Drilling & production

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP ASA a drilling permit for well 7221/12-1, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.

SDX Energy Inc. the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced that a conventional natural gas discovery has been made at its LNB-1 exploration well on the Lalla Mimouna permit in Morocco (SDX 75 %).

Under the deal, which is part of a global frame agreement with Statoil, BHGE will provide an integrated technology configuration tailored to the project’s specific needs.

These 10 projects, selected from 73 upcoming projects in South America, will contribute incremental capacity of 1.4 million boe to global supply by 2025.

Statoil has awarded Aibel the contract for the refurbishment and lifetime extension of the Njord Bravo Floating Storage Unit (FSU) of as a part of Statoil’s “Njord Future Project”.

To develop ‘Satellite cluster’ deep-water gas fields in India, second of three projects

Following the acquisition of additional acreage earlier this month, the company continues to earn into a 75% working interest in a total of approximately 80 000 acres in the Paradox Basin.

The 210 000 ft² base is the company’s global HQ and engineering centre for its wireline equipment manufacture and provides after-sales support for all NOV intervention equipment in Europe, Africa and the CIS.

 Eland Oil & Gas PLC, an oil & gas production and development company operating in West Africa with an initial focus on Nigeria, announces the following operations update on the Opuama-9 infill well in licence OML 40.

The e-cd™ Plus system is designed to automate and enhance continuous circulation connections during drilling and tripping operations.

Anglo African Oil & Gas plc, an independent oil and gas developer, has announced an operational update at its 56% owned Tilapia field in the Republic of the Congo.

Carnarvon Petroleum Limited has provided the following update on the commencement of drilling at the Phoenix South-3 well as advised by the operator, Quadrant Energy.

Union Jack Oil plc, a UK-focused onshore hydrocarbon production, development and exploration company has announced positive initial production results from the recent well workover programme.

Mohd. Mansour Esreb, based in Doha, Qatar will work with READ to drive new business opportunities and support the company’s valued existing relationships in the region.

Gardner Denver’s newest facility will be fully stocked with aftermarket drilling supplies, including consumables and modules, 24/7 field service and customer support.