Rystad Energy: 2016 offshore discovered liquids resources 90% lower than 2010
Rystad Energy concludes that the 2016 total offshore discovered liquids resources reached only slightly below 2.3 billion bbl, 90% lower than in 2010.
Drilling & production - 18 January 2017
Statoil granted drilling permit for wellbore 6507/3-12 in production licence 159 B
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for wellbore 6507/3-12, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.
BNK Petroleum Inc. completes drilling of Chandler 8-6H well
BNK Petroleum Inc. has announced that it has successfully finished drilling the first well of its 2017 drilling programme, the Chandler 8-6H well, in the Company's Tishomingo Field, Oklahoma.
Faroe: Four new exploration licences awarded in Norway
Faroe Petroleum has announced that it has been awarded four new prospective exploration licences, including two operatorships, under the 2016 Norwegian APA (Awards in Pre-defined Areas) Licence Round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Statoil awarding service contracts for two Cat J rigs
Baker Hughes and Schlumberger will be awarded the contracts for integrated drilling and well services on the Cat J rigs Askepott and Askeladden. The rigs will perform work at Oseberg and the Gullfaks.