Upstream drilling news

CNOOC Ltd has announced a major oilfield discovery of Huizhou 19-6 in the deep and ultra-deep plays of the South China Sea, which adds over a hundred million t of oil equivalent in-place.

Christian Keon and Indu Moola, Nanoprecise Sci Corp., Canada, describe fuelling energy operations with AI-driven maintenance.

DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has announced an important oil and gas discovery in Northern North Sea license PL1182 S in which the Company holds a 40% operated interest.

Aquaterra Energy, a leader in offshore engineering solutions, has secured a multi-million-dollar, multi-year contract with Intrepid Energy Limited (IEL) to deliver a bespoke subsea well intervention equipment package for a project in Nigeria. Aquaterra Energy’s turnkey well access package will enable IEL to conduct intervention operations across multiple mature oil wells in the region, supporting enhanced reservoir production.

The acquisition is proposed through a consortium, with Horizon to acquire 75% of the shares in Exxon Mobil Exploration and Production Khorat Inc. with Matahio Energy acquiring the residual 25% and agreeing to manage EMEPKI employees and operatorship of the Nam Phong field on behalf of the consortium.

Enteq Technologies, the specialist energy services engineering and technology company, has successfully completed its latest round of trials for The SABER Tool, its Rotary Steerable System (RSS) technology, at Catoosa Test Facility. This phase validated engineering improvements made following previous testing.

Jeff Forsyth Jan Frieling and Fraser Smith, StimStixx, Canada, explore working with in-situ acid generation for oil and gas with opportunities in carbon capture and geothermal well stimulation.

Vijay Desiraju, Celonis, explains why process intelligence can help capture value in the upstream industry.

Enteq Technologies, an energy services engineering and technology company, has launched SABER Vertical, a drilling solution designed to enhance efficiency and reduce operational complexity for vertical and top-hole drilling.

Equinor has started production at the Halten East development in the Norwegian Sea, two years following approval from Norwegian authorities.