The second appraisal well, SNE-3, to be drilled on the SNE oil field, 100km offshore Senegal, has been re-entered and will now be drilled to planned total depth. SNE-3 well, located approximately 3km south of the initial SNE-1 discovery well…
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co. has signed a joint development agreement with Hunting Energy Services’ Titan division to develop new autonomous tools technology focused on well construction and intervention efficiency. The two Houston…
Anadarko Petroleum achieved first oil at Heidelberg in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico last week. Map of Heidelberg. Courtesy of Anadarko. Heidelberg is located in Green Canyon 859…
Quadrant Energy confirmed presence of condensate-rich gas after completing a wireline logging program of the Roc-1 well, offshore Western Australia. Partner Carnarvon Petroleum said initial analysis showed condensate to gas ratio at the top end of the range of 20-40 bbl per Mcm…
Suncor Energy's latest exploration well close to to the Balder field has been classified as dry by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. Exploration well 25/10-14 S was drilled on production license 571 near the Balder field offshore Norway…
JX Nippon Exploration and Production has agreed a deal to use Odfjell Drilling's semisubmersible Deepsea Stavanger to drill an exploration well west of Shetland on the UK Continental Shelf. Contract duration is estimated to be between 60 and 75 days and expected commencement is Q2 2016…
Representatives from Spanish oil and gas explorer Repsol met with Guyana's President David Granger to seek an extension to continue exploratory work in the Kanuku Block, offshore the South American country, the Ministry of the President announced on 13 January…
Despite high drilling rates on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, discovery rates have been low and investment fell 16% in 2015, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). Fifty-six exploration wells were spudded, with just…
Total, the operator for production license 618 in the North Sea, has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) of Norway, to drill exploration well 1/5-5 using Maersk Gallant. Maersk Gallant is a jackup drilling facility…
Subsidiary companies within the SapuraKencana Group have been awarded contracts and extensions with a combined value of approximately US$117 million (RM503 million). Image from SapuraKencana. SapuraKencana HL Sdn…
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG), the North Sea focused oil and gas company, will delay the Skipper appraisal well until there is greater stability and clarity in the oil market. This follows recent oil price movements and bad weather in the North Sea…
Earthjustice, on behalf of eight conservation groups, filed to intervene in a case before the Interior Board of Land Appeals to defend the Department of Interior’s (DOI) decision to deny Shell’s request for an extension of the terms of its oil drilling leases in the Arctic Ocean…
Norwegian technology firm Badger Explorer has signed a memorandum of understanding with China's CNPC DR, signaling the firm's intention to become a full partner in the Badger Explorer development program. The Badger Explorer is a…
German explorer Wintershall has started drilling on the Kvalross exploration well 7224/2-1 in license PL611, in the Norwegian Barents Sea. Kvalross is to the south of OMV’s significant Wisting and Hanssen oil discoveries. The well…
Well Control School (WCS) received accreditation from International Well Control Forum (IWCF) for its System 21 e‐Learning Drilling course. Image from WCS Facebook. The IWCF System…
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