Upstream drilling news
Quenguela drillship secures twelve well contract offshore Angola
Sonadrill has secured a twelve well contract with one option for nine wells and eleven one well options in Angola for the Sonangol Quenguela drillship.
Maersk Drilling given one-well contract extension with Total in Suriname
Total has added the drilling of one additional appraisal well in Suriname’s Block 58 to the work scope of the semi-submersible rig Mærsk Developer.
Buffalo-10 well due to be drilled in 4Q21
A tender process for the drilling rig is nearing completion, with the requirement for a suitable jack-up rig to be available in 4Q21.
Dry exploration well drilled in Ilder prospect
Drilling operations on the Ilder exploration well 15/12-26, operated by Chrysaor Norge AS, are now being concluded.
732 original drilling permits issued in Texas in April
The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 732 original drilling permits in April 2021 compared to 456 in April 2020.
MOL Norge receives drilling permit near Balder field
The drilling programme for well 25/8-21 S relates to the drilling of an appraisal well in production licence 820 S.
Second well spudded in Namibia's Kavango Basin
The 6-1 well, spudded by Reconnaissance Energy Africa, is designed to evaluate the petroleum systems discovered in the first well (6-2) in an area of maximum thickness.
Hibiscus Extension appraisal well encounters water
Drilling of the Hibiscus Extension appraisal well in the Dussafu Marin offshore licence in Gabon encountered water rather than hydrocarbons.
PGNiG preparing to drill first well in UAE
The company is making design and location arrangements for the first exploration well, which will ascertain the production potential of the licence in Ras Al Khaimah Emirate where PGNiG operates.
OKEA awards rig frame contract to COSL Drilling Europe
COSL will be the exclusive provider of semi-submersible drilling rigs for OKEA’s Norwegian Continental Shelf operations.