
Neptune Energy confirms commercial oil discovery at Dugong well
The volumes are estimated to be in the range of 40 – 120 million boe – the largest discovery in Norway so far this year.
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The volumes are estimated to be in the range of 40 – 120 million boe – the largest discovery in Norway so far this year.

Well 6507/4-1 will be drilled from the Leiv Eiriksson drilling facility in production licence 1009.

The amended Walton Morant Licence covers an area of 22 400 km2, and has numerous plays and prospects already identified across three separate basins.

The contract comprises the design, engineering, fabrication and installation (including assistance to hook-up and commission) of both normally unmanned installation production platforms for the IOG-operated Southwark and Blythe gas fields in the UK Southern North Sea.

The Bressay oilfield was discovered east of Shetland in 1976 and Equinor became operator in 2007.

Marwell has successfully installed a tailored and cost-effective solution to replace centraliser subs for a major international oil company.

Wildcat well 7219/9-3 was drilled about 25 km south of the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea and 220 km northwest of Hammerfest.

Ampelmann and Olympic Shipping are supporting topside commissioning work on Ithaca Energy’s FPF-1 offshore semi-submersible in the North Sea.

Remote training and monitoring procedures enabled the successful installation of the liner hanger system, cementing products and tubular running services during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Preliminary fluid samples and test results indicate at least 278 m (912 ft) of net oil and volatile oil/gas condensate pay in two intervals.

The drilling programme for well 6407/1-8 S & A relates to the drilling of wildcat wells in production licence 263 D.

Eni, BP and Total have successfully tested the well drilled on the Bashrush prospect in the North El Hammad concession.