Singapore-based KrisEnergy hit oil at the first exploration well in the Wassana oil field, offshore Thailand. Thai drilling campaign map. From KrisEnergy. Rayrai-1 intersected about…
Enerpac and Al Masaood Trading, Dubai, supplied Lamprell with an EVO-series synchronous lifting system to weigh a newly completed jackup rig. Image from Enerpac. The Enerpac multifunctional…
UAE-based rig builder and fabrication firm Lamprell has been awarded a jackup construction contract by Abu Dhabi's National Drilling Co. (NDC). Image of the Muhaiyimat for National Drilling Co…
KrisEnergy plans to develop the Wassana oil field beginning with drilling a new exploration well in Block G10/48 offshore Thailand. Wassana well projection. From KrisEnergy. The Rayrai-1 well is at a water depth of 170ft and is 2…
The first well drilled using the new build jackup giant Maersk Interceptor (pictured) have reaped successful results for operator Det norske, the firm said this morning. The new unit, operating in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea…
KrisEnergy’s Thai campaign success continues at its Rossukon-3ST sidetrack well that encountered 148ft of oil and gas pay. Offshore Thailand map. From KrisEnergy. The final exploration…
Drill rig fleet operators are dropping dayrates as the market is squeezed due to the precipitous fall in global crude price. Industry insiders say dayrate bargaining by upstream companies is the play of the day. Rigs operating in the Middle East are particularly exposed…
KrisEnergy began drilling the Rossukon-3ST sidetrack well offshore Thailand. Image from KrisEnergy. Rossukon-3ST is located in the G6/48 license that covers 566sq km over the Karawake basin…
KrisEnergy encountered oil and gas pay at the Rossukon-3 exploration well in the Gulf of Thailand. Image from KrisEnergy. Rossukon-3 is located in the G6/48 contract area that covers 566sq km over the Karawake basin…
Dubai-based Drydocks World has completed a rig refurbishment project on Abu Dhabi-based National Drilling Company’s (NDC) offshore drilling rig jackup Beynouna in record time. The work on rig Beynouna, which included dry docking, hull treatment…
KrisEnergy began drilling the Rossukon-3 exploration well in G6/48 in the Gulf of Thailand using Shelf Drilling's Key Gibraltar jackup rig. Gulf of Thailand block map. From KrisEnergy. Rossukon…
Neptune Marine Services has been awarded an 18-month rig positioning and mooring services contract for Apache Energy, in Australia. The contract is set to begin in May 2015, and come with two extension options. It will see Neptune…
Northern Offshore is delaying the delivery of two of its high specification jackups due to the downturn of the drilling market. The West Navigator. From NADL. Northern was able to…
Houston-based VAALCO Energy is in the process of plugging and abandoning its post-salt Kindele-1 well, offshore Angola after encountering non-commercial hydrocarbons. Map of Kindele-1, offshore Angola…
Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary Keppel FELS delivered a KFELS B Class jackup rig to Mexican national oil company, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex). The Kukulkan jackup. From Keppel. The…