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Upstream drilling news

Browse the latest upstream drilling news news and articles.

Schlumberger, Halliburton and Baker Hughes awarded Bacalhau drilling and well services contracts
10 Nov 20202 min read

Schlumberger, Halliburton and Baker Hughes awarded Bacalhau drilling and well services contracts

The total value of the three contracts for drilling and well services on the Bacalhau field in Brazil is estimated at US$455 million.

Independent Oil and Gas awards Noble Corp. rig contract
3 Nov 20203 min read

Independent Oil and Gas awards Noble Corp. rig contract

Independent Oil and Gas has awarded the rig contract for its Core Project Phase 1 to a subsidiary of Noble Corp.

Dolphin Drilling expands presence in Norwegian Continental Shelf
2 Nov 20201 min read

Dolphin Drilling expands presence in Norwegian Continental Shelf

Dolphin Drilling has secured a new combined contract with Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO Norge AS.

Schlumberger introduces new concave diamond element bit
30 Oct 20202 min read

Schlumberger introduces new concave diamond element bit

Smith Bits, a Schlumberger company, has introduced the StrataBlade* concave diamond element bit.

The November/December issue of Oilfield Technology is online
28 Oct 20201 min read

The November/December issue of Oilfield Technology is online

The November/December issue of Oilfield Technology begins by reviewing the state of the North Sea. The issue then moves on to cover Drilling Technologies, Deepwater Operations, Flow Control, and more.

Wintershall begins drilling in Nova field
28 Oct 20202 min read

Wintershall begins drilling in Nova field

Wintershall Dea has begun drilling the first of six wells on the operated Nova field in the Norwegian North Sea.

Total makes 'significant' gas condensate discovery offshore South Africa
28 Oct 20201 min read

Total makes 'significant' gas condensate discovery offshore South Africa

Drilling at the Luiperd well has encountered 73 m of net gas condensate pay in well-developed good quality Lower Cretaceous reservoirs.

Neptune Energy makes discovery near Fenja field
28 Oct 20202 min read

Neptune Energy makes discovery near Fenja field

The estimate for the new oil discovery is between 0.5 and 3.2 million m3 of recoverable oil equivalent.

Equinor given drilling permit in production licence 960
23 Oct 20201 min read

Equinor given drilling permit in production licence 960

Well 7018/5-1 will be drilled from the West Hercules drilling facility.

Maersk Drilling awarded three-well contract offshore Angola
21 Oct 20201 min read

Maersk Drilling awarded three-well contract offshore Angola

Maersk Drilling has been awarded a three-well contract from Total E&P Angola.

PDC Energy installs voestalpine connection in Denver-Julesburg Basin
19 Oct 20202 min read

PDC Energy installs voestalpine connection in Denver-Julesburg Basin

PDC Energy successfully installed 22 248 ft of 5.5-in. x 20.00 ppf VA-EP-P110 VAtitan-TC in the Ferguson 23G-202 well located in the Wattenberg Field in the Denver-Julesburg Basin.

Northern Offshore jack-up begins drilling in Qatar's North Field
16 Oct 20201 min read

Northern Offshore jack-up begins drilling in Qatar's North Field

The Energy Enticer had a safe and successful mobilisation to Qatar Petroleum’s North Field in early September 2020.

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