Upstream drilling news

Sparrows Group has been awarded a three-and-a-half-year extension to its inspection services contract for Stena Drilling’s global fleet of drilling vessels.

Cairn Energy PLC has announced the results of the FAN South-1 well in the South Fan prospect, offshore Senegal.

Erin Energy Corporation has provided an update on its drilling operations and production levels.

Statoil has finalised an exploration drilling programme, which has not resulted in the discovery of hydrocarbons.

Conventional exploration performance has improved considerably in 2017, with commercial success rates above 50% and much lower finding costs than for the same period in 2016.

AWE Limited has announced that that the Waitsia-4 appraisal well has commenced drilling operations.

UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC has announced that the Environment Agency has formally granted the necessary permit to flow test the Broadford Bridge-1 oil exploration well.

Sound Energy has reported the success of operations at the Koba-1 well at Sidi Moktar, onshore Morocco.

Further to the conditional letter of award as announced on 1 March 2017, Odfjell Drilling has now been awarded the contract as described in the CLOA.

Total E&P has awarded Odfjell Drilling a contract to drill a well with a semisubmersible.