Upstream drilling news
Japan Drilling Co. jack-up rig contracted for operations offshore Qatar
The HAKURYU-10 rig will operate in the Al Shaheen oilfield from 2Q22.
Equinor, Vår Energi and Aker BP make oil discovery in North Sea
Recoverable resources from the discovery in production licence 554 are estimated at between 1.3 and 3.6 million m3 of oil equivalent, corresponding to 8-23 million boe.
Equinor drills dry wells near Fram field
The wildcat wells were drilled in production licence 090 in the northern North Sea.
Archer receives drilling services contract extension in Argentina
The total estimated value of the contract extension, based on current activity level, is expected to be US$200 million.
ExxonMobil makes new Stabroek Block discovery
Drilling at Longtail-3 offshore Guyana encountered 230 ft (70 m) of net pay, including newly identified, high quality hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs below the original Longtail-1 discovery intervals.
Valaris awarded Gulf of Mexico drillship contract
The contract with Chevron is for the ultra-deepwater drillship Valaris Relentless (DS-18), a GustoMSC P10,000 design.
ExxonMobil resumes drilling operations at exploration well offshore Guyana
Jabillo-1 is the second of three exploration wells scheduled for drilling on the Canje block in 2021.
Transocean reschedules delivery of ultra-deepwater drillships
The company has reached an agreement with Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd on the delayed delivery of the ultra-deepwater drillships Deepwater Atlas and Deepwater Titan.
Eni completes drilling and testing of appraisal well offshore Indonesia
The Maha 2 well in the West Ganal block has been drilled to a depth of 2970 m in 1115 m water depth and encountered 43 m of gas bearing net sands.
Gazprom Neft and Shell extend E&P collaboration
Both companies have confirmed their willingness to proceed with joint implementation of exploration and production projects in western Siberia, including the development of the Achimov, Paleozoic and Jurassic hydrocarbon deposits.