Upstream drilling news
ERIELL releases 2020 production figures
Projects were concentrated in Russia and Uzbekistan and the Group drilled 1.33 million m (2019: 1.37 million m). Similarly, the number of wells drilled was almost identical - 344 (2019: 350).
Enteq Upstream launches SABER Tool
The SABER Tool uses internally directed pressure differentials to steer from the drill bit face, delivering true 'at-bit' geosteering.
Drilling begins at Dugong appraisal well
The Neptune-operated Dugong discovery, in Production Licence 882, was one of the largest discoveries on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in 2020.
TWMA awarded drilling waste management contract with Spirit Energy at Grove field
The first scope of a five-year contract will see TWMA provide drilling waste management services on the harsh-environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolve as Spirit Energy drills the Grove North East well in the Southern Sector of the North Sea.
Production begins at Gjøa P1 development
Gjøa P1 is a two well development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea with one oil and one gas producer.
Neptune Energy acquires interests in German oil and gas fields from Wintershall Dea
The agreement will increase Neptune’s existing interests in the Adorf, Apeldorn and Ringe gas fields and in the Adorf-Scheerhorn, Georgsdorf and Ringe oilfields.
Carnarvon Petroleum awards Petrofac drilling management services contract
The contract relates to Carnarvon's Buffalo project offshore Timor-Leste, where the objective is to drill the Buffalo-10 well in the second half of 2021.
Repsol Sinopec, TechnipFMC and Petrofac form alliance to maximise recovery of North Sea reserves
The partnership will offer the owners of oil and gas discoveries near Repsol Sinopec’s existing North Sea infrastructure hubs an integrated, technically robust and commercially flexible solution to meet their near to mid-term development objectives.
Siemens Energy delivers energy storage solution for Maersk Drilling jack-up drilling rigs
The Maersk Intrepid and Maersk Integrator jack-up rigs were retrofitted with Siemens Energy’s BlueVault lithium-ion energy storage system.
Sapura Energy awarded contracts worth US$458 million
The contracts include awards from Saudi Aramco, Chevron and Petronas.