Upstream drilling news
Spirit Energy drills dry well in Barents Sea
Wildcat well 7321/8-2 S was drilled about 110 km north of the Johan Castberg field and about 310 km north of Hammerfest.
Neptune Energy discovers hydrocarbons at Dugong well
Logs and cuttings have identified hydrocarbons and a decision has been made to initiate coring.
Gazprom Neft, Lukoil and Tatneft establish JV
The partners will be sharing operational and technological competencies for developing hard-to-recover oil reserves in the Orenburg Oblast region of Russia.
Deepsea Stavanger starts mobilisation to Total South Africa campaign
The semi-submersible rig is due to spud the Luiperd-1 well offshore South Africa by September this year.
ERIELL’s accreditation for WellSharp and RigPass programmes is confirmed by IADC
The audit conducted a thorough analysis of the curriculum, testing and training methods, environment and equipment of classrooms, as well as administrative and quality control of the procedures, and assessed the qualifications, experience, competence and skills of instructors.
Rystad Energy: 2H20 discoveries lowest this century
Global discoveries of conventional resource volumes reached just 4.9 billion boe in the first half of 2020, Rystad Energy estimates – the weakest-performing first half of the 21st century.
Eni makes gas discovery offshore Egypt
The exploration well drilled by Eni is located in the North El Hammad licence in the Nile Delta.
Eni contracts Vantage Drilling jack-up rig
The Topaz Driller has been contracted to perform drilling services offshore Montenegro for 180 days.
Schlumberger launches digital service for remote wellsite operations control optimisation
The Performance Live service provides customers with instant access to data and collaboration with domain experts, enabling faster, more informed decision making for directional drilling, well logging, formation testing and other oil and gas operations.
Petrobras begins production in Atapu field
The FPSO operating the well has the capacity to process up to 150 000 bpd and treat up to 6 million m3 of natural gas.