Drilling & production - 07 December 2018

The TE-10 well will test the North East Lakbir prospect in the Company's Greater Tendrara permit, and is located approximately 25 km to the northeast of the recently awarded Tendrara production concession.

The Paus Biru-1 exploration well has resulted in a gas discovery.

Block Energy Plc, the exploration and production company focused on the Republic of Georgia, is pleased to provide an update on its initial work programme focused on achieving a 25 fold increase in production at its Norio oilfield to 250 bpd by H1 2019.

Equinor is stepping up its use of wired drill pipe to acquire subsurface real time data during drilling operations, in line with the corporate digitalisation strategy and to prepare for automated drilling.

As the market eagerly awaits an OPEC+ deal, non-OPEC producers continue to make gains. Sudan and South Sudan are likely to raise crude oil production in 2019, according to ESAI Energy’s recently published Africa Watch.

The Topaz Driller is a Baker Marine Pacific Class 375 jack-up, which was recently mobilised to Cameroon by NewAge as operator for the Etinde license for two appraisal wells and is currently employed in Gabon.