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Petrogas to drill appraisal well at Birgitta field
1 Dec 20211 min read

Petrogas to drill appraisal well at Birgitta field

Petrogas will employ the harsh-environment jack-up rig Maersk Resilient to drill the appraisal well.

Saipem given US$750 million contract for Jafurah gas field
30 Nov 20212 min read

Saipem given US$750 million contract for Jafurah gas field

The project involves the construction of a hydrocarbon collection system and the transport of gas and condensate to the new Jafurah plant, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

CNOOC's Buzzard Phase II development begins production
29 Nov 20212 min read

CNOOC's Buzzard Phase II development begins production

The Buzzard Phase II development in the UK North Sea is expected to reach its peak production of approximately 12 000 boe/d in 2022.

Production begins from Columbus field
25 Nov 20212 min read

Production begins from Columbus field

Columbus is expected to be producing at its potential by early December.

ONGC contracts Shelf Drilling rig
24 Nov 20211 min read

ONGC contracts Shelf Drilling rig

The contract is for the Ron Tappmeyer jack-up rig.

Kistos spuds appraisal well offshore the Netherlands
22 Nov 20211 min read

Kistos spuds appraisal well offshore the Netherlands

Borr Drilling's Prospector-1 jack-up drilling rig has spudded the Q11-B appraisal well.

Pharos Energy resumes drilling at El Fayum
22 Nov 20212 min read

Pharos Energy resumes drilling at El Fayum

The company has started an interim three-well development programme at the concession in Egypt.

Neptune Energy extends North Sea drilling contract with Odfjell Drilling
22 Nov 20212 min read

Neptune Energy extends North Sea drilling contract with Odfjell Drilling

The extension will include one additional well at the Fenja field and two exploration wells within core areas of the Norwegian sector.

GlobalData: Continental Resources’ Delaware asset acquisition sees production forecasts reaching 390 000 boe/d in 2022
16 Nov 20212 min read

GlobalData: Continental Resources’ Delaware asset acquisition sees production forecasts reaching 390 000 boe/d in 2022

Continental Resources’ decision to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources’ Delaware Basin assets will raise the company’s production by around 58 000 boe/d to reach 390 000 in 2022, according to GlobalData.

ADNOC awards US$6 billion in drilling contracts
16 Nov 20212 min read

ADNOC awards US$6 billion in drilling contracts

Schlumberger, Weatherford and Baker Hughes were among the companies to receive contracts for wellheads and related components, downhole completion equipment and related services, and liner hangers and cementing accessories.

Neptune Energy divests non-operated working interests in Norway
12 Nov 20212 min read

Neptune Energy divests non-operated working interests in Norway

The assets Neptune is divesting include the producing Draugen, Brage and Ivar Aasen fields.

GlobalData: US upstream Lower 48 M&A deals on the rise
12 Nov 20212 min read

GlobalData: US upstream Lower 48 M&A deals on the rise

In its latest report, ‘Key Upstream M&A Deals in 2021’, the data and analytics company reveals that the total number of deals in the US upstream sector grew from 388 in 2020 to 420 in 2021.

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