Drilling & production

Aker BP ASA has entered into two separate alliance agreements, one with Maersk Drilling and Halliburton for Jack-Ups, and one with Odfjell Drilling and Halliburton for semisubmersibles.

Consent has been given to drill exploration well 6506/11-10 in a prospect named Hades & Iris.

Within the partnership, Fotech Solutions will contribute DAS measurement solutions and Sercel will contribute downhole seismic tools & software for subsurface seismic operations.

The specialist well abandonment company has secured a three-year framework agreement with TAQA Bratani Limited for the provision of intervention management services for all their North Sea assets.

MAN Diesel & Turbo has won an order for nine compressor trains from the state-owned Kuwait Oil Co.

Drilling Systems has announced the release of its new ‘On the Rig’ (OTR) portable work-site simulator package.

The US patent for manufacturing controlled rate dissolving materials grants Terves the sole right to develop, manufacture and sell cast, moulded, forged, and extruded dissolvable magnesium materials containing galvanically active insoluble phases.

Mohawk Energy, a developer of expandable tubular technology, and Innova Drilling and Intervention have entered an alliance for the continued development of analysis software for deployment of expandable system.

The West Virginia Department of Commerce has announced China Energy Investment Corporation Limited’s plan to invest US$83.7 billion in shale gas development and chemical manufacturing projects in West Virginia.

It is anticipated this initial development programme will comprise approximately 55 000 acres of Chevron’s operated position in the Duvernay resource in the area known as East Kaybob.

Africa oil has provided an update of its operations in Kenya.

The contract will see Expro provide testing services for at least three wells, including two new drills and one re-entry, at the Breagh Alpha Platform as part of the Southern North Sea (SNS) Development Programme. The contract includes an option to extend for a further two wells.

Tap Oil Limited provides the following update on the Manora Oil Field in the Northern Gulf of Thailand (TAP 30% interest), where the Atwood Orca jackup drilling unit has completed the drilling of the MNA-18 and MNA-19 wells.

AGR is set to deliver drilling, completions, well site and well engineering services to Woodside Energy Ltd, as a result of signing a four-year Outline Agreement with the opportunity to perform services.

Comet Ridge Managing Director, Tor McCaul, said this transaction is a key step in unlocking significant value potential from the Galilee Basin.