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Ensco lands Leviathan rig deal

Aug 22, 2017

Noble Energy has hired Ensco’s ENSCO DS-7 ultra deepwater drillship for its giant Leviathan field, offshore Israel. Image from Ensco. The agreement for the ENSCO DS-7 includes the drilling two wells…

Wellesley to drill Goanna with Deepsea Bergen

Aug 18, 2017

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wellesley Petroleum a drilling permit for well 33/9-22 S, targeting the Goanna prospect in the North Sea. PL 881. Map from NPD. Well…

Mærsk Developer to drill Shell Trinidad wells

Aug 17, 2017

Shell has chosen the Mærsk Developer semisubmersible to drill and complete three wells offshore Trinidad beginning in January. Mærsk Developer. Image from Maersk Drilling. According to Maersk Drilling…

Statoil to drill at Gina Grog, Valemon

Aug 17, 2017

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Statoil approval to drill at two of its fields, the Gina Grog and the Valemon, both in the North Sea. Maersk Integrator. Image from Maersk…

Emerson debuts PolyOil JAR Handling Clamp

Aug 15, 2017

Emerson Automation Solutions has launched the latest product within its polymer completions solutions range, the PolyOil JAR Handling Clamp, for increased safety and well integrity. PolyOil JAR Handling Clamp…

Azinor spuds well on Partridge prospect

Aug 15, 2017

Azinor Catalyst spudded the 14/11a-2 well on the Partridge Prospect today (15 August), with plans to immediately follow with the drilling of an appraisal well at Agar, offshore the UK. Map of Partridge…

Erin spuds Oyo-9 off Nigeria

Aug 14, 2017

Erin Energy started drilling the Oyo-9 well offshore Nigeria with the Pacific Bora sixth-generation drilling rig. Pacific Bora. Image from Pacific Drilling. The well is expected to take approximately 62 days to drill and complete…

BP starts at Juniper, Persephone

Aug 14, 2017

BP has started production from five of its seven major projects for the year, as the supermajor confirmed that the Juniper project offshore Trinidad, and Woodside Energy’s Persephone offshore Australia are both online. Juniper…

Statoil spuds Verbier off UK

Aug 14, 2017

Statoil has spudded the last well of its three-well drilling campaign on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). Transocean Spitsbergen. Image from Statoil. According to partner Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG)…

Aker BP starts Hyrokkin drilling

Aug 14, 2017

Aker BP started drilling operations at the well 25/4 – 11 on the Hyrokkin prospect in the Norwegian North Sea with the Maersk Interceptor jackup last week, according to partner Fortis Petroleum. Maersk Interceptor jackup…

Aker BP signs Deepsea Stavanger deal

Aug 10, 2017

Aker BP has signed a US$68 million deal with Odfjell Drilling for use of the Deepsea Stavanger at various locations in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. Deepsea Stavanger. Image from Odfjell…

Atwood Achiever inked for Kosmos Mauritania drilling

Aug 10, 2017

Houston-headquartered Atwood Oceanics has inked a one-well contract offshore northwest Africa with Kosmos Energy using the ultra-deepwater rig Atwood Achiever.   The contract, which includes six, one-well options, will start immediately…

Archer bags Repsol Gyda P&A contract

Aug 09, 2017

Repsol Norge has awarded Archer Ltd. a four-year contract for plugging and abandonment (P&A) operations at the company’s Gyda platform in the Southern North Sea. Gyda. Image from Repsol. The scope of work includes P&A of the wells…

NXG expands to two new premises

Aug 08, 2017

NXG Drilling Services has invested more than US$2.61 million (£2 million) in two new operations to cope with increased demand for its tools and equipment solutions. The business, launched at the start of 2017, has moved from its Aberdeen city centre offices to 30…

Kosmos to spud Hippocampe off Mauritania

Aug 07, 2017

Kosmos Energy is set to spud the Hippocampe well offshore Mauritania at the end of August, however, the Dallas-based company sees Suriname as its top opportunity. Map of Mauritania, from Kosmos…

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