Drilling & production

According to the oil and gas market researcher, three high impact wells have been drilled so far this year, with a further 13 planned.

Siccar Point Energy has started drilling a final appraisal well on the Cambo field, north-west of Shetland, with results expected this summer.

Norwell EDGE will be used by Century Group in Nigeria to train its staff in modules covering well planning, design, equipment and operations.

The company is showing its range of subsea, drilling and topside connection technologies.

The system is designed for deployment in a wide range of drilling scenarios, including high doglegs.

Well-Safe Solutions has now set up five different P&A clubs to reduce the cost of well plug and abandonment, following significant interest in this innovative approach by operators in the North Sea.

Aker BP recently delivered the first end of well report generated from AGR’s iQx system.

The contracts are with Anglo-French independent operator Perenco and its Congolese subsidiary Perenco Congo SA, Maersk Drilling in Trinidad, and international EPC contactor CNGS Group.

Cooper Basin focused oil & gas exploration company, Real Energy Corporation Limited has provided a weekly drilling update of the Company’s Tamarama-2 well.

Cabot Energy announces that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), which was submitted to the Italian Ministry of the Environment for the drilling of an exploration well on the Vesta prospect, offshore Sicily, has been approved by the Italian regulatory authorities.

BNK Petroleum Inc. has announced that the Glenn 16-2H well (100% working interest) averaged over 630 boepd, of which 540 bbls are oil, for the last 30 days.

Comet Ridge Limited has advised that preparations for the drilling of the Albany 1 deep sandstone appraisal well in the Galilee Basin have been completed with all major services contracts in place.

SDX Energy Inc., the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced that an oil discovery has been made at its Rabul 4 Well in the West Gharib Concession in Egypt.

Conventional gas projects will require US$86 billion, while the investments into unconventional gas and coal bed methane (CBM) projects will total US$1.2 billion and US$0.1 billion respectively in upstream Capex by 2025.

Saipem has been awarded new contracts in Offshore Drilling involving the sixth-generation semi-submersible rig Scarabeo 8, suitable for harsh environments.