressures on rig operations

: Congo LNG FPU set sail for AngolaThe Congo LNG Project Floating Production Unit, formerly one of the largest semi-sub...
09/30/2025

: Congo LNG FPU set sail for Angola

The Congo LNG Project Floating Production Unit, formerly one of the largest semi-submersible drilling rigs of its generation, converted into an FPU, is currently en route to Angola on Boskalis’ Blue Marlin vessel.

The FPU, converted from the drilling rig Scarabeo 5, left China for Angola and will eventually be stationed offshore in Congo to anchor the country’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) development, which will be used for the separation, hydrocarbons boost, and as a control hub for the entire offshore development of Congo LNG.

At around 41,000–42,000 tons and measuring 80 by 68 meters, the FPU is wider than the Blue Marlin’s own 63-meter deck, a fact that has not gone unnoticed in the offshore community. “This is one of those jobs where you look twice at the drawings and still wonder how they’ll make it work,” said a project engineer following the transport.

The 1990-built Scarabeo 5, originally built for Saipem as one of the largest semi-submersible drilling rigs of its generation, underwent a full conversion into an FPU at Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. shipyard in Yantai, China. The project, completed in August, has been described by Saipem as a milestone in offshore engineering.

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