Drilling News


Premier spuds Bagpuss heavy oil prospect

Jul 21, 2016

Premier Oil spudded the Bagpuss heavy oil exploration well in the Moray Firth in the UK North Sea on 18 July, using the Ocean Valiant drilling rig, says partner North Sea Energy. Drilling results are expected in early August. The well…

ADC inks BP global contract

Jul 21, 2016

Aberdeen Drilling Consultants (ADC), a rig inspection consultancy based in Scotland, has been awarded a contract by BP to provide engineering services globally. ADC will provide support in more than 14 countries worldwide. It will deliver rig site assessments at all stages of operations…

HHI delivers largest semisub to Diamond

Jul 19, 2016

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has laid claim to delivering the world's largest semisubmersibles - the Ocean Greatwhite, for Houston based driller Diamond Offshore. Ocean Greatwhite, measuring 123m-long and 78m-wide, is capable of operating…

Engie spuds Cara exploration well, Norway

Jul 19, 2016

ENGIE E&P Norge has spudded the Cara exploration well in PL 636 Cara in the Norwegian northern North Sea.  The well is 35km offshore and approximately 6km from the Gjøa field in about 350m water depth. The well, being drilled using the Transocean Arctic semisubmersible drilling rig…

Sirius gets Ororo ok

Jul 18, 2016

Nigeria-focused Sirius Petroleum received approval from the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Environment on its environmental impact assessment survey (EIA) on the Ororo Field Licence, OML 95, which covers the drilling of three wells and the installation of wellhead platforms…

AFGlobal to acquire MHWirth subsidiary

Jul 15, 2016

Houston-based AFGlobal Corp. has agreed to acquire Managed Pressure Operations (MPO), a subsidiary of MHWirth. The resulting combination of companies will offer technologies covering both onshore and offshore applications, including deepwater managed pressure drilling (MPD)…

Skipper well to spud next week

Jul 14, 2016

UK explorer Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) is due to spud an appraisal well on the Skipper oil discovery next week. The Skipper prospect, 100% owned by IOG, is in Block 9/21a in license P1609 in the northern North Sea. IOG says success of the well would be 'transformational' for the company…

Updated: BP gets another Great Australian Bight extension

Jul 13, 2016

Australia's National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is giving UK supermajor BP until the end of August to resubmit its modified environmental plan for exploration drilling at the Great Australian Bight that the offshore regulator rejected last year…

Dril-Quip bags Indonesia subsea project

Jul 12, 2016

Houston-based Dril-Quip’s wholly owned subsidiary Dril-Quip Asia Pacific was awarded a US$40 million contract in late June to supply subsea drilling and production equipment and related services to Kangean Energy Indonesia Ltd., a contractor for SKK Migas…

Premier close to drilling on Bagpuss heavy oil prospect

Jul 12, 2016

UK independent Premier Oil is planning to spud the Bagpuss heavy oil prospect in the Moray Firth in the North Sea this month, later than initially expected.  Premier oil will use the Ocean Valiant semisubmersible drilling rig, which is…

Quadrant spuds Roc-2

Jul 11, 2016

Quadrant Energy has commenced drilling of the Roc-2 well, offshore Western Australia, said partner Carnarvon Petroleum. The main aims of the Roc-2 well are to appraise the Roc gas-condensate discovery in the Caley section. The information…

Faroe's Brasse adds pay

Jul 11, 2016

Faroe Petroleum has successfully side-tracked its appraisal well on the Brasse discovery in licence PL740 in the Norwegian North Sea. The side-track well (31/7-1A) was appraising the south-eastern part of the Brasse discovery. Results based on extensive coring…

Santos completes Indonesia appraisal well

Jul 08, 2016

Following a mechanical error, Santos has completed drilling the AAL-4XST1 appraisal well in the Northwest Natuna permit area, offshore Indonesia.  Map from AWE. The joint venture…

CNR extends Ivory Coast FPSO contract

Jul 08, 2016

CNR International has has exercised an option to extend the fixed term of the lease contract for floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Espoir Ivoirien from 2017 to 2022. The vessel produces oil from the Espoir field since 2002…

Petrofac takes on Hurricane well operations role

Jul 08, 2016

Petrofac has been appointed well operator by Hurricane Energy in a three-year contract to support wells located West of Shetland. Petrofac is the first outsourced well operator to manage a drilling campaign in the UK Continental Shelf…

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