Upstream drilling news
ADNOC Drilling awarded five-year contract for oilfield services worth up to US$800 million
This is ADNOC Drilling's fifth major and accretive contract in just over 2 months totalling up to US$4.8 billion.
Neo Oiltools names Impulse Downhole Tools as official North American Distributor
With Neotork, operators and directional drilling companies can achieve significant cost savings and improve operations, especially in increasingly challenging environments.
Velesto secures PTTEP drilling contract for NAGA 5 in 2025-26 campaign
Under the contract, Velesto will assign NAGA 5, one of its premium jack-up rigs, to drill a firm 15 wells with operations scheduled to commence in June 2025.
Oil discovery in the Johan Castberg area in the Barents Sea
Equinor has struck oil in exploration well 7720/7-DD-1H, Drivis Tubåen, on the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea.
Derisking MPD operations
Garry Stephen, Vice President, UK and Asia, Oil States, examines the new bar being set in safety and efficiency standards for drilling complex wells.
Viridien and TGS commence Phase III of next-generation Laconia sparse OBN program in US Gulf
Supported by industry funding, Laconia Phase III, covering approximately 150 OCS blocks in the Keathley Canyon protraction areas, will be acquired by TGS and imaged by Viridien to target prospective but difficult-to-image subsalt reservoirs.
ConocoPhillips announces oil find at Slagugle discovery in Norwegian Sea
This is the third discovery exploration well in production licence 891.
The evolution of expandable liners
Nanda Boddeda, Enventure, USA, outlines how expandable liners has broadened over the years with the introduction of high torque expandable premium connections (XPC) and rotation-enabled expandable liners.
Equinor announces Johan Castberg FPSO producing at full capacity
The FPSO came on stream on 31 March, while the first cargo was loaded on 25 May, shipping around 700 000 barrels to Spain.
A non-intrusive solution
Mariano Guerrico, Global Technology Manager, Tracerco, describes how cutting-edge technology has transformed flow control and monitoring, showcasing a case study from the Santos basin offshore Brazil.