Upstream drilling news
Consent to use Songa Equinox to drill well 31/2-S-24 AY1H at Troll
Norway's PSA has given Statoil consent to use the Songa Equinox mobile drilling facility to drill well 31/2-S-24 AY1H on the Troll field.
Shell and Petrobras sign technical cooperation agreement to strengthen deepwater partnership
Shell will benefit from technical solutions, contract management expertise and cost efficient initiatives Petrobras applies to Brazil’s pre and post-salt projects. Shell will share with Petrobras its deepwater experience, especially on cost efficiency efforts and use of technology.
Angus Energy: Lidsey-X2 operational update
Angus Energy plc. has announced that the BDF drilling rig 28 has arrived on location at the Lidsey Oil Field and is in the process of rigging up prior to rig acceptance. Ancillary equipment and casing is already on site and equipment inspections continue.
Hyperdynamics announces Fatala-1 exploration well did not encounter hydrocarbons
The well encountered a 75 m-thick Cenomanian sedimentary channel sequence, but it contained predominantly siltstone and clays with no hydrocarbon shows. The well will be plugged and abandoned.
UKOG: further drilling permits granted for Horse Hill Oil Discovery, Weald Basin, UK
The Environment Agency has granted permits to enable HHDL to carry out extended flow tests at HH-1, store any produced oil, drill and test both a side-track from the existing HH-1 well and new borehole HH-2. The Company has a 32.435% interest in the Licences.
Clariant expands support for local NORAM Oil Services customers
Clariant has announced a low single-digit million amount investment to strengthen two of its North American Oil Services sites in order to further support customer growth in key oil basins.
Decom Heavy-weight joins Well-Safe’s senior team
Well-Safe Solutions has further strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Jim Christie as Director of Programmes.
Eland Oil & Gas: mobilisation of rig to the Opuama Field
Following mobilisation of the rig, drilling at Opuama-7 is expected to commence by around mid-September and is forecast to begin production in October.
FuchsRohr AluDrill: Light-weight aluminium pipe boosts drilling efficiency and reduces transportation costs
During a series of shale drilling tests, FuchsRohr Alu Drill has shown improved durability and reliability, demonstrating an improved ROP in sliding mode of up to 30% (versus standard steel pipe) through more efficient weight-to-bit transfer.
Lundin spuds exploration well on the Børselv prospect
Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has commenced drilling of exploration well 7220/6-3 on the Børselv prospect in PL609 on the Loppa High in the southern Barents Sea.