Dana Petroleum cancels one-well contract with Maersk Drilling
The contract was first announced in Maersk Drilling’s May 2020 Fleet Status Report.
Drilling & production
Pioneer Natural Resources completes acquisition of Parsley Energy
The acquisition has been approved by Pioneer and Parsley stockholders.
IDS to carry out rig reporting and performance analytics for Stena Drilling
IDS will deploy its data driven TourNet Pro drilling contractor reporting service and drilling performance monitoring service, Anova DPM, across Stena Drilling’s fleet in 1Q21.
Coretrax makes first deployment of expandable drilling liner in Norway
The expandable drilling liner was mobilised when a major Norwegian operator needed to isolate the gas cap in a lateral well during a drilling campaign.
Wressle on course for first oil by end of January 2021
Operations to recomplete and reperforate the well at the Wressle oilfield site in North Lincolnshire, UK, have commenced.
Neptune Energy extends Deepsea Yantai contract
Neptune Energy Norge has extended the contract for the Deepsea Yantai rig with an additional two wells in the Dugong area.
Eni and SNOC begin production at Mahani field
The field is located in onshore Concession Area B of the Sharjah Emirate.
CPC receives first cargo of Chadian crude
The first cargo of crude oil from the Oryx Concession in Chad arrived in Taiwan at the Dalin Refinery earlier this month.
Zenith Energy awarded licence to operate Tilapia oilfield
Over the last year, Zenith has acquired assets in Tunisia and in the Republic of the Congo.
More Drilling & production news
Bahamas Petroleum spuds Perseverance #1 well
Perseverance #1 is targeting P50 prospective oil resources of 0.77 billion bbl, with an upside of 1.44 billion bbl.
Seplat Petroleum to supply Waltersmith refinery with crude
The agreement is for the supply of between 2000 and 4000 bpd from the Ohaji South Field in Nigeria.
Shell writes down assets again
Shell has said it will write down the value of oil and gas assets by US$3.5 billion to US$4.5 billion.
First gas achieved from Asia’s deepest project
Gas production has started at the R Cluster, the ultra-deepwater gas field off the east coast of India being developed by Reliance Industries and BP.
Rival Downhole Tools acquires operating assets of Hunting Energy Services
The deal is expected to provide the catalyst for future international expansion in the Middle East and, in particular, Saudi Arabia.
Production begins at Snorre Expansion Project
The project will add almost 200 million bbl of recoverable oil reserves and help extend the productive life of the Snorre field through to 2040.