Upstream drilling news
Delineation of oil and gas discovery near the Gjøa field in the North Sea
Neptune Energy Norge AS, operator of production licence 153, has concluded the drilling of appraisal wells 35/9-16 S and 35/9-16 A on oil and gas discovery 35/9-3 (Hamlet).
Energean announce that a commercial gas discovery has been made offshore Israel
Commercial discovery made by the Athena exploration well, Block 12, in the A, B and C sands.
Longboat Energy executes a two-well farm-in agreement with OMV
The licences contain two firm wells on the Oswig and Velocette prospects anticipated to drill in the summer 2022 and 2Q23 respectively. All the licences are operated by OMV which will retain a 40% working interest post-transaction.
Transfer of Krafla operatorship from Equinor to Aker BP
The companies have signed a MoU for transfer of the Krafla operatorship from Equinor to Aker BP, making Aker BP the operator of all discoveries in the NOAKA area.
Sirius-Somoil Consortium SPA signed to acquire interests in Angolan offshore blocks 18, 27, and 31
The companies have signed a legally binding sale and purchase agreement with Angola’s state-owned oil company for a total consideration of US$335.5 million.
Well-Safe Solutions announces agreement to add third rig to fleet
The rig acquisition is expected to create around 100 jobs in a variety of onshore and offshore roles.
MacGregor to deliver a FibreTrac fibre-rope offshore crane
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract with Otto Candies to deliver an active heave compensated FibreTrac offshore crane.
Galileo Technologies secures investment from Helmerich & Payne
The company has secured a major cornerstone investment from Helmerich & Payne, one of North America’s largest land drilling solutions providers.
Neptune Energy announces the discovery of oil and gas at the Hamlet exploration wells in the North Sea.
Work is continuing to confirm potential recoverable resources, but Neptune’s preliminary estimate is 8-24 million boe.
Upwing Energy to showcase new End2End comprehensive net-zero natural gas service at OTC 2022
Upwing Energy will introduce its new comprehensive integrated End2End (E2E) service boosting production and recoverability in conventional gas wells at the 2022 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC).