Upstream drilling news

Wintershall Norge AS is the operator of the Maria field, an oil and gas field at Haltenbanken in the Norwegian Sea, around 230 km from the Trøndelag coast.

Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of Gimle Unit and production licence 193, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 34/10-55 S.

The latest published well production data from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) suggests that shale gas production in Ohio contracted by 180 million ft3/d in 4Q 2016, with only 58 new wells turned in line.

The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has offered for award 25 licences for 111 blocks or part blocks to 17 companies in the 29th Offshore Licensing Award to enable further exploration and production across frontier areas of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

Hybrid coiled tubing services combine diagnostic and intervention capabilities in a single trip downhole.

Keppel FELS Limited has entered into an agreement with Borr Drilling Limited of Bermuda, with the approval of Transocean, whereby the construction contracts for the five jackup rigs currently being built by Keppel FELS for Transocean will be novated to Borr Drilling.

Masirah Oil Limited and its partners have announced that the drilling of exploration well Karamah#1 in Block 50 Oman has started on 17 March 2017.

SDX Energy Inc. , the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced the commencement of drilling operations on the SD-1X well at its South Disouq concession in Nile Delta area of Egypt.

Global Tubing, LLC has launched DURACOIL™. DURACOIL’s improved tubing fatigue life, predictability and resistance to abrasion minimises downtime due to pipe failures.

Total has started up production from the Moho Nord deep offshore project, located 75 km offshore Pointe-Noire in the Republic of the Congo. Operated by the Group, the project has a production capacity of 100 000 boe/d.