Drilling & production

The Makori-Deep-1 exploration well reached its target depth of 5067 m on April 17, 2016.

The agreement will see the companies collaborate to develop prospective resources in East and West Siberia.

Iain Levie, Antelope Oil Tools, USA, introduces a cost-effective solution for use in deepwater drilling.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Det norske oljeselskap ASA a drilling permit for well 25/10-15 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.

“This is an impressive milestone in Indian Offshore operations,” commented Rodger Dickson, Group Marine Director, Aqualis Offshore.

eDrilling and PetroEDGE have announced their partnership to support the upstream oil and gas companies in UAE and Asia.

The facility has received industry accreditation for the calibration laboratory at its new European Operational Centre in Aberdeen.

In 2018, when Oseberg Vestflanken 2 starts producing, it will represent a new concept on the Norwegian shelf. Unmanned wellhead platforms may be relevant for future developments.

The early and safe delivery of the rig extends Keppel’s strong track record.

According to data gathered by the EIA, OPEC earned US$404 billion in net oil export revenues last year.

Faroe Petroleum has reported an oil and gas discovery in the Faroe-operated Brasse exploration well in licence PL740 in the Norwegian North Sea.

Saipem has been awarded new drilling contracts and extensions to existing contracts with a cumulative value of approximately €150 million.

Suretank has announced that it has entered into a formal agreement with local Angolan partner ESS.

Rex Energy is to sell its entire interest in the basin to Campbell Development Group, LLC.

Obstruction in the wellbore of the AAL-4X appraisal well has prevented drill stem tests being completed in the K-sand and G-sand reservoirs.