Upstream drilling news
Chariot contracts rig for appraisal well offshore Morocco
Chariot will use the Stena Don rig for the planned Anchois gas appraisal well.
ADNOC to sell at least 7.5% stake in drilling unit
Offering and price range are expected on 13 September, and the final offer price will be set on 27 September.
Westwood: slow recovery for global land rig demand expected
Demand for land rigs is estimated to return to pre-pandemic (2019) levels by 2025, according to analysis by Westwood Global Energy Group.
Eni makes oil discovery offshore Ivory Coast
The potential of the discovery can be preliminarily estimated at between 1.5 and 2 billion barrels of oil in place and between 1.8 and 2.4 trillion ft3 of associated gas.
Sapote-1 well spudded offshore Guyana
The Sapote-1 prospect is located in the south eastern section of the Canje Block, operated by ExxonMobil.
Transocean drill ship to operate at Shenandoah project
Once delivered from the shipyard, the Deepwater Atlas is expected to commence operations at the Shenandoah project in 3Q22, with the initial drilling programme expected to last approximately 255 days.
Noble Corp. to divest four jack-up rigs for US$292 million
The Noble Roger Lewis, Noble Scott Marks, Noble Joe Knight, and Noble Johnny Whitstine are to be sold and the current drilling contracts novated to ADES.
Neptune Energy receives permit to drill near Snorre field
The drilling programme relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 882.
Maersk Drilling to drill three subsea wells for Harbour Energy
The jack-up rig Mærsk Innovator has been contracted to drill three subsea development wells in Block 28/9 on the UK Continental Shelf.
West Aquila cancels drillship resale contract with DSME
West Aquila has cancelled the resale contract for the 7th generation ultra-deepwater drillship West Aquila due to delay of delivery, as well as what it claims to be a repudiatory breach of contract.