Drilling & production

The AutoTong system is the world’s first technology to automate pipe makeup and to provide autonomous connection evaluation.

The Armada Kraken FPSO arrived at the location in the UK North Sea on 13 February 2017 and completed its hook-up on 15 February 2017.

Qinterra Group’s North Sea well intervention specialist Altus Intervention and its international technology arm, Qinterra Technologies have united to form one global force in well services.

Range is pleased to advise that the QUN 161 development well in Trinidad successfully spudded on 9 September 2017.

Norway's PSA has given Statoil consent to use the Songa Equinox mobile drilling facility to drill well 31/2-S-24 AY1H on the Troll field.

The Icewine#2 well was shut-in on 10 July to allow for imbibition and pressure build up to occur within the HRZ shale. Flow testing re-commenced on 31 August at 10:26 (AK time), and is ongoing.

Shell will benefit from technical solutions, contract management expertise and cost efficient initiatives Petrobras applies to Brazil’s pre and post-salt projects. Shell will share with Petrobras its deepwater experience, especially on cost efficiency efforts and use of technology.

Angus Energy plc. has announced that the BDF drilling rig 28 has arrived on location at the Lidsey Oil Field and is in the process of rigging up prior to rig acceptance. Ancillary equipment and casing is already on site and equipment inspections continue.

The well encountered a 75 m-thick Cenomanian sedimentary channel sequence, but it contained predominantly siltstone and clays with no hydrocarbon shows. The well will be plugged and abandoned.

The Environment Agency has granted permits to enable HHDL to carry out extended flow tests at HH-1, store any produced oil, drill and test both a side-track from the existing HH-1 well and new borehole HH-2. The Company has a 32.435% interest in the Licences.

The project underscores the company’s position as the world’s first and only integrated fullstream provider of cutting-edge subsea technology, products, services and digital solutions.

DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG has confirmed the appointment of Maria Moraeus Hanssen as its new CEO and Chairman of the Management Board.

Sacgasco Ltd has reported that the Dempsey 1-15 well in the Sacramento Basin in California is drilling ahead in the 8.5 in. vertical hole.

Energean Oil & Gas has received approval for its Field Development Plan for the development of the Kataloko field in Western Greece.

Serinus Energy Inc. has provided an update on its operations in Tunisia.