EnQuest’s Alma/Galia development floating production vessel the EnQuest Producer has left its berth in Newcastle, northern England, where it was undergoing finishing and commissioning works, and has completed marine trials. The 249m-long unit…
Chevron’s Big Foot platform is on its way to the Walker Ridge area, offshore deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Big Foot. From Chevron. Walker Ridge is located approximately 360km south of New Orleans…
Schlumberger launched TeleScope ICE ultrahigh-temperature measurements-while-drilling service and PowerDrive ICE ultrahigh-temperature rotary steerable system (RSS). The ultraHT-rated electronics in the…
Luxembourg headquartered Neo Oiltools launched its downhole torque management tool, NeoTork. NeoTork automatically manages torque generated from the drill bit and mitigates axial and torsional vibrations. The system has been…
Singapore-based KrisEnergy began its drilling campaign in the Gulf of Thailand. The Key Gibraltar. From Shelf Drilling. The campaign is starting at the Rossukon-2 exploration well…
Archer began to permanently plug and abandon (P&A) 12 gas wells on Statoil’s Heimdal platform in the Norwegian North Sea using its newest rig. The Archer Topaz modular rig. Photo from Archer. The…
Swedish independent explorer Lundin Petroleum's Gemini well on production license 338 C has been declared a dry hole. Wildcat well 16/1-24 on Gemini was drilled about 10km southwest of the Edvard Grieg field in the central part of the North Sea…
It’s been five years since BP’s Deepwater Horizon spill and in a new report, the company says that the GoM is returning to its baseline condition. Image of Deepwater Horizon. From USCG. According…
Rosneft sent North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. (NADL) a notice of termination for the West Navigator, in connection with a framework agreement between the two companies. The West Navigator. From NADL. The…
Eni made a significant gas discovery offshore Libya and found more gas than anticipated at its Merakes-1 well offshore Indonesia. Libya find Eni activity in Libya. From Eni. Eni…
Total has spudded exploration well 25/6-55, named Shango by partner Faroe Petroleum, in license 627 (Skirne East) in the Norwegian North Sea. Shango is on the northern part of the Utsira High about 5km from the producing Skirne field…
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. sent Dolphin Drilling an early termination notice for the Belford Dolphin ultra deepwater drillship's charter contract off Mozambique. The Belford Dolphin. From Dolphin Drilling…
Statoil and its partners temporarily halted drilling on the Veslefrikkin field in the North Sea. The Veslefrikkin field. From Statoil. Veslefrikk lies in Norwegian North Sea block 30/3 in production license 052…
Petrobras began early production at the deepwater Búzios field offshore Brazil. The Dynamic Producer. From Sembcorp Marine. Búzios is located in the Santos basin, about 200km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro…
Cairn Energy is planning an up to six-well exploration campaign offshore Senegal, starting this year, after making potentially the largest global oil discovery in the country's waters last year. Image from Cairn…
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