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Frank's deploys FA-1 tool in GoM

Sep 15, 2016

Frank’s International provided its FA-1 casing running tool (CRT) for a project in the Gulf of Mexico that the company says established a new worldwide milestone in casing while drilling (CwD) operations. FA-1 was modified for 30in casing…

Wintershall makes minor discovery

Sep 15, 2016

German oil firm Wintershall has made a minor discovery near the Vega field in the Norwegian North Sea, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.  The discovery was made as part of a four-well drilling campaign in production license 248 F…

Eni reaches new Nooros record

Sep 12, 2016

Eni’s Nooros field offshore Egypt reached a new record in 13 months of 128,000 boe/d, with plans to drill more wells in the area. Image from Eni. The Italian giant confirmed production at Nooros reached 700 MMcf/d…

CNOOC starts at Weizhou

Sep 12, 2016

CNOOC Ltd. started production at the Weizhou 6-9/6-10 comprehensive adjustment project in the South China Sea. The Weizhou field is in the Beibu Gulf at about 35m water depth. In addition to fully utilizing the existing facilities of Weizhou 6-9/6-10…

Quadrant hits at Roc-2

Sep 09, 2016

Quadrant Energy has hit hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir within the Caley section in the Roc-2 well in the North West Shelf, offshore Western Australia, partner Carnarvon Petroleum confirmed. The results were confirmed during logging while…

Turritella at Shell's Stones

Sep 09, 2016

SBM Offshore has released a video of the Turritella floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) unit, as the vessel started commercial production at Shell’s Stones development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico on 6 September. At Stones…

Lancaster offers Hurricane yet more pay

Sep 09, 2016

Hurricane Energy's pilot well on the basement reservoir Lancaster discovery West of Shetland has indicated resources 'significantly greater' than the firm's 200 MMbbl base case, the company said this morning.   Hurriane has completed…

Solaris uHPHT well dry

Sep 09, 2016

Despite achieving a drilling record, Total Norge's ultra-high-pressure, high-temperature Solaris well has been classified as dry. The well, 1/5-5, was the deepest well drilled on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, according to driller, Maersk Drilling…

JV trio drills Manora appraisal well

Sep 06, 2016

The Manora oil joint venture spudded the MNA-17 well offshore Thailand, in hopes of adding contingent resources at the development.  The project area is located in the Northern Gulf of Thailand, and is a partnership between Mubadala Petroleum (60%)…

Det norske to appraise Langfjellet

Sep 05, 2016

Det norske oljeselskap is to move ahead with an appraisal well on the Langfjellet discovery in the Norwegian North Sea.  The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted the firm a drilling permit for well 25/2-18 A using the Maersk Interceptor drilling rig in production license 442…

Anadarko spuds Warrior in GoM

Sep 02, 2016

Anadarko Petroleum spudded the Warrior well in deepwater Gulf of Mexico, according to partner Ecopetrol. Warrior is in Green Canyon Block 563, near two major production fields: the western border of Anadarko’s K2 block and on the eastern border of BHP Billiton’s Shenzi field…

Cubility releases CubeLink for waste transportation

Sep 02, 2016

Cubility, a provider of solids control solutions, has launched CubeLink, a technology that aims to improve the transportation of drilling waste.  CubeLink transports drilling waste directly from shale shakers or Cubility’s own MudCube…

Petrobras ditches Diamond

Sep 01, 2016

Diamond Offshore Drilling has said it is going to defend a move by Brazil’s Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) to terminate its contract on the Ocean Valor semisubmersible early.  The Ocean Valiant…

Eni completes Zohr 5x off Egypt

Sep 01, 2016

Italian giant Eni has drilled its fifth well on the Zohr field offshore Egypt, confirming its potential to contain some 30 Tcf, with hopes of first gas by the end of next year. Map of Zohr, from Eni…

Sound advice

Sep 01, 2016

Being able to see what is happening downhole real-time is one thing. Having the subject matter experts on the job, see the same data, as well as predictive analysis and all helpfully visualized, from wherever they might be, is another. BP and Kongsberg have been working on it…

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