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Upstream drilling news

Browse the latest upstream drilling news news and articles.

Conductor-supported platforms: demystifying the industry’s best-kept secret
3 Oct 20196 min read

Conductor-supported platforms: demystifying the industry’s best-kept secret

Rob Gill, Aquaterra Energy, asks why the industry is reluctant to adopt conductor-supported platforms for shallow water field developments.

Bentec awarded contract for cluster slider drilling rigs
3 Oct 20191 min read

Bentec awarded contract for cluster slider drilling rigs

Delivery of the first three rigs to the drilling division of INK-Service Group is scheduled for 2020, with delivery of the remaining rigs the year after.

Valaris awarded jack-up drilling rig contract for Seagull project
1 Oct 20192 min read

Valaris awarded jack-up drilling rig contract for Seagull project

Valaris will provide the Rowan Gorilla VI (VALARIS JU-248) to drill four firm wells for the development, which is located in the Central North Sea.

ADNOC Drilling completes first offshore integrated drilling services well
30 Sept 20192 min read

ADNOC Drilling completes first offshore integrated drilling services well

The well was delivered to ADNOC Drilling’s client, ADNOC Offshore – also a subsidiary of ADNOC.

Inaugural event to focus on subsea and drilling industries in Brazil
27 Sept 20192 min read

Inaugural event to focus on subsea and drilling industries in Brazil

The Subsea & Drilling Brazil conference will take place from 28 – 29 November in Rio de Janeiro.

Solstad Offshore to support Total E&P South Africa drilling campaign
26 Sept 20191 min read

Solstad Offshore to support Total E&P South Africa drilling campaign

The contracts are to support Total E&P South Africa's operations in Block 11B/12B and the drilling programme is expected to take up to 280 days.

ADNOC Offshore awards Weatherford directional drilling services contract
25 Sept 20191 min read

ADNOC Offshore awards Weatherford directional drilling services contract

The agreement entails using the Weatherford Magnus® rotary steerable system in both re-entry wells and new wells.

Transocean relinquishes interests in drillships under construction
25 Sept 20191 min read

Transocean relinquishes interests in drillships under construction

The total estimated future costs associated with the delivery and placing the drillships into service would have been approximately US$1.1 billion.

Plexus Holdings Russian licensee installs first wellhead for Gazprom
24 Sept 20192 min read

Plexus Holdings Russian licensee installs first wellhead for Gazprom

The wellhead installation marks the beginning of Gusar’s contracted work with Gazprom for the first year of an up to five-year jack-up gas exploration drilling programme on the Kara Sea Shelf.

Warwick West well spudded by Hurricane Energy
24 Sept 20191 min read

Warwick West well spudded by Hurricane Energy

Warwick West is the third and final well of the 2019 Greater Warwick Area drilling programme on Hurricane's Lincoln and Warwick assets.

ModuSpec reorganises as independent operating company
24 Sept 20192 min read

ModuSpec reorganises as independent operating company

The company will offer a range of services in the Middle East and Asia covering drilling rig inspection, auditing and training.

Jack-up rig mobilised for Empyrean Energy's drilling campaign offshore Indonesia
24 Sept 20191 min read

Jack-up rig mobilised for Empyrean Energy's drilling campaign offshore Indonesia

The jack-up rig Asian Endeavour-1 is now en-route to the first well in Empyrean's drilling campaign in the West Natuna Basin.

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