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Upstream drilling news

Browse the latest upstream drilling news news and articles.

Wellesley drills dry well in North Sea
18 Sept 20201 min read

Wellesley drills dry well in North Sea

The well was drilled about 75 km north of the Gjøa field in the North Sea and 60 km northwest of Florø.

Maersk Drilling aims to halve carbon emissions from drilling operations by 2030
18 Sept 20202 min read

Maersk Drilling aims to halve carbon emissions from drilling operations by 2030

Maersk Drilling estimates that about half the target can be achieved via further efficiency gains and known technical solutions and concepts, while the other half will be facilitated by investments in innovation in this space.

Exploration operations begin at Keskesi East-1 well offshore Suriname
14 Sept 20202 min read

Exploration operations begin at Keskesi East-1 well offshore Suriname

The Noble Sam Croft has commenced operations at the Keskesi East-1 exploration well approximately 14 km (9 miles) southeast of Sapakara West-1.

Vietnam approves TGT Full Field Development Plan
11 Sept 20201 min read

Vietnam approves TGT Full Field Development Plan

The approval enables the commencement of the drilling of six firm development wells by Pharos Energy in 4Q21.

Noble Lloyd Noble to drill at Valemon from summer 2021
9 Sept 20202 min read

Noble Lloyd Noble to drill at Valemon from summer 2021

Noble Drilling Norway AS has been awarded a contract by Equinor for drilling three wells at the Valemon field.

Equinor to conduct further drilling at Martin Linge field
8 Sept 20202 min read

Equinor to conduct further drilling at Martin Linge field

Analysis of the wells drilled at Martin Linge before the company took over concluded that several of the wells do not have the necessary barriers.

Neptune Energy commences drilling of Bue well
8 Sept 20202 min read

Neptune Energy commences drilling of Bue well

The well is located in the Fenja field in the Norwegian North Sea.

Cuttings Alliance launches analysis software to improve reservoir characterisation
3 Sept 20201 min read

Cuttings Alliance launches analysis software to improve reservoir characterisation

RockProp is a software product that delivers analysis for cuttings, logs and drilling data, developed by the Cuttings Alliance - a consortium of Stratagraph, CoreSpec Alliance and PetroScale Reservoir Solutions.

Dolphin Drilling signs contract with Pemex
3 Sept 20201 min read

Dolphin Drilling signs contract with Pemex

The deal will see the Blackford Dolphin rig utilised in Mexico for the duration of the work, which is expected to last around 15 months.

Valaris files for Chapter 11 restructuring
20 Aug 20203 min read

Valaris files for Chapter 11 restructuring

Valaris has reached an agreement with approximately 50% of its noteholders on a prearranged plan that would reduce debt by more than US$6.5 billion.

Aker BP extends contract for low-emission rig
20 Aug 20202 min read

Aker BP extends contract for low-emission rig

In direct continuation of its previously announced work scope, the Maersk Integrator rig will move to the Ula field offshore Norway in April 2021 to drill the Ula F – Producer 1 well.

ERIELL Group releases 1H20 operational update
19 Aug 20201 min read

ERIELL Group releases 1H20 operational update

In the six months to 30 June, ERIELL drilled 638 911 m and built 175 wells, including 103 wells drilled in Russia.

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