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Upstream drilling news

Browse the latest upstream drilling news news and articles.

Drilling begins at West Newton
18 Aug 20202 min read

Drilling begins at West Newton

West Newton could represent the largest UK onshore oilfield discovery in decades.

API welcomes approval of Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program in Alaska
18 Aug 20201 min read

API welcomes approval of Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program in Alaska

The US Department of Interior has approved drilling in 1.56 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

Baker Hughes introduces new rotary steerable service for high-performance drilling
14 Aug 20202 min read

Baker Hughes introduces new rotary steerable service for high-performance drilling

The Lucida service is designed to maximise directional drilling performance and well productivity by incorporating advanced electronics and near-bit sensors that enable drillers to more precisely guide bottomhole assemblies.

Aberdeen firm acquires drilling service company
10 Aug 20202 min read

Aberdeen firm acquires drilling service company

The drilling repair company MRDS has been acquired by Aberdeen-based investment firm Garrick Group.

Halliburton releases drill bit sensor
7 Aug 20202 min read

Halliburton releases drill bit sensor

Cerebo Force in-bit sensors are designed to capture weight, torque and bending measurements directly from the bit.

ExxonMobil to use Noble Corp drillship for Guyana project
7 Aug 20201 min read

ExxonMobil to use Noble Corp drillship for Guyana project

The drillship Noble Sam Croft will begin drilling in 4Q20 after the rig finishes its current programme offshore Suriname.

ConocoPhillips awarded drilling permit offshore Norway
3 Aug 20201 min read

ConocoPhillips awarded drilling permit offshore Norway

Well 6507/4-1 will be drilled from the Leiv Eiriksson drilling facility in production licence 1009.

Equinor drills dry well near Johan Castberg field
31 Jul 20202 min read

Equinor drills dry well near Johan Castberg field

Wildcat well 7219/9-3 was drilled about 25 km south of the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea and 220 km northwest of Hammerfest.

Maersk Drilling invests in development of carbon-neutral drilling technology
30 Jul 20202 min read

Maersk Drilling invests in development of carbon-neutral drilling technology

The company is investing US$1 million in the California-based company Clean Energy Systems to help develop a new technology called Carbon-Negative Energy.

Equinor given drilling permit east of Maria field
29 Jul 20201 min read

Equinor given drilling permit east of Maria field

The drilling programme for well 6407/1-8 S & A relates to the drilling of wildcat wells in production licence 263 D.

Bashrush discovery offshore Egypt tested successfully
29 Jul 20201 min read

Bashrush discovery offshore Egypt tested successfully

Eni, BP and Total have successfully tested the well drilled on the Bashrush prospect in the North El Hammad concession.

Video: BGS interview with Yannis Bassias, former President & CEO at Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management
23 Jul 20201 min read

Video: BGS interview with Yannis Bassias, former President & CEO at Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management

Yannis Bassias, former President & CEO at Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management (HHRM), talks about exploration in the Mediterranean, changes in the gas market, ultra-deepwater drilling, and explains why Greece “is not a declared gas province yet”.

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