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Comet Ridge provide update on Albany 1 drilling operations
29 May 20181 min read

Comet Ridge provide update on Albany 1 drilling operations

Comet Ridge Limited has provided an update on the ongoing drilling operations at the Albany 1 well in the north eastern Galilee Basin.

Caspian Sunrise identifies 121 m of potential oil bearing intervals in Kazakhstan
29 May 20184 min read

Caspian Sunrise identifies 121 m of potential oil bearing intervals in Kazakhstan

The intervals were discovered in the 801 side-track.

Tap Oil: Manora-8 exploration well – final drilling update
29 May 20182 min read

Tap Oil: Manora-8 exploration well – final drilling update

The Manora-8 exploration well is located in the G1/48 concession within the Manora Production Area approximately 2.2 km southwest of the Manora platform.

Cub Energy Inc. announces spudding of WO well in Eastern Ukraine
25 May 20181 min read

Cub Energy Inc. announces spudding of WO well in Eastern Ukraine

Cub Energy Inc. a Ukraine-focused upstream oil and gas company, announces that KUB-Gas LLC, Cub’s 35% owned subsidiary which owns and operates the eastern Ukraine licences, has commenced drilling of the North Yatskivska #3 (NY-3) well on the West Olgovskoye (WO) licence.

Saltel Industries: successful off-bottom cementing campaign with Saltel Steel ECP
25 May 20182 min read

Saltel Industries: successful off-bottom cementing campaign with Saltel Steel ECP

Saltel Industries (a Schlumberger company), has recorded 100% success on ECP campaign in western Siberia.

Carnarvon Petroleum provides Dorado-1 rig update
23 May 20181 min read

Carnarvon Petroleum provides Dorado-1 rig update

Carnarvon Petroleum Limited has provided the following update on the Dorado-1 well that is to be drilled in the WA-437-P exploration permit using the Ensco-107 jack-up drilling rig.

Drilling permit for granted wells 25/4-12 S and 25/4-12 A in production licence 203
23 May 20181 min read

Drilling permit for granted wells 25/4-12 S and 25/4-12 A in production licence 203

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP ASA a drilling permit for well 25/4-12 S and well 25/4-12 A, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.

SDX Energy's Kelvin-1X exploration well at South Disouq disappoints
23 May 20182 min read

SDX Energy's Kelvin-1X exploration well at South Disouq disappoints

The well will now be plugged and abandoned, and the rig will move to the site of the next drilling location on the South Disouq licence, the SD-4X appraisal well.

Comet Ridge drills Albany 1 appraisal well in the Galilee Basin
22 May 20181 min read

Comet Ridge drills Albany 1 appraisal well in the Galilee Basin

Comet Ridge Limited has announced that Easternwell’s Rig 101 spudded the Albany 1 sandstone appraisal well at 1430 hrs on Saturday 19 May 2018.

SIMMONS EDECO wins North Sea contract
22 May 20181 min read

SIMMONS EDECO wins North Sea contract

SIMMONS EDECO, a leading supplier of wellhead and valve maintenance, asset integrity solutions and onshore drilling services to the global oil and gas industry, announced that it has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by a major North Sea oil and gas operator.

APA waive need for additional environmental impact studies for Alentejo offshore test well
22 May 20181 min read

APA waive need for additional environmental impact studies for Alentejo offshore test well

Portugal’s Environment Agency, APA, confirms that the environmental studies and risk assessments already carried out on the Santola-1X project are exhaustive and has not identified significant negative environmental impacts.

Tap Oil spuds Manora-8 well
22 May 20181 min read

Tap Oil spuds Manora-8 well

Tap Oil Limited (Tap Oil) advises that the Manora-8 well was spud at 23:00 on 20 May 2018.

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