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Upstream drilling news

Browse the latest upstream drilling news news and articles.

Armour Energy spuds Horseshoe 4 well in Queensland
23 Oct 20191 min read

Armour Energy spuds Horseshoe 4 well in Queensland

The well is located in Armour’s 100% owned PL227, part of the company’s Kincora Project on the Roma Shelf in south west Queensland, Australia.

Transocean provides quarterly fleet status update
21 Oct 20191 min read

Transocean provides quarterly fleet status update

Since its last report Transocean has added approximately US$75 million in contract backlog, bringing total backlog to US$10.8 billion.

VAALCO Energy confirms oil discovery offshore Gabon
21 Oct 20192 min read

VAALCO Energy confirms oil discovery offshore Gabon

The Etame field offshore Gabon was successfully drilled to a total depth of 10 260 ft and encountered both Gamba and Dentale oil sands.

Maersk Drilling signs three-well drillship contract with POSCO International
21 Oct 20191 min read

Maersk Drilling signs three-well drillship contract with POSCO International

Maersk Viking will be employed by the POSCO International Corporation, a Korean operator, for a three-well campaign offshore Myanmar.

OPITO develops online assessment to support drilling safety
18 Oct 20192 min read

OPITO develops online assessment to support drilling safety

The online assessment has been designed to reinforce the competency of roustabouts.

Drilling activity in Norway nearing all-time high, says Rystad Energy
17 Oct 20192 min read

Drilling activity in Norway nearing all-time high, says Rystad Energy

Rystad Energy says it is anticipating around 30 to 50 exploration wells will be drilled per year towards 2023.

IMI and GustoMSC sign jack-up design license agreement
16 Oct 20192 min read

IMI and GustoMSC sign jack-up design license agreement

The agreement entails a new GustoMSC drilling jack-up design which will utilise the modern manufacturing capabilities currently planned for at IMI.

PGNiG makes oil and gas discovery in Norwegian Sea
15 Oct 20192 min read

PGNiG makes oil and gas discovery in Norwegian Sea

Based on preliminary estimation, the recoverable resources of the Shrek discovery are in the range of between 19 and 38 million boe, as confirmed by the Norwegian Oil Directorate (NPD).

Tambak-2 well reaches total depth
15 Oct 20192 min read

Tambak-2 well reaches total depth

The next step in the campaign is an extensive Drill Stem Test (DST) programme.

Equinor and Sinomine Specialty Fluids sign long-term contract
14 Oct 20191 min read

Equinor and Sinomine Specialty Fluids sign long-term contract

The contract is for supply of ‘cesium drilling and completion fluids’ to Equinor’s operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

ADES to undertake deepwater drilling campaign in Egypt
14 Oct 20191 min read

ADES to undertake deepwater drilling campaign in Egypt

The service will be provided using Vantage's Tungsten Explorer and covers one firm well, "Nigma 1", with the contract estimated to last 73 days.

Shelf Drilling awarded jack-up rig contract by ONGC
10 Oct 20191 min read

Shelf Drilling awarded jack-up rig contract by ONGC

The contract is for operations in the Mumbai High, offshore India.

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