Drilling & production News

GeoPark announces Jacana oilfield expansion

Following successful appraisal drilling of the Jacana 6 appraisal well, activity in the Llanos 34 Block will be increased.

Statoil awarded drilling permit for wildcat well

Drilling permit for well 6608/10-17 S in production licence 128.

Lion Energy increases interest in South Block A PSC

Lion has increased interest in South Block A PSC by 5.7% to 40.7%.

Po Valley awarded large offshore preliminary production concession

The Italian Ministry of Economic Development has formally awarded Po Valley a preliminary Production Concession for the Company’s 47 billion ft3 offshore Teodorico gas field in the northern Adriatic Sea.

Petrotechnics releases statement on UK Autumn budget

Scott Lehmann of Petrotechnics has commented on the Chancellor's budget statement.

Opuama-3 production test completion and operations update

Restrata joins Agility to provide training to oil and gas workers in Iraq

The partnership will offer specialised training for oil and gas sector employees at the Rumaila Energy Park (REP) in southern Iraq.

Tenaris connections used in Vietnam's first deepwater well

TenarisHydril Blue, Wedge 513 and Wedge 523 connections used to improve operational efficiency in a deepwater exploration well in Vietnam.

The NPD announces oil and gas discovery east of Johan Castberg

The well was drilled about 60 km northeast of the oil and gas discovery 7220/11-1 (Alta) and about 20 km east of 7220/8-1 Johan Castberg.

Statoil completes acquisition of Brazilian offshore licence BM-S-8

Statoil has also taken over operatorship of Brazilian offshore licence BM-S-8

Cooper and Beach spud Penneshaw-1 well in Australia’s Cooper Basin

The well is anticipated to complete within 12 days.

Rowan partners with Saudi Aramco to create a new offshore drilling company

The new company will manage the operations of five Rowan jack-up rigs currently in Saudi Arabia.