Drilling & production

Statoil and its partners have started production on the Byrding field as planned. Recoverable volumes in Byrding are estimated at a good 11 million boe.

SPX FLOW and WTE Wajdi Group have signed a joint venture agreement to establish a mechanical equipment service centre to serve oilfields in Southern Iraq.

Gazpromneft-Noyabrskneftegaz, a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft, has completed the drilling and testing of its first production well at the Zapadno-Chatylkinskoye field.

Interoil Colombia E&P and SLS have announced the testing of the three layers targeted in Vikingo.

Exxon Mobil Corporation has discovered additional oil in the Payara reservoir offshore Guyana.

While active drilling operations continue at the Megiddo-Jezreel #1 well in Israel, Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. has reached a depth of approximately 5345 ft.

Senex has announced a Birkhead oil discovery on the western flank of the South Australian Cooper Basin.

Proserv has been awarded US$4 million of contracts for its well severance, platform and FPSO decommissioning services in the Asia Pacific region.

W&T Offshore has contracted the Enterprise Offshore 264 jackup rig for drilling he ST 224 prospect.

Wavefront Technology Solutions Inc. has been issued a campaign of 15 well stimulations in Kuwait.

The operator of production licences L1/L2 in the northern Perth Basin, AWE Limited, has provided an update on the Waitsia-4 appraisal well.

AS Norske Shell has received consent for the use of Island Constructor for the start-up of well 6407/9-G-5 on the Draugen field.

The Maersk Oil operated high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) Culzean development in the UK North Sea has reached a key milestone with the safe installation of all three of the project’s jackets, on time and on budget.

Sound Energy, the African and European focused upstream gas company, has provided an update on its Eastern Morocco acreage post the OGIF acquisition, which is expected to complete shortly, and the recently initiated regional geophysical programme.

Cabot Energy has provided the following update on the company's production and operations ahead of the start-up of the Canadian summer work programme.