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Upstream drilling news

Browse the latest upstream drilling news news and articles.

Seadrill Partners announces contract award
22 Jul 20191 min read

Seadrill Partners announces contract award

The contract is for the West Polaris drillship in Southern Asia.

Expro awarded subsea contract by Pacific Santa Ana
15 Jul 20192 min read

Expro awarded subsea contract by Pacific Santa Ana

The contract, valued at US$20 million, will see Expro provide its Intervention Riser System with associated surface support equipment, to be deployed from Pacific Drilling’s drillship, Pacific Santa Ana, for PETRONAS's Chinguetti Field Phase II plug and abandonment (P&A) contract, offshore Mauritania.

Block Energy increases working interest to West Rustavi licence to 100%
15 Jul 20192 min read

Block Energy increases working interest to West Rustavi licence to 100%

Block Energy is implementing a fully-funded back-to-back drilling programme designed to ramp up oil production at West Rustavi, Georgia, and test its historic gas discoveries.

Hurricane Energy spuds Lincoln Crestal offshore Shetland Islands
15 Jul 20191 min read

Hurricane Energy spuds Lincoln Crestal offshore Shetland Islands

Lincoln Crestal is the second in a three-well programme on Hurricane's Lincoln and Warwick assets offshore the Shetland Islands, UK.

KCA Deutag secures drilling contracts in Russia
15 Jul 20191 min read

KCA Deutag secures drilling contracts in Russia

The contracts will see KCA Deutag provide eight high performance land rigs to clients in eastern Siberia, northern Russia and southern Russia.

Block Energy secures workover equipment for 2019/2020 drilling programme
9 Jul 20193 min read

Block Energy secures workover equipment for 2019/2020 drilling programme

The equipment includes multiple high-impact horizontal sidetracks at the West Rustavi licence in Georgia.

Shelf Drilling awarded contract by Chevron in Gulf of Thailand
8 Jul 20191 min read

Shelf Drilling awarded contract by Chevron in Gulf of Thailand

The contract is for the the Shelf Drilling Scepter jack-up rig, and is expected to run from 1Q20 to 2Q22.

Total and partners approve launch of Phase 3 of Dunga field
8 Jul 20191 min read

Total and partners approve launch of Phase 3 of Dunga field

The onshore Dunga oilfield in western Kazakhstan is operated by Total (60%), alongside Oman Oil Company (20%) and Partex (20%).

Eco Atlantic commences drilling offshore Guyana
8 Jul 20192 min read

Eco Atlantic commences drilling offshore Guyana

Eco and its partners on the Orinduik Block, Tullow Guyana B.V. (Operator, 60% Working Interest (WI)) and Total E&P Guyana B.V. (25% WI), estimate the well will take up to 40 days to drill.

Kuwait Oil Company awards Halliburton integrated offshore drilling services contract
5 Jul 20191 min read

Kuwait Oil Company awards Halliburton integrated offshore drilling services contract

The contract is for six high-pressure high-temperature exploration wells on two jack-up rigs in the Arabian Gulf.

GlobalData: Susquehanna county drives natural gas production in Marcellus Shale in US
4 Jul 20192 min read

GlobalData: Susquehanna county drives natural gas production in Marcellus Shale in US

Located in close proximity to the major industrial hubs on the US East Coast, Marcellus and Utica shale plays in the Appalachian basin have witnessed steady natural gas production growth over the last five-six years.

Equinor discovers further oil in Oseberg field
4 Jul 20192 min read

Equinor discovers further oil in Oseberg field

Recoverable resources are estimated at 22 million bbl of oil.

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