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The technology from Drilling Systems mirrors the environment of a working onshore rig, enabling the simulation of various operational scenarios in a controlled atmosphere, including stuck-pipe and well-control incidents.
The energy-saving marine compressed air system is to be delivered for a mid-water semi-submersible drilling rig.
GulfSlope Energy will retain and deploy a supra salt evaluation team consisting of three geoscientists and a manager to identify, evaluate and recommend targets for lease acquisition, farm-in and drilling.
The contracts are for a two-well project in Block 10 and 29 in the Gulf of Mexico.
The reference well used was the Cambo Well in the UK, which was drilled by Siccar Point Energy in 2018.
The discovery is estimated at 2 trillion ft3, making this the 7th largest global discovery of the year.
The drilling result at Lang Lebah-1RDR2 is the Thai national oil company’s largest ever discovery.
Drilling and testing at Bainet West are expected to take 15 - 20 days to complete.
The drilling programme for well 25/2-20 relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 442. Aker BP ASA is the operator with an ownership interest of 90.26%.
The Mærsk Innovator is now firmly contracted to continue drilling infill wells at the Buzzard field on the UK Continental Shelf until February 2020.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines of the Dominican Republic, in partnership with Wood Mackenzie, has announced its first licensing round is to open at an event in Houston on 10 July 2019.
The discovery was made at Gladden Deep in Mississippi Canyon block 800.