Upstream drilling news
Equinor, Total and Vår Energi find oil in Tyrihans field
Recoverable resources are so far estimated at between 3 and 4.2 million m3 of recoverable oil equivalent, corresponding to 19 – 26 million boe.
Royston completes engine overhaul work on Stena Drilling drillship
Work on the 228 m length Stena DrillMAX saw a 48 000 running hours service on a Wartsila W16V32 engine carried out by a team of engineers in Las Palmas in The Canary Islands.
Neptune Energy begins drilling at Adorf gas development
Drilling has begun at Neptune Energy's operated Adorf Z16 gas development well in the municipality of Hoogstede, north western Germany.
Maersk Drilling awarded ultra-deepwater exploration contract in Gabon
The drillship Maersk Viking will be employed to drill an ultra-deepwater exploration well in Block F13 offshore Gabon.
IOG starts North Sea drilling campaign
The company has spudded the Elgood development well, 48/22c-H1, located in the UK North Sea.
Equinor receives permit to drill in production licence 090
The wildcat wells will be drilled about 10 km west of the Fram field.
Shell contracts Velesto rig for Malaysia campaign
The contract is for Velesto’s jack-up rig NAGA 4 to drill seven firm wells, with an estimated contract value of US$17.68 million.
3t installs training simulators at CNOOC Well Control Centre
CNOOC Well Control Centre has developed new classrooms and installed several MultiSIMs, DrillSIM:5s and DrillSIM:Educators at its training centre in Tianjin, delivered by 3t-China and simulator developer, Drilling Systems.
Maersk Drilling to drill four developments wells for Shell offshore Malaysia
The Maersk Viking drillship will drill four development wells at the Gumusut-Kakap project offshore Malaysia.
Tullow Oil begins drilling campaign offshore Ghana
The company's multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign offshore Ghana has began with the commencement of drilling of the first well at the Jubilee Field.