Maersk secures Shell rig contract
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract by Shell for the deepwater semi-submersible rig Mærsk Developer.
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BP contracts KBR for FEED work
KBR Inc. has been awarded pre-front end engineering design and project support services contracts by BP.
Statoil allowed to use West Elara
Statoil has received consent to use West Elara for drilling and completing on the Valemon field.
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Whiting Petroleum Corporation announces US$500 million sale of Fort Berthold area assets in North Dakota
Whiting will use the net proceeds from the sale to repay US$500 million of its current US$550 million bank debt. The effective and closing date of the sale is September 1, 2017.
Greka Drilling: awarded two new contracts from PetroChina CNPC
These two drilling contracts are to be deployed in PetroChina’s CBM (coal bed methane) Blocks - Fanzhuang and Anze - within Shanxi Province and are estimated to have an aggregate value of at least US$2 million.
BP: two more projects begin production
Gas projects in Australia and Trinidad are fourth and fifth of seven major projects start-ups BP expects in 2017.
Petrobras: oil and natural gas production in July
Petrobras reports that its total oil and natural gas production in July was 2.74 million boe/d, 2.63 million boe/d of which produced in Brazil and 114 000 boe/d produced abroad.
Hyperdynamics updates drilling status of Fatala-1 well offshore Guinea
Hyperdynamics Corporation has provided an update on the drilling status on the Fatala-1 exploration well offshore the Republic of Guinea as it nears completion of the initial portion of the well.
Angus Energy receives OGA approval for the drilling of Lidsey-X2 development well
The company has received permission from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) to drill and then produce the Lidsey-X2 horizontal production well at its Lidsey production oilfield, license PL 241.
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Mohawk Energy receives ISO 9001:2015 certification
This particular ISO certification includes a strong customer focus, the motivation and implication of top management, the process approach and continual improvement.
Aker BP: rig contract to Odfjell Drilling
Aker BP ASA has awarded an agreement to Odfjell Drilling for the lease of the semi-submersible drilling rig Deepsea Stavanger for a period of approximately 9 months, with commencement in February 2018.
Range Resources: acquisition of producing assets in Trinidad
Range has entered into a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire certain producing assets from a wholly owned subsidiary of Trinity Exploration and Production Plc for a cash consideration of US$4.55 million.
AWE: Waitsia-4 appraisal well reaches total depth
The Waitsia-4 appraisal well reached total depth (TD) of 3744 m measured depth below rotary table (MDRT) at 15:30 hours (3.30 pm) AWST on 10 August 2017 and preparations are now being made to commence a wireline logging programme.
Zion Oil & Gas continues drilling in Israel
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. continues active drilling operations at its Megiddo-Jezreel #1 well in Israel. The company has reached a depth of approximately 5850 ft (~1785 m) toward a proposed total depth of up to ~15 000 ft.
Comet Ridge: Mahalo Block – Mira field operational update
Comet Ridge Limited has provided an update on the field work presently occurring in and around the Mira production pilot, in the northern central part of the Mahalo Block, approximately 240 km west of Gladstone in central Queensland.