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Upstream drilling news

Browse the latest upstream drilling news news and articles.

Halliburton awarded licence for gravel pack completions
10 Oct 20192 min read

Halliburton awarded licence for gravel pack completions

The international licence is for ExxonMobil’s patented Non-Aqueous Fluid Gravel Packing (NAFPac™) technique for gravel pack completions.

Weatherford awarded multiple contracts with multinational operator in Iraq
10 Oct 20191 min read

Weatherford awarded multiple contracts with multinational operator in Iraq

The company has been awarded two fully integrated rig contracts and one well services (through-tubing intervention) contract.

SIMMONS EDECO completes drilling campaign in Mexico
9 Oct 20192 min read

SIMMONS EDECO completes drilling campaign in Mexico

The contract required SIMMONS EDECO to provide onshore drilling services on a field in the south of Mexico.

Shelf Drilling announces contract extensions for jack-ups
8 Oct 20191 min read

Shelf Drilling announces contract extensions for jack-ups

The contracts are with Saudi Aramco for four jack-ups.

i3 Energy begins drilling at Serenity field
8 Oct 20191 min read

i3 Energy begins drilling at Serenity field

The SA-01 appraisal well in the Serenity field in the North Sea has been spud.

Keppel Offshore and Sete Brasil reach settlement
8 Oct 20192 min read

Keppel Offshore and Sete Brasil reach settlement

The settlement is in relation to engineering, procurement and construction contracts for the construction of six semi-submersible drilling rigs for subsidiaries of Sete Brasil.

Interra Resources begins drilling in Kuala Pambuang block in Indonesia
8 Oct 20192 min read

Interra Resources begins drilling in Kuala Pambuang block in Indonesia

The KP-1 exploration well is located onshore southern Central Kalimantan in Indonesia.

Production begins at Johan Sverdrup
7 Oct 20194 min read

Production begins at Johan Sverdrup

Johan Sverdrup has expected recoverable reserves of 2.7 billion boe and the full field can produce up to 660 000 bpd at peak.

Hibiscus reserve estimates increased
4 Oct 20192 min read

Hibiscus reserve estimates increased

Preliminary evaluation of the Hibiscus Updip prospect in the Dussafu licence offshore Gabon indicates gross recoverable reserves of 40 to 50 million bbl of oil, significantly greater than the pre-drill expectations.

Tambak 2 Well spudded
4 Oct 20192 min read

Tambak 2 Well spudded

The Tambak-2 well is primarily designed as an appraisal of the southern area of the Mako gas field in the West Natuna Basin, offshore Indonesia.

Rigged for the future
3 Oct 20193 min read

Rigged for the future

To be competitive in today's oil and gas industry is first and foremost about upgrading the user experience and not by producing new rigs, says Andreas Grydeland Sulejewski, Neptune Software.

Dolphin Drilling announces contract with Shell
3 Oct 20192 min read

Dolphin Drilling announces contract with Shell

The company has won a contract with AS Norske Shell in Norway to provide rig support for the drilling and completion of a gas producer well on the Knarr field.

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