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Det norske to use Maersk Interceptor for Langfjellet

Aug 02, 2016

Det norske has taken over the operatorship for production license 442 from Centrica and has been given consent to drill an exploration well in a prospect named Langfjellet by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA).  Well 25/2-18 S…

Quadrant spuds Driftwood-1

Aug 02, 2016

Quadrant Energy started drilling the Driftwood-1 well in the WA-320-P permit area in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia. The well, being drilled with the Noble Tom Prosser jackup, is in the Barrow sub-basin of the Northern Carnarvon Basin…

eDrilling, SynepsisDart join forces

Aug 02, 2016

Drilling and well performance solutions firm eDrilling, and drilling optimization company SynepsisDart have announced a new partnership to help exploration and production companies drill wells safer, quicker and cheaper. SynepsisDART…

Aqualis helps move giant jackup

Aug 01, 2016

Marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has been contracted by Noble Corporation to oversee the load-on, transportation and load-off operations of the first journey of new build jackup rig Noble Lloyd Noble. Aqualis…

Europe in crisis?

Aug 01, 2016

The industry will emerge from its current crisis, but the next chapter in the oil and gas industry may look very different. Hannon Westwood’s Andrew Vinall gives his view. Northwest Europe 2016 exploration…

Preventing bugs

Aug 01, 2016

The spotlight now shines on how to better integrate multiple complex software systems during drilling rig construction with beneficial results. Songa Endurance. Photos from Songa Offshore. Software…

Using wired drill pipe to drive down well cost

Aug 01, 2016

Wired drill pipe has been a long time coming. As operators look at cost savings across the full life cycle, the benefits are now being recognized, says NOV’s Leon Hennessy. Drill floor operations…

Drilling depression

Aug 01, 2016

Infographic from McKinsey Solutions. These projections are taken from Energy Insights’ Global Gas Outlook to 2030. For your free Executive Summary of the findings included in the report visit www…

Final Cat D newbuild starts work for Statoil

Jul 29, 2016

Songa Offshore's fourth and final newbuild Cat D Rig, the semisubmersible Songa Enabler, has started drilling operations on 29 July offshore Norway for Norwegian oil giant Statoil. All four rigs are semisubmersible, sixth generation Cat…

Saudi Aramco extends Seadrill rig contracts

Jul 29, 2016

Rig operator Seadrill has received three-year contract extensions from Saudi Aramco for the jackups AOD I and AOD II expiring in June 2019 and July 2019, respectively. The extensions are in direct continuation of the current contracts…

Conoco, Marathon cut short Maersk Valiant contract

Jul 28, 2016

ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil Corp. have signed an early termination agreement for the deepwater drillship Maersk Valiant, Maersk Drilling says. The termination, which comes following Conoco's decision to halt Gulf of Mexico deepwater exploration spending…

Successful results from Shenandoah, GOM

Jul 28, 2016

Gulf of Mexico-focused Deepwater oil exploration and production company Venari Resources has acquired an additional 7% stake in the Shenandoah field on Walker Ridge Blocks 51, 52 and 53. The company has also reported successful results from the Shenandoah #5 appraisal well…

Det norske lines up Langfjellet prospect

Jul 28, 2016

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Det norske a drilling permit for well 25/2-18 S on PL 442 in the central North Sea.  The well, targeting the Langfjellet prospect, will be drilled using the Maersk Interceptor jack up drilling rig…

Statoil makes gas condensate and oil discovery

Jul 27, 2016

Norway's Statoil has made a gas condensate and oil discovery southwest of the Oseberg Sør facility in the North Sea, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).  The discovery, in production license 035/272, was made through the wildcat wells 30/11-14 and 30/11-14 B…

Statoil to drill Njord NF2 well

Jul 26, 2016

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum drilling permit for well 6407/7-9 S using the Songa Delta semisubmersible drilling rig.  The well, also called Njord NF2, is in production licence PL 107 C, operated by…

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