Upstream drilling news

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted A/S Norske Shell a drilling permit for well 6304/3-1, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.

This partnership aims to significantly improve operational efficiencies and reduce well costs over the life of the project through a holistic and collaborative development approach.

SDX Energy Inc., the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced that a gas discovery has been made at its SD-4X well in the South Disouq Concession, Egypt (SDX 55% working interest and operator).

Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish based Oil & Gas Exploration Company, has provided an update on Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 6/14 that contains the Newgrange Prospect.

Sound Energy, the Moroccan focused upstream gas company, has confirmed that it has now finalised the specific location of its approaching TE-9 exploration well which will target the A1 prospect in the Company's Tendrara-Lakbir permit, Eastern Morocco.

Equinor is awarding new service contracts to Baker Hughes Norge, Halliburton AS and Schlumberger Norge AS for integrated drilling and well services on most of the Equinor-operated fields on the Norwegian continental shelf.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has consented to the start on the Conoco Phillips-operated installation Ekofisk 2/4 VC in the North Sea.

Eland Oil & Gas PLC, an oil & gas production and development company operating in West Africa with an initial focus on Nigeria, has announced that its joint-venture subsidiary Elcrest Exploration and Production Nigeria Ltd (Elcrest) has successfully drilled and completed the Opuama-9 well.

Tap Oil Limited (Tap or the Company) provides the following update on drilling activities at the Manora Oil Field in the Northern Gulf of Thailand permit G1/48 (Tap 30% interest).

SDX Energy Inc., the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced that it has spud its SRM-3 appraisal well at South Ramadan, Egypt (SDX 12.75% working interest and nonoperator).