Drilling & production

The 147 m Johan Sverdrup drilling platform has been a highly visible landmark in the Haugesund townscape for the last nine months. Today, 31 May, it’s good-bye.

Ocean Rig UDW Inc., an international contractor of offshore deepwater drilling services, has announced that it has signed a Master Service Agreement with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (the MSA) for a term of three years plus two optional years.

88 Energy Limited has announced the following update for its projects located on the North Slope of Alaska.

Equinor has been granted consent for continued use of the Oseberg Øst facility until 31 March 2031.

Comet Ridge Limited has provided an update on the ongoing drilling operations at the Albany 1 well in the north eastern Galilee Basin.

The intervals were discovered in the 801 side-track.

The Manora-8 exploration well is located in the G1/48 concession within the Manora Production Area approximately 2.2 km southwest of the Manora platform.

Cub Energy Inc. a Ukraine-focused upstream oil and gas company, announces that KUB-Gas LLC, Cub’s 35% owned subsidiary which owns and operates the eastern Ukraine licences, has commenced drilling of the North Yatskivska #3 (NY-3) well on the West Olgovskoye (WO) licence.

Cleansorb, a leading provider of chemical well treatments that enhance hydrocarbon production for the international oil and gas industry, today announced it is helping a major operator to enhance recovery from a maturing field offshore UK.

Saltel Industries (a Schlumberger company), has recorded 100% success on ECP campaign in western Siberia.

The Taribani field is situated within the Taribani Complex of Block 12 in Georgia.

Siccar Point Energy has secured additional strategic acreage in the Oil & Gas Authority’s 30th Licensing Round for the UK Continental Shelf.

Construction began in September 2017 and the extensive fit-out will now commence.

Carnarvon Petroleum Limited has provided the following update on the Dorado-1 well that is to be drilled in the WA-437-P exploration permit using the Ensco-107 jack-up drilling rig.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP ASA a drilling permit for well 25/4-12 S and well 25/4-12 A, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.